num_pages: 316
description:  Some flowers bloom only in the darkIn the land of the dead Queen Hades word is law. Hades gets what she wantsalwaysand what she wants is a certain goddess of the springtime. Innocent Persephone chafes beneath her mothers hawkish gaze and mercurial temper. Demeter has rebuffed all her daughters suitors but she is not yet satisfied; she strives to crush Persephones spirit.Still when Hades pulls her into the dark realm of the underworld Persephone longs for the world above even if it means an eternity under her mothers thumb.With her tears and pleas for freedom ignored by pitiless Hades Persephone must learn to satisfy her keeper in all ways lest she suffer the consequences. And though she cannot deny that something blooms within her something forbidden Persephone despairs of ever feeling the sun upon her skin once more.No matter the cost Hades intends to keep her.Forever.* * * Captive in the Underworld is a standalone dark lesbian romance novel set in mythological ancient Greece. It is rooted in the misogyny and cruelties of the Hades/Persephone myth and contains sensitive material. Due to mature content and dark themes this book is intended for adult readers only. It contains scenes depicting non-consensual sex death abuse kidnapping assault and other intimate partner violence. It is not recommended for readers sensitive to such content.
language: English
title: Captive in the Underworld
publisher: Shattered Scepter Press