Of Blood and Roses: A Standalone Hades and Persephone Fantasy Romance Retelling: (Warring Hearts Novel) ($2.99 to Free)

Author: Georgiana Kent.

Rating: 3.2 out of 5 (184 Reviews)

Book Description:

Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses, this fantasy romance inspired by Hades and Persephone about a human girl and her forced marriage to the cold yet striking 'King of the Undead' is impossible to put down!

In exchange for protection, Emperor Amias de Marc has two requests of the people of Noxterra: a willing supply of blood sacrifices, and a wife...

Every hundred years, the vampire Emperor opens the gates to his Eternal Palace to select a human bride. In 'The Picking', unmarried maidens turning twenty in the winter are requested to attend, and, from them, the one to make the flowers bloom becomes his betrothed. Refusal means certain death.

Lamia Fontaine is a girl hell-bent on revenge. And her target is the Emperor. Lucky for her, she's part of The Picking and has an invitation to attend the Palace. Now, all she needs is a chance to get close enough to strike...

Of Blood & Roses is a complete *standalone, enemy-to-lovers novel* inspired by the myth of