Can a human woman and a hunky minotaur meet the demands of a hungry demigod? Or will they cow under the pressure?
Betsy should have known better than to fall for the King of the Gods. But hey, we’ve all made stupid decisions in our twenties.
But in her case, there were consequences. Demigod-sized consequences.
You’d think Zeus would be interested in getting to know his minotaur son. But sadly, Betsy is abandoned to figure out single motherhood on her own… which is a problem when her baby needs more nourishment than she can provide.
When a mysterious goddess offers her a solution, she hastily agrees—not realizing it will deliver her straight into the arms of a monster.
If Felix has said it once, he’s said it a hundred times: Never trust the gods.
They’re the reason he was exiled to the corn fields of rural Minnesota all those years ago. He fell in love with the wrong goddess, and BAM. Sentenced to eternal solitude.
That is, until they issued him a new punishment: shack up with Zeus’s ex-girlfriend, and help her raise their son.
She’s nothing like he expected—and that’s exactly why he can’t let himself get too close. Except, her baby needs milk. And there’s only one way to increase her supply…
The plot to this book is…interesting. A woman has a wild night with a man and gets knocked up. When she’s about 6 months pregnant, he leaves her. Come to find out that man was Zeus. Yes, the Olympic god Zeus. So she births a Minotaur baby and in order to feed this Minotaur baby (cause apparently her body can’t produce enough milk for him) she needs to have special relations with a Minotaur for his seed. So she’s sent away to a farm in the middle of nowhere where a Minotaur is living out life in exile for a crime he committed and he is tasked with….this task. He refuses at first and it takes some convincing but eventually the two grow fond of each other and enjoy their spicy time so she can feed her baby. But what happens when more women Zeus knocked up show up? I wasn’t fond of the ending of this book. I would have preferred a different solution. But I guess it wasn’t bad. This book was just kind of interesting lol
Troupes: monster romance, erotica, Greek mythology, found family
Plot or Character Driven: Character Strong character development: Yes Loveable characters: Yes Diverse cast of characters: Complicated Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I really liked this book! There is romance, spice, kink, and personal growth all wrapped into 1 book. It honestly blows my mind.
The heartbreak these two have runs deep and it takes meeting each other for them to push past their own trauma and help each other along the way (obviously sex play a big role in that.) The love these two have for each other is heartbreakingly innocent while they get up some NSFW fun.
Cassandra also gives a huge recognition to mamas and the struggles they sometimes (mostly all) have. And the way Felix gives Betsy back the control of her own body and allows and encourages her to focus on herself is *chef’s kiss.
CONTENT WARNINGS Graphic: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Abandonment Minor: Medical trauma, Pregnancy
This is a monster romance, as in the male is not human while they have sex. The babies are not human. Betsy almost dies in childbirth. There is adult breast feeding/ human milking/ hucow references. She consumes her own breast milk.
Zeus obviously is a man whore who knocks up multiple women (he never changes his ways) Hera is a manipulative goddess who never has to answer for the consequences of her scheming. Iris is just as manipulative and even gaslights Felix and Betsy in Hera’s name, she also never has to apologize or answer for her behavior.
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As someone who doesn't normally read monster romance...I might need to start. This was great.
I was definitely a little on the fence at first about the plot and introduction of the Greek Pantheon at first, but this was a really good romance, and I was surprised at how much I liked the spice! There is a lot of spice that will be accessible to readers, and there is a scene that introduces readers to the hucow kink (mind the content warnings!) without making all spice in the book about it.
Betsy (the most Minnesotan name I can think of, hats off to Medcalf for that) is a lot more level-headed than I am. I'd probably be freaking out if I were her, she goes through a lot of things in a very short period of time, and takes learning that Minotaurs and Greek gods exist in stride.
The story and narrative of this is really compelling and fun. We get to see some good character development not only from Betsy as she works through her own trauma, but also from Felix! I loved that we got Felix's perspective, and his was actually my favorite one!
I had a really good time reading this, and if you're a monster romance fan, this is going to be a cute and fun read!
Heavens to Betsy, I could not put this book down!!! From start to finish its so good, characters feel so real I almost expect to see them walking down the street. From amazing one liners to God's to very nice spicy time this book is a non stop journey. I am so excited to see more of this world!!
I love Minotaurs so sign me up. Human Betsy is impregnated by Zeus and is sent to live on a farm with a Minotaur to help take care of her new offspring. She comes to learn that in order to make milk to her infant she must feed upon a Minotaur.. in other ways. Spicy but sweet, Betsy builds a life for herself and her child on this rural farm.