The myth remembers a monster. The Muse remembers a woman. And the story they carried burns through time.
Winner of the 2022 Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal for Mythology and shortlisted for Historical Fiction Company’s Book of the Year, The Curse of Beauty is a gripping saga readers call “unstoppable,” “incredible,” and “a masterful work of fiction.”
Before the myths were carved in stone…
Before Medusa became a monster…
There was a priestess, a city, and a choice that changed everything.
1650 BC. Tiryns is fracturing.
The gods are silent. The sea brings strangers cloaked in bronze. And Thais, daughter of the chieftain and priestess of Lady Atana, stands at the crossroads of war and sacrifice.
To protect her people, she must become the voice the goddess still whispers to and the one who remembers what others will forget—even if it means falling for the one she must never love.
But love has a cost. And the choices Thais makes will echo through generations—until her song becomes myth.
The Curse of Beauty is an ode to:Epic sagas. Slow-burn, closed-door romance. Mythic retellings rooted in real history.
The Curse of Beauty is an evocative reimagining of the Medusa myth, set in the turbulent world of Mycenaean Greece. With richly layered world-building and emotionally complex characters, it is a tale of power, sacrifice, and the women history tried to silence.
Content Note: Violence, abuse, death, and mature topics. No profanity. No explicit scenes.
Readers Who Love These Themes and Tropes Will Devour The Curse of Beauty:
Critics Are Hailing The Curse of Beauty “a masterful work of fiction” set in “a world reeling with magical realism.”
“Unmissable… unstoppable… an exceptional story.” — Readers’ Favorite
“Teeth-gnashing suspense built around a strong female heroine.” — The Book Commentary
“Ranks among the best… it has lingered in my thoughts since finishing it.” — Online Book Club
Return to a time when men became legends, kings became gods, and women were the force that turned them.
Choose the Curse.
Remember Her Story.
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