Author: P.C. Cast Published: August 3, 2004 (Berkley)
Category: Romance
Hmm, another book involving Greek gods and goddesses? Rest assured, this book was much better.
The Greek goddess Demeter has some problems. Souls are calling to her from death, in need of a goddess' touch in the Underworld. She also has a daughter who needs to grow up a little, and a human invoking her blessing for a bit of a financial problem. This mortal, Carolina, owns a lovely bakery, but due to some careless work done by her sleazy accountant, she owes the IRS a lot of money. Demeter offers a trade to Carolina: Persephone, Goddess of Spring, will exchange places with Carolina and breathe new life to Carolina's business while the mortal (in the goddess' body) will go to the Underworld and use her life experience to help those souls crying out for the mothering nature of a goddess.
Unbeknownst to any of the ladies, the ruler of the Underworld, Hades, was one of those souls in need of comfort. He always felt that the other immortals were frivolous and distanced himself from them. When Persephone/Carolina appeared for her six-month stay in the Underworld, Hades became a nervous god, often retreating to his cold shell, which puzzled Carolina.
Of course, they work past that when they get to know each other. Hades shows Carolina the unexpected beauty of his realm and Carolina shocks him with her maturity and weird affinity for animals (she turns his dread steeds into babies and tames Cereberus into a three-headed puppy). Unfortunately, when Hades discovers the goddess-mortal swap deception, he turns against Carolina, whose heart breaks because she thinks Hades doesn't want her if she's not a beautiful, youthful goddess. After all, she is a forty-three year-old mortal.
I won't spoil it by revealing the details, but there is a lovely happy ending!
Unbeknownst to any of the ladies, the ruler of the Underworld, Hades, was one of those souls in need of comfort. He always felt that the other immortals were frivolous and distanced himself from them. When Persephone/Carolina appeared for her six-month stay in the Underworld, Hades became a nervous god, often retreating to his cold shell, which puzzled Carolina.
Of course, they work past that when they get to know each other. Hades shows Carolina the unexpected beauty of his realm and Carolina shocks him with her maturity and weird affinity for animals (she turns his dread steeds into babies and tames Cereberus into a three-headed puppy). Unfortunately, when Hades discovers the goddess-mortal swap deception, he turns against Carolina, whose heart breaks because she thinks Hades doesn't want her if she's not a beautiful, youthful goddess. After all, she is a forty-three year-old mortal.
I won't spoil it by revealing the details, but there is a lovely happy ending!
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