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Blood of Hercules (Villains of Lore)
By (Author) Jasmine Mas
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperVoyager
30th July 2025
31st July 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Romance: fantasy and paranormal
Dark romance
Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction
Contemporary fantasy
Comic (humorous) fantasy
Dystopian and utopian fiction
Paperback
480
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 30mm
270g
Step into the Coliseum at the Spartan War Academy where monsters are made, immortality is won, and even a god can die
Alexis Hert isnt a hero, and she certainly isnt a god. All shes ever been is a survivor.
But the Fates disagree.
When a blood test leads to her admittance at the Spartan War Academy, shell have to do more than merely survive.
Alexis will have to claim her birthright: immortality.
But immortality is a privilege, one earned in the crucible of the academy, where the heroes are villains and classrooms battlegrounds. While gladiators Achilles and Patro, her demanding mentors, hone her into a warrior, Augustus and Kharon, her professors and the brooding heirs to the underworld, haunt her steps and her thoughts.
Because where there are gods, there are bound to be monsters, and there is more than one hunting Alexis
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War academy
Villainous love interests
Gods, gladiators, and warriors, oh my!
Adorable animal companions
Animal companions with a lot of ~opinions~
Prophecies
Dark romance
Why choose
Touch her and die
Marriage law
Post-apocalyptic world
The romantasy OBSESSSION of 2024:
This was addictive as hell
THAT WAS SO GOOD!!! Wow. Ill be thinking about this book for awhile. Greek mythology + a spartan war academy + a STRONG FMC! It was perfection. I love all the twists and turns and the guessing along the way. It was such a unique Hercules story and Im OBSESSED! I need book 2 asap.
Actually iconic
'LOOOOOOOOOVED IT OMG I literally tried to read it as slow as possible so I would have the book, the characters, their world EVERYTHING for a little longer but IT WAS HARD OK bc I really wanted to binge it in one night '
Literally gonna live rent free in my brain
Perfection, favorite read this year so far
Readers are raving:
This was addictive as hell
THAT WAS SO GOOD!!! Wow. Ill be thinking about this book for awhile. Greek mythology + a spartan war academy + a STRONG FMC! It was perfection. I love all the twists and turns and the guessing along the way. It was such a unique Hercules story and Im OBSESSED! I need book 2 asap.
Actually iconic
'LOOOOOOOOOVED IT OMG I literally tried to read it as slow as possible so I would have the book, the characters, their world EVERYTHING for a little longer but IT WAS HARD OK bc I really wanted to binge it in one night 👀'
Literally gonna live rent free in my brain
Perfection, favorite read this year so far
Listen, this is the most unhinged shit I've read this year. And all I could think is this is the female energy I'm looking for, please give me 10 more books. Jasmine Mas, you have my utmost eternal loyalty.
JASMINE MAS is a #1 Amazon bestselling author of fantasy romance. She has a degree in ancient Greco-Roman classical studies from Georgetown University, and is a former lawyer who spends all her free time writing about strong women in magical worlds. She lives in Florida with her husband Evan and cat named Boo. She loves connecting with readers on TikTok and Instagram at @jasminemasbooks. https://jasminemasbooks.com