Aphrodite "Abby" is the Goddess of Love, pretty much hiding out in NY because she got tired of life in Olympus over the centuries. She wakes up after a wild night on the town...so wild that Zeus pays her a visit to rain down a punishment...except she gets off lighter than she expects, so she's worried she's missing something. Her "punishment' is to do her thing--make a love match or she'll be forced to move in with Hephaestus. Shouldn't be hard for the Goddess of Love, right? Except when Zeus doesn't tell her who, just where. When she shows up and figures it out, one half of the potential match is dead and the other is missing, possibly kidnapped by another Goddess...oh,and the golden apples from the tree of the Hesperides appear to have been stolen right out from under Zeus' nose. With the help of her friends Keto (don't remember familiars being in Greek mythology, but this isn't a historical document), Artemis ("Artie" to her friends), Hermes (just goes by Hermes here), and a human detective, Abby tries to hunt down the kidnapping victim and the stolen property. Ares (God of War) shows up, too, as do Zeus and Hera and a few others. The big bad "guy" is Eris, the Goddess of Chaos and Discord. Surprise, surprise.
Certainly a cozy I hadn't read before.The antics of the gods of Greek mythology are laid bare here, and Babin portrays them as more human than god-like in some instances. No crazy cliffhangers here, though this is certainly the start of a series.