The Maiden & the Unseen

By: Alexis Rune, Jeanette Rose

Narrated by: Nikki Grey

God of the dead. King of the underworld. The unseen. The renowned.

The glorified babysitter.

Zeus has finally decreed that the gods may leave Olympus and anonymously mingle with the mortals of the present. With zero warning or waiting for him to consent to this arrangement, Hades is placed in charge of not only helping the gods assimilate, but also financing them. Unlike the other gods, Hades never withdrew from the mortal world. Instead, he spent six months of every year among them, building a fortune befitting one of his many names. As long as the gods follow his strict rules for living among mortals, they have access to a generous monthly stipend. Break the rules, lose the privileges. No allowances. Ever.

Goddess of spring. The maiden. The mistress. The venerable one.

The social media manager.

For the last two years, Persephone has lived among the mortals, enjoying everything the world she was so sheltered from has to offer. It took years of begging since Zeus's decree to get her mother to allow her to go, and she imparted some strict rules to follow.

Rule 1: No fraternizing with other gods. As far as Demeter is aware, Persephone's next door neighbor is definitely not Helios, the Titan of the Sun.

Rule 2 : No men. The mortal she's casually dating doesn't even know the gods exist.

Rule 3: Every six months, Demeter comes by for a visit. This one Persephone can't get out of, and if it keeps her mother from investigating Persephone's life, what's the harm?

Destiny. Fate. Fortune. Kismet....

An absolute bitch.

Fate has other ideas for Hades and Persephone, and it does not take lightly to being denied. Struggle and fight all they want. But the threads of destiny have wrapped tightly around them and tugs them tighter and tighter, no matter what the gods themselves have to say about it.

©2022 Rose and Star Publishing (P)2023 Rose and Star Publishing

Take a shot every time they say "Mine"

I enjoyed the first half of the book. the book had a lot of potential and moved quite fast, which I like cause I can't stand books that drag on which the 2nd half of this book did. the 2nd half was just sex, all day, every day, 3-10 times a day. Which, if you just want to listen to sex scenes, you will enjoy this book. However, I wish it sped things up and continued with the storyline. I didn't realize there would be more books to this series, which is why I listened to the whole book. My jaw dropped when the book seemed to suddenly end. My disappointment. I could've foreshadowed the 2nd half of the book and saved myself 6 hours. A lot of potential, but too slow.

everyone needs therapy

they do weird obsessive not even hot things and almost never actually talk to each other. he never even took her on a real date. I do NOT know why they like each other romantically. there were some hot scenes but as a novel, romance book or anything, it didn't make sense.

Could’ve had a bit more character development

LOTS of well written spicy scenes. Could’ve been better integrating more storyline and character development but a good intro to the Hades & Persephone romance.
If you liked Lore Olympus and are looking for some ‘zest’ this is your book.

Brilliant Narration!!

I don’t usually leave reviews, but felt the need to leave one on this story for two reasons.
1.) Nikki’s dual narration is always engaging and is the reason I kept listening to this story. Her ability to create and bring to life all of the characters is awe-inspiring!!
2.) I felt like the characters needed more action-based development, as opposed to “I am this way because I say I am” type character exposition. This paired with the borderline cheating, awkward pacing, and possessive behavior without communication made the ability to delve into the story very difficult for me personally.

** If you love office romance, “will they won’t they” plot lines, possessive behavior, passion comparing, and steamy sex scenes then you will love this story, especially with Nikki’s narration.

I will say, I look forward to book two.

Loved this take on Hades and Persephone!

Fair warning there is a cliffhanger but this story is worth it! If you love angst and tension, this story is full of it! And I will never have enough nice things to say about this narrator! The ability to have such a strong male voice as well as female is absolute gold and Nikki pulls it off seamlessly!