Aphrodite's War blog tour from GHBT {Review, Author top 10 & Giveaway}

Aphrodite despises Aries and when Zeus proposes a contest, the prize being expulsion of her enemy from Olympus, Aphrodite cannot resist. The catch: should Aries prevail it is Aphrodite who must leave her home. Risks aside, she cannot refuse the possibility of a future without her former lover.

The challenge: two mortals must fall in love. It is simple. However, the players could not be more ill-suited. Poetry, a free spirited artist and Adrian, a defense attorney would not normally choose one another. But when gods interfere anything is possible.

Aphrodite and Aries have gone from lovers to enemies over the centuries. Their constant bickering and battles are wearing thin on Zues, so he gives them a challenge. Aphrodite has to make a human fall in love, Aries has to stop it. The looser will be damned to earth for one hundred mortal years. The game is on!

Poetry and Adrian are complete opposites in every way. Poetry is a tattooed, free spirited artist and Adrian is a more grounded personality and an attorney. Sparks don't fly right away, but soon Adrian finds himself standing up for Poetry and wanting to spend more time getting to know her. But when the gods are involved, anything is possible. Will the artist and the attorney have their happily ever after, score one for Aphrodite? Or will they crash and burn giving Aries the victory?

Love, lust, betrayal, action and suspense wrapped around some astounding mythology and a couple of pissed off gods. Yes, this book is definitely a must read!!

** Warning, due to adult content this one is not recommended for anyone under 18 **

 

Donna Milward lives in Edmonton, Alberta in a tiny house with a huge yard. She’s been writing all her life, but decided to put writing on hold to get ‘a real job’ as a meatcutter and build a future with her beloved troll, Dan and her cats Freya, Sully, and Spartacus Jones.

Twelve years later, an invitation to a Romance Writer’s Conference in Washington D.C. led not only to new friends and new knowledge, but to the inspiration to write again. Thoeba was completed the following year.

Donna likes to mix her fascination with reincarnation and all things paranormal with her love of mythology in her work, and has even written her own myth ‘The Sacred Truth” (on earthtothoeba.blogspot.com) as the lore behind Thoeba and future novels to come.

Donna enjoys fishing, gardening and canning. Despite these hobbies, she much prefers city life.

Author links: Staccato + Goodreads + Website

Donna Milwards top 10 favorite Greek Gods you would want on your side!

10.  Gaia (aka Mother Earth)— As a matter of fact, it’s believed she’s the very first god.  Ancient Greeks believed her to be the planet itself and her lover was Uranus—Father Sky. Gaia formed from chaos and gave birth to the pretty much everything after that, including the gods and the titans. She’s the uber-mother.

9. Hermes (Roman name Mercury)--- He’s very popular among the other gods, known for his speed and stealth. He’s routinely employed by other deities to steal things or to sneak into the realm of death. He’s even been known to bring mortals to—and sometimes from--the gates of Hades.

8. Rhea---Who is Rhea, you ask? She’s the mother of Zeus, and the reason she’s so remarkable

is her cunning.
She ensured Zeus’ rise to power while destroying her husband for eating their children. Instead of surrendering her newborn son to be devoured, she swaddled a large stone to give to her husband. Zeus was spirited away to the island of Crete where he was raised to fulfill his destiny as slayer of Cronos and leader of the gods.

7. Prometheus---You may have heard his name before, thanks to the TV show Stargate SG-1. What you may not know is that Prometheus had a genuine love for mankind, and when Zeus forbid humans to have fire, Prometheus worried for mankind’s survival. He stole fire and brought it down to Earth.  He also taught them how to use it. For this crime, Zeus chained him to a mountain top. His only visitor was an eagle who flew to him every day to eat his liver. The organ regenerated every night, only to be consumed by the giant bird daily for centuries.

6. Dionysus--- God of wine and ecstasy…and I don’t mean the drug. Can you imagine the kind of parties this god throws? Enough said.

5. The Fates (aka the Moerae)--- Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos are the mysterious deities who measure the length of yarn that determines every mortal’s life. Zeus himself fears them, as he has no power over their decisions. It’s best to stay on their good side, lest they snip your thread short!

4. Athena (Roman name Minerva)--- She’s the goddess of wisdom and her talents include war craft and strategy. She’s been known to involve herself in battles and other affairs of men. The term ‘Extending the olive branch’ may very well have come from her involvement, as she gifted Athens with the creation of the olive tree.

3. Hecate---Perhaps the very first paranormal investigator. She’s concerned with farming by day, but at night she is the goddess of witchcraft, ghosts and tombs. You’ve probably heard ‘Amy’ from Buffy the Vampire Slayer calling on this goddess before she zaps someone with a spell.

2. Demeter---She’s a favorite, not only because she’s goddess of the harvest, but because she’s a lioness of a mother that will play hardball to protect her child. When Zeus promised her daughter Persephone to Hades without her permission, she let everything that grew on the earth die. Snow covered the ground and winter wouldn’t end until Zeus finally relented and let the new queen of death go home to her mother at least half of the year.

1. Aphrodite (Roman name Venus)--- Since her arrival on a floating cloud of pink sea foam, Aphrodite has been known as the goddess of love, beauty and fertility. The goddess accepts responsibility for love in all forms, not only romantic love.



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