The Games Gods Play

THE GODS PLAY FOR POWER. HADES PLAYS FOR HER. 
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWinner of the HOLT Medallion for Speculative Romance 2025Goodreads Choice Awards Romantasy Nominee 2024 
'This story is my latest obsession’ Sunday Times bestselling author, Devney Perry 
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The gods love to play with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them… 
I have never been favored by the gods, thanks to Zeus. Cursed and working as a lowly clerk for the Order of Thieves, I survive by keeping my head down. No easy feat in Zeus’ patron city of San Francisco. 
Until the night I cross paths with a different god. 
The worst god. Hades. 
For the first time, the ruthless King of the Underworld has entered the Crucible, the deadly contest where gods choose mortals to fight in their stead. 
And he has chosen me - a sarcastic nobody with a curse on her shoulders. 
Am I his pawn, his weapon, or something else entirely? Every time he calls me his, my heart betrays me. 
Because Hades is playing by his own rules… and Death will win at any cost. 
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Readers are OBSESSED with The Games Gods Play 
‘If you love The Hunger Games and Greek mythology, this one is a total must!’ 5 &amp;#x2B50; Review 
‘That ending was brutal, the audacity of that ending. How could you?’ 5 &amp;#x2B50; Review 
‘This is good, so good. I am obsessed’ 5 &amp;#x2B50; Review

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! 
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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. 
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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. 
 
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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. 
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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.

Three girls. A town full of secrets. And bones that won’t stay buried. 
 
The outcast. 
The golden girl. 
The top student. 
 
Three troubled girls are drawn together when their therapist’s body is discovered in the remote mountain town of Wilder, Colorado. 
 
But this body isn’t the last. Or the first. 
 
And the dead have found what they’ve been waiting for . . . 
 
When the bones start whispering Thalia’s name, she discovers she is a Bone Singer with the power to hear the dead. 
 
And she must choose between protecting Wilder and preserving the life, love, and friendship she’s finally found.

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. 
 
The gods took everything from Hades. Now he’s coming to collect. 
 
For once, I’m not the mortal condemned to face a series of deadly trials. Hades is. 
 
To reclaim the powers that are rightfully his, the King of the Underworld must compete against the gods of Olympus-and survive a contest designed to bring even immortals to their knees. 
 
I’ve lost count of how many impossible choices I’ve survived. I should be relieved to watch from the sidelines. Except the god I love is risking his life with every trial, and someone known only as the Deceiver is determined to destroy Team Underworld. 
 
As ancient deception spreads across Olympus, the foundations begin to fracture from within. Hades and I must expose our hidden enemy before the gods turn against one another-and the world pays the price. 
 
But while Hades battles the gods, I’m fighting to control the power awakening inside me. It’s growing stronger. Wilder. And I’m no closer to understanding what it wants from me. 
 
The gods think this is another game. 
 
They’re wrong. 
 
This is war-and if anyone tries to take Hades from me, I’ll show them what divine wrath really looks like.

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