Lucy Tempest Boeken

As a crown princess, Ava has always anticipated betrayals--but never from her own twin. The unspeakable treachery comes the night Ava meets her true love, when Lina hires the infamous sorcerer, Dietrich Von Rothbart, to turn Ava into a swan, and takes her place. Kept across the mountains in Dietrich's castle lake, Ava's repeated attempts to escape, to return to her prince and life, keep failing. But in the last time Dietrich recaptures her, she gets close enough to glimpse the terrible truth of what she left behind--starting with that of her prince. Yet, it's Dietrich's true motivations and the unique bond that forms between them that shock her the most

Set in a Mediterranean Gaslamp Fantasy world, the story reimagines the myth of Hades and Persephone through the eyes of a bold and impulsive heroine. As she narrowly escapes becoming the next victim in a series of mysterious demigod deaths, her entanglement with the enigmatic Lord of the Dead deepens, drawing her into a web of intrigue and danger. The narrative blends myth with mystery, exploring themes of fate, power, and the complexities of divine relationships.