It is not recommended for readers sensitive to such content. It contains scenes depicting non-consensual sex, abuse, kidnapping, assault, death, and other intimate partner violence. Due to mature content and dark themes this book is intended for adult readers only. It is rooted in the misogyny and cruelties of the Hades/Persephone myth and contains sensitive material not suitable for all readers. No matter the cost, Hades intends to keep her.Ĭaptive in the Underworld is a standalone dark lesbian romance novel set in mythological ancient Greece. 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.Īnd though she cannot deny that something blooms within her, something forbidden, Persephone despairs of ever feeling the sun upon her skin once more. Book excerpt: Some flowers bloom only in the dark.In the land of the dead, Queen Hades' word is law.

This book was released on with total page 0 pages. 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 mother’s thumb. Download or read book Captive in the Underworld written by Lianyu Tan and published by. She usually writes dark lesbian romance with a. Demeter has rebuffed all her daughter’s suitors, but she is not yet satisfied she strives to crush Persephone’s spirit. Lianyu Tan has always been fascinated by the darker side of love: obsessive yearning and monstrous desires.

Innocent Persephone chafes beneath her mother’s hawkish gaze and mercurial temper. /rebates/2fCaptive-in-the-Underworld-A-Dark-Lesbian-Romance-Novel-Lianyu-Tan2fbook2f48751369&. Her debut novel Captive in the Underworld is an F/F dark lesbian romance retelling of the Hades/Persephone myth. Lianyu Tan is a Lambda Literary Award-nominated author of sapphic speculative fiction. She usually writes dark romance with a fantastical twist, but has recently found a home in romantic horror. Hades gets what she wants-always-and what she wants is a certain goddess of the springtime. Lianyu Tan has always been fascinated by the darker side of love: obsessive yearning and monstrous desires. In the land of the dead, Queen Hades’ word is law.

Captive in the underworld by lianyu tan