{"product_id":"the-12-hunks-of-herculeia-a-monstrously-mythic-romance-part-1-9798824796643","title":"The 12 Hunks of Herculeia: A Monstrously Mythic Romance Part 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eI thought I was living the dream-until the fateful day I found my boyfriend in bed with my boss. As a professional copywriter, it was the tired cliche that hurt me the most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat's a big city girl to do but pack my bags and go solo on that Grecian cruise I'd booked with my ex? Who needs a man when you have tropical breezes, stunning vistas, and free cocktails with frilly umbrellas?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut thanks to a freak storm, I find myself washed ashore on a mysterious Greek Isle inhabited by 12 hotties determined to help me in \u003ci\u003eany\u003c\/i\u003e way they can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat in the rom-com setup is this?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomehow, I've ended up inside a famous Greek myth, tasked with conquering the very men I find myself unable to resist-despite their fur, fangs, tentacles, extra appendages, and extremely large...secrets of their own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanger lurks around every crumbling ancient ruin, but the longer I stay, the more I wonder if I want to return to my old life at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, I get to be the heroine of my own story, and it might just be time to rewrite history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease note: \u003c\/b\u003eThis is book 1 in a duet and is slow-build (I should hope so, for our girl's sake... and her cat's...)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 12 Hunks of Herculeia is a medium-dark rom-com loosely based on the 12 Labors of Heracles, with many ridiculous liberties taken. \u003c\/b\u003eAnd before my fellow history nerds get their togas in a bunch, I am aware that Hercules\/Herculeia is the Roman spelling (it gets addressed in the book, trust.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book is meant for readers 18 and over.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis series includes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMM (loads of it - with their own relationship arcs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple POV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCliffies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePossible triggers in this series (please see inside book and author's website for more details): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweary dialogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaughty irreverent humor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn overly possessive, slightly unhinged group of men\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVery spicy extracurricular activities (please see inside book for more details)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight threat of violence with a knife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrauma related to past death in the family, a bad breakup (with cheating), and a magical shipwreck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOngoing familial betrayal involving lying and gaslighting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSloot-shaming (from the Big Bad)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSnakes (one of the men is a Hydra, so he has 9 snake heads and forked tongues, and various other creatures have snakes elements to their bodies)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSignature weirdness and medium-dark elements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreek myths with many ridiculous liberties taken\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn general, please do not read this if you own pearls to clutch, or if you regularly ask to speak to the manager, as you and I will probably not get along.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50453488763154,"sku":"9798824796643","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_876e443f-6fd9-48fd-9a9b-8b050afe103a.jpg?v=1729849251","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-12-hunks-of-herculeia-a-monstrously-mythic-romance-part-1-9798824796643","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}