Monsters & Muses

Elena To most, Kal Anderson is a villain. Harbinger of death, keeper of souls, frequenter of nightmares. Doctor Death. Hades incarnate. They say he stole me. Usurped my fiancé and filled the cracks in my heart with empty promises. Imprinted his crimson fingerprints on my psyche and tried to set me free. They're not wrong, per se. Except it was my choice to stay. Kal To most, Elena Ricci is an innocent. Goddess of springtime, lover of poetry, angel of my nightmares. Little one. Persephone personified. They say I ruined her. Shattered her virtue and devoured her soul like a succulent pomegranate. Embedded my evil as deep as I could possibly get and tried to set her free. They're not wrong, per se. Except it was she who ruined me. Promises and Pomegranates is a full-length, stand-alone dark contemporary romance inspired by the Hades and Persephone myth. It is not fantasy or a literal retelling.

From USA Today bestselling author Sav R. Miller comes a steamy Promises and Pomegranates prequel about the night of forbidden passion leading up to Kal and Elena's wedding. Kal Anderson is a stone-cold fixer, both in the literal and figurative sense. Nicknamed Doctor Death, he prefers to keep his messes confined to his workspace and out of his personal life. Still, when it comes to the notorious Ricci crime family, he can't seem to catch a break. He's not supposed to notice his boss's daughter or engage in any way with her, considering the sordid history he has with both of her parents. Elena Ricci won't let him go without a fight, though. Not with the date of her arranged wedding on the horizon. Knowing she and Kal can't be together, Elena wants just one night to explore their mutual attraction. A night of freedom before she becomes someone else's forever. On the eve of her twentieth birthday, any resolve Kal held seems to snap, and he finds himself doing the very thing he swore he wouldn't… giving in. For one night only, he'll indulge in the sweetest of sins and discover that a single taste of the forbidden fruit will never be enough. Sweet Sin is a prequel novella intended to be listened to before Promises and Pomegranates. It is not a standalone. For mature listeners. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website.

Aiden From the second I saw her, I knew she'd be my ruin. Sitting all alone at the bar, she looked like an angel. Eurydice in human form; her beauty eclipsed by demons. Now, I'm one of them. The ghost she's tried for years to escape. Thinking I wouldn't be able to find her. But I never stopped trying, and now that I have, her past sins should be the least of her worries. Riley From the moment he saw me, I knew I'd ruin his life. Alone at the bar, I dared the monster to come and play. Orpheus in the flesh, with his sad songs and strange obsessions. I became one of them. The siren who calls to the darkest parts of him. Only, I disappeared before he could act on it. But now he's here, and he wants me to repent for my sins. Vipers and Virtuosos is a full-length, standalone dark rock star romance inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.

Lenny Primrose is a puppet; a temptress sent to make my life bloody miserable. Adored by the public and used for her father's benefit. Every man wants her, and every woman wants to be her. She's good for my reputation. That's the only reason I agree to the little devil's proposal. I'm game. Willing to play pretend to get what I want. Until what I want is her. Now, there are no rules. I'll wage a war against the world just to keep her. Even the deadliest men have their vices, and she happens to be mine. Oaths and Omissions is a full-length, standalone, dark contemporary romance inspired by the Helen of Troy myth. It is not fantasy or a literal retelling.

They say every proud man must fall. Mortals who fancy themselves gods will one day kneel. I thought myself invincible; Apollo on Earth. Mocked my brother when he succumbed to such a fate. Before I noticed the blue-haired nymph lurking in the background. Cora Astor shouldn't have come to this island. She sneered in my direction, beguiling me with her disgust. As a Wolfe, hunting is in my blood. Getting what I want is my nature. Even when I know I can never have it. Though I cannot keep her, I plan to relish the chase. Arrows and Apologies is a dark, contemporary romance inspired by the Apollo and Daphne myth. It is not fantasy nor a retelling.

Nobody asked him to step in. I had everything under control, but by the time I shuffled onstage, there was no chance to stop him. Men ogled and touched as I offered my body and soul to the highest bidder, and I could tell my stranger didn't like what he saw. Or maybe he did. Maybe he liked it too much, and that was why his number shot up. A quarter billion dollars and one existential crisis later, Cash Primrose was dragging me down the aisle in the name of convenience. I suppose it could be worse. My new husband treats me as an equal, which is more than most women in my world get. Still, I find myself constantly expecting the other shoe to drop; for the beast who hides himself away-except in the dead of night-to show his true colors. I'm waiting for the monster my mother always promised would come, but maybe that monster is me. Souls and Sorrows is a dark romance inspired by the myth of Eros and Psyche. It contains material not suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.

I met his brother first-while trying to avoid mine. By the time the agoraphobic, unhinged, and musically gifted Grayson James came crashing into my life, I was deeply infatuated with his elder sibling. But that didn't stop him from ruining everything. He stole something that wasn't his to have. Something I hadn't known I was giving him. After realizing he was unsatisfied with that little taste, he wanted more-wanted me. Now, he's asked me to keep him company while he hides out in his family's rustic mountainside estate. Blackmailed me, really. Unfortunately, I need the money, the escape. It's not like I have much of a choice. Grayson is determined to keep me around as if my presence will assist him in rediscovering his passions-And perhaps unmask a few dark ones of my own. Liars and Liaisons is the sixth and final interconnected standalone in the Monsters & Muses series. It is a dark romance inspired by the Pan and Echo myths and contains material that may not be suitable for all audiences.