Fleeing Troy and escaping to another planet, Cassandra thought she was free of her traumatic past. She didn’t realise when she took off her wedding ring that Ajax would appear and drag her right back into the city of her nightmares. He injects her with the Concubine’s Curse, a drug that awakens cravings in her stronger than any she has ever known.
Achilles, once her childhood guardian and husband-of-convenience, rescues her and claims her as his bride again. Although their marriage had previously been in name only, he is the only one Cassandra can trust to help her through this. She has loved him all her life, but he has never allowed her to get close. Now, the only way to save her is to claim her as his bride. And this time, there will be no faking it.
But Troy holds more secrets than either of them know, and shadows and secrets from the past are reaching out to destroy them all. As they embark on a desperate quest to save a girl taken from her family, Cassandra's world is shaken when her visions show her events that she does not dare believe. Can she trust her own visions? Can she trust Achilles? Or will the shadows drag them all down into the darkness?
Kidnapping Cassandra is the second book in the Brides of Gods and Heroes series, which takes place in the House of the Gods universe. Sizzling passion, ancient mysteries and pulse-pounding adventure combine in this thrilling series of sci-fi / mythology romances!
Content Warning:
This story includes scenes involving captivity, coercion, and the threat of sexual assault. A character is forcibly taken and subjected to loss of personal autonomy, and an attempted assault occurs before intervention prevents further harm.
While these events are not depicted graphically, they may be difficult for some readers. The novel explores themes of trauma, survival, and recovery, and ultimately centres healing, consent, resilience, and the reclaiming of agency.
For readers whose lives have included both light and shadow, I offer this reassurance: like a major character in this story, you, too, carry iron in your soul, and hope is the one thing that can never be taken away from us.
