TWISTED (Eternal Guardians Book 7)

 

Argolea. Realm established by Zeus for the blessed heroes and their descendants

 

 

 

Argonauts. Eternal guardian warriors who protect Argolea. In every generation, one from the original seven bloodlines (Heracles, Achilles, Jason, Odysseus, Perseus, Theseus, and Bellerophon) is chosen to continue the guardian tradition.

 

 

 

 

 

Chosen. One Argolean, one human; two individuals who, when united, completed the Argolean Prophecy and broke Atalanta’s contract with Hades, thereby ejecting her from the Underworld and ending her immortality.

 

 

 

 

 

Council of Elders. Twelve lords of Argolea who advise the king daemons. Beasts who were once human, recruited from the

 

 

 

Fields of Asphodel (purgatory) by Atalanta to join her army.

 

 

 

 

 

Dimiourgos. Creator

 

 

 

 

 

doulas. Slave

 

 

 

 

 

élencho. Mind-control technique Argonauts use on humans

 

 

 

Fates. Three goddesses who control the thread of life for all mortals from birth until death

 

 

 

Fields of Asphodel. Purgatory

 

 

 

 

 

fotia. Term of endearment. My fire.

 

 

 

 

 

gigia. Grandmother

 

 

 

 

 

gynaíka; pl. gynaíkes. Female Argolean

 

 

 

Horae. Three goddesses of balance controlling life and order

 

 

 

Isles of the Blessed. Heaven

 

 

 

 

 

ilithios. Idiot

 

 

 

 

 

kardia. Term of endearment; my heart

 

 

 

Kore. Another name for the goddess Persephone. “The maiden”

 

 

 

 

 

ligos-Vesuvius. Term of endearment; little volcano

 

 

 

matéras. Mother

 

 

 

 

 

meli. Term of endearment; beloved

 

 

 

Misos. Half-human/half-Argolean race that lives hidden among humans

 

 

 

Olympians. Current ruling gods of the Greek pantheon, led by Zeus; meddle in human life

 

 

 

oraios. Beautiful

 

 

 

 

 

Orb of Krónos. Four-chambered disk that, when filled with the four classic elements—earth, wind, fire, and water—has the power to release the Titans from Tartarus

 

 

 

patéras. Father

 

 

 

 

 

sotiria. Term of endearment; my salvation

 

 

 

Siren Order. Zeus’s elite band of personal warriors. Commanded by Athena

 

 

 

skata. Swearword

 

 

 

 

 

syzygos. Wife

 

 

 

 

 

Tartarus. Realm of the Underworld similar to hell

 

 

 

 

 

therillium. Invisibility ore, sought after by all the gods

 

 

 

Titans. The ruling gods before the Olympians

 

 

 

 

 

Titanomachy. The war between the Olympians and the Titans, which resulted in Krónos being cast into Tartarus and the Olympians becoming the ruling gods.

 

 

 

 

 

thea. Term of endearment; goddess

 

 

 

yios. Son

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Reader,

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for reading TWISTED, the 7th book in my Eternal Guardians series. Nick has been a huge part of this series since the very first book, and I was thrilled to finally have the opportunity write his story. I hope you enjoyed reading about Nick and Cynna as much as I enjoyed writing them.

 

 

 

 

 

If you’re interested in reading more books in the Eternal Guardians series, visit my website here to check out exclusive excerpts and access buy links for the different books. While each book in the series can be read as a stand alone, it is, of course, more fun to read them together. The books in the Eternal Guardians series include:

 

 

 

MARKED – Book 1

 

Theron & Casey

 

 

 

 

 

ENTWINED – Book 2

 

Zander & Callia

 

 

 

 

 

TEMPTED – Book 3

 

Demetrius & Isadora

 

 

 

 

 

ENRAPTURED – Book 4

 

Orpheus & Skyla

 

 

 

 

 

ENSLAVED – Book 5

 

Gryphon & Maelea

 

 

 

 

 

BOUND – Book 6

 

Titus & Natasa

 

 

 

 

 

TWISTED – Book 7

 

Nick & Cynna

 

 

 

 

 

And coming soon...

 

 

 

 

 

RAVAGED

 

 

 

 

 

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