Neon Gods: A Scorchingly Hot Modern Retelling of Hades and Persephone

He was supposed to be a myth. But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dark spell...he was, quite simply, mine.

*A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hades and Persephone that's as sinful as it is sweet.*

Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But all that's ripped away when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city's dark facade.

With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil's bargain with a man she once believed a myth...a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed.

Hades has spent his life in the shadows, and he has no intention of stepping into the light. But when he finds that Persephone can offer a little slice of the revenge he's spent years craving, it's all the excuse he needs to help her--for a price. Yet every breathless night spent tangled together has given Hades a taste for Persephone, and he'll go to war with Olympus itself to keep her close...

"Deliciously inventive...Red-hot."--Publishers Weekly STARRED

"I get shivers just thinking of their interactions. SHIVERS."--Mimi Koehler for The Nerd Daily

The World of Dark Olympus:

Neon Gods (Hades & Persephone)

Electric Idol (Eros & Psyche)

Wicked Beauty (Achilles & Patroclus & Helen)

Radiant Sin (Apollo & Cassandra)

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Published Jun 1, 2021

384 pages

Average rating: 6.97

724 RATINGS

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Readers say *Neon Gods* delivers a fast-paced, steamy romance with a modern twist on the Hades and Persephone myth, praised for its high-heat scenes a...

Groundhogcat
Oct 24, 2025
6/10 stars
It was okay. Too many sex scenes seemed gratuitous.

Not really a good retelling of the Persephone myth.
jpubs
Feb 02, 2025
7/10 stars
Basically, a court of thorns and roses, beauty and the beast, and 50 shades of grey with a modern greek mythology retelling all rolled into one. Storyline is intriguing initially, but it hits all the classic tropes of enemies to lovers and forced proximity, etc. The writing could be better, but hey, we all know why we read this book, and it wasn't for the great storytelling.
Annie.S
Aug 01, 2024
8/10 stars
Sexy, mythology, loved it!
Enid Cangiano
Dec 29, 2025
10/10 stars
Who doesn't love a Hades and Persephone retelling?! I do, I could have done with a little less smut but it wasn't horribly done. I love the Greek Gods in this story and of course the romance/spice.
JeDi
Nov 13, 2025
6/10 stars
For a spicy book, I expected spicier. Wrapped up really fast at the end. Going to give the second book a try to see if there is more character development for anyone other than Hades..

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