The Games Gods Play

Abigail Owen is the #1 New York Times, #1 USA Today and international bestselling author of 35+ romantasy and paranormal romance books. Her obsession is creating captivating magical worlds with plots that move hot and fast, feisty heroines with sass, morally grey heroes with heart, a dash of snark, and oodles of HEAs (happily ever afters)! Other achievements, titles, and interests include: Star Wars geek, ex–competitive skydiver, AuDHD, spreadsheet lover, Jeopardy! fanatic, classic movie buff, linguaphile, and chocoholic. Abbie currently resides in Austin, Texas, with her own swoon-worthy hero, their constantly entertaining kids, and an adorable fur baby.

The gods love to play with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them… 
 
I have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus. 
 
Living as a cursed office clerk for the Order of Thieves, I just keep my head down and hope the capricious beings who rule from Olympus won't notice me. Not an easy feat, given San Francisco is Zeus' patron city, but I make do. I survive. Until the night I tangle with a different god. 
 
The worst god. Hades. 
 
For the first time ever, the ruthless, mercurial King of the Underworld has entered the Crucible - the deadly contest the gods hold to determine a new ruler to sit on the throne of Olympus. But instead of fighting their own battles, the gods name mortals to compete in their stead. 
 
So why in the Underworld did Hades choose me - a sarcastic nobody with a curse on her shoulders - as his champion? And why does my heart trip every time he says I’m his? 
 
I don’t know if I’m a pawn, bait, or something else entirely to this dangerously tempting god. How can I, when he has more secrets than stars in the sky? 
 
Because Hades is playing by his own rules…and Death will win at any cost.

The Things Gods Break

Love was never meant to survive the underworld…but she’s rewriting the rules of the gods. 
The games continue in the highly anticipated and thrilling follow-up to The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen. 
LIMITED FIRST PRINT RUN featuring spray-painted edges with a stenciled design, as well as gorgeously detailed endpapers. This breathtaking first edition is available for a limited time and while supplies last! 
– 
THE GODS WANT HER DEAD...HADES WILL BURY THEM. 
You’d think I’d have learned by now: 
Don’t mouth off to deities. Don’t fall for the King of the Underworld. 
And definitely don’t get dragged into a divine deathmatch where I’m the cursed mortal prize. 
But here I am – trapped in Tartarus, humanity’s worst pit stop, squaring off against monsters who make the gods look merciful. Titans, twisted by centuries of rage and ruin, are sealed behind sevenancient locks. 
And guess what? I’m the key. 
To escape, I’ll have to survive every horrifying trial they throw at me. To win, I might have to become something the gods never saw coming. 
Oh, and Hades? 
He’s about to break every rule the gods ever wrote. Because to save me . . . the god of death will burn the world. But if I break free? So do the Titans. And the world won’t just suffer – it’ll beg for the end. 
– 
Readers are OBSESSED with The Games Gods Play series: 
‘If you love The Hunger Games and Greek mythology, this one is a total must in your tbr!’ 5* Reader Review 
‘Why did I not read this sooner??’ 5* Reader Review 
‘Hunger games but the game makers are Greek gods? Oh yes. Sign me ALLLLL the way up’ 5* Reader review 
‘Fast paced and leaves you wanting more’ 5* Reader Review

The gods want her dead...Hades will bury them. 
 
You’d think I’d have learned by now: 
Don’t mouth off to deities. 
Don’t fall for the King of the Underworld. 
And definitely don’t get dragged into a divine death match where I’m the cursed mortal prize. 
 
But here I am trapped in Tartarus, humanity’s worst pit stop, squaring off against monsters who make the gods look merciful. Titans, twisted by centuries of rage and ruin, are sealed behind seven ancient locks. 
 
And guess what? 
 
I'm the key.

The Bone Singer

PRE-ORDER YOUR NEXT STAY-UP-ALL-NIGHT READ NOW. 
#1 NYT bestseller Abigail Owen delivers The Bone Singer — The Inheritance Games meets Caraval in this propulsive, gothic, slow-burn thriller that will wreck your sleep schedule completely. 
 
Don't miss out on the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last. This breathtaking collectible is only available on a limited first print run, a must-have for any book lover. 
 
-- 
 
Thalia Cross has spent eighteen years learning how to disappear. 
Homeschooled on a mountain and warned never to trust the town below, she’s always followed her grandfather’s rules. Stay hidden. Stay quiet. Stay safe. 
Then her therapist vanishes. 
Drawn into the Colorado wilderness by a voice only she can hear, Thalia finds what’s left behind: bones, arranged too carefully to be an accident. Before she can run, she’s caught by Bram Wilder — her long-time crush and the sheriff’s son — who promptly arrests her for murder. 
But Thalia knows what she saw. And she knows what she heard. 
As more girls go missing, the whispers get louder. The dead are trying to tell her something. And it’s not just about who killed them. 
It’s about her. 
Because buried beneath this town is something ancient. Something hungry. And the rules Thalia grew up with weren’t meant to protect her. 
They were meant to stop her. 
--

Thalia Cross has spent eighteen years learning how to disappear. 
 
Homeschooled on a mountain and warned never to trust the town below, she’s always followed her grandfather’s rules. Stay hidden. Stay quiet. Stay safe. 
 
Then her therapist vanishes. 
 
Drawn into the Colorado wilderness by a voice only she can hear, Thalia finds what’s left behind: bones, arranged too carefully to be an accident. Before she can run, she’s caught by Bram Wilder - her longtime crush and the sheriff’s son - who promptly arrests her for murder. 
 
But Thalia knows what she saw. And she knows what she heard. 
 
As more girls go missing, the whispers get louder. The dead are trying to tell her something. And it’s not just about who killed them. 
 
It’s about her. 
 
Because buried beneath this town is something ancient. Something hungry. And the rules Thalia grew up with weren’t meant to protect her. 
 
They were meant to stop her.

Abigail Owen

Don't miss the exhilarating conclusion to the instant #1 New York Times bestselling series. This is Percy Jackson for adults with a slow burn romance between a contestant and Hades himself.

Abigail Owen

Books by Abigail Owen

Series by Abigail Owen

The Bone Singer

Follow penguin

Follow ladybird

Follow puffin

Sign up to the Penguin newsletter