| Title | : | Between Love and War (Gods Behaving Badly Book 3) |
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| ISBN | : | 1631056328 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781631056321 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 38 |
| Publication | : | First published June 27, 2015 |
Mania had spent a millennia as a wraith of madness before slowly starting to rebuild herself into a new and independent woman. Art had been her outlet and her savior. Then one night her world is turned upside down when her old love walks back into her life. Can she love him again and still remain the woman that she had become?
Unbeknownst to both of them a mysterious organization is lurking in the background and threatening to unravel the lives of all the gods on earth.
Between Love and War (Gods Behaving Badly Book 3) Reviews
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Many years ago, the gods we learned about in mythology were cast out of Heaven during Zeus' hostile takeover of the heavens, known as The Fall. In that time frame, Ares and his love, Mania were separated. Stripped of their intense powers, these gods were left to flounder in a world quite different that what they all were used to.
Ronan, who is actually Ares, the God of War, is currently in London awaiting the reappearance of his love, Mania. She has been MIA on earth for 2,000 years, keeping herself hidden away until recently. Ronan called in a favor to his nephew Eros who quickly tracked down Mania's current location and pseudonym, Maia Dempsey.
Unaccustomed to being with any of her "kind," Mania is surprised to find Ares standing the art gallery currently displaying her work. Her reaction was typical of someone caught off guard. Not wanting to rush into a re-acquaintance with Ares, Mania asks for time to get used to the idea.
In the meantime, someone is tracking down the fallen gods and goddesses. They are being kidnapped one by one by a nefarious organization. Those involved threaten to expose the gods and goddesses to the world which will have disastrous results.
Between Love and War is a short story about finding your long lost love - even if it takes you 2,000 years. Ronan (Ares) and Maia (Mania) have great chemistry. It does take Maia a small amount of time to let herself remember the feelings she had for Ares. Both Ronan and Maia are well written, well developed characters.
Many gods and goddesses have cameos in the story. They are well placed and not just tossed in as fluff or story fodder. These secondary characters have purpose within the pages. The best conversation in the entire story happens between Ronan and his sister, Aphrodite.
I enjoyed this quick, engaging, and romantic short story.
Review copy provided by the author, at no cost, in exchange for an honest review.
Please note that this review is for the 2015 release of the short story. -
I love books about the gods and this one I really enjoyed reading. This book is book 3 in the Gods Behaving Badly series but I read it fine without reading the other two. The questions I had were answered within the story but I will be reading the other two just to know more of the story.
Ares, otherwise known as the God of War lost the only woman he has ever loved when the fall of the gods happened. He finally found Mania and he was not going to lose her again. Mania rebuilt herself in the art world and she was good at what she did and she did wonder what happen to Ares but never did she expect him to walk into her life just out of the blue. True love can never be lost if it is really true love and these two are the real thing.
This has mystery and suspense throughout the entire book which kept me on my toes. I love the story of Ares and Mania finding each other after so long but it isn't easy when they realize someone is out to kill all the gods and are starting with Mania. Ares has to protect her but does a God really need protecting? I love how the author describes everything that is happening and my favorite part is when Poseidon makes an appearance and uses his power to help Ares and Mania. I can't wait to read more from this author. Her style of writing keeps me engrossed and I just can't put down the book and when I realize the book is done, I want more!! -
SNSBAH Rating: 3.0
~~~~~~~~~~Dee's ★★★ Review~~~~~~~~~~
Short read that sets the stage for a series. After The Fall, the gods are left to roam the earth for eternity. Just as Ronan finally reconnects with his long lost lover, she is kidnapped by a mad scientist. Love and mystery. You may enjoy.
