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Hearth
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A forgotten goddess. A notorious god. One night in Paris, after an eternity of curious desire.
Hestia is the modest and dutiful goddess of the hearth, the firstborn goddess of the ancient Greek Pantheon, and a weary witness to her family’s selfish antics. Dionysus is a mysterious and rebellious new god who has come to claim his birthright and remind the inhabitants of Olympus that they forged their world in chaos, blood, and sacrifice.
When he arrives to take his place in his father’s kingdom, he irrevocably changes the course of Hestia’s life forever when she decides to give up her privileged seat in the lap of the gods and throw her lot in with humanity. Dionysus’ energy heralds a new age in which she can find no place, and neither can she stay in what has become a glittering prison where the violent lust of the gods has become commonplace and undefeatable. Craving peace and anonymity after having her carefully repressed desire ignited and then manipulated, Hestia leaves the only home she has ever known, never to return. But Dionysus and his sexually liberated band of wild women are never far behind, reminding her what it means for a goddess to truly own her power and the cost of denying passion.
In the style of Madeline Miller and Jennifer Saint, yet not quite as simple as a Greek mythology “retelling”, Hearth riffs on the answers to two questions. Why did Hestia, the pantheon’s most forgettable goddess, dare to find Olympus wanting and leave it forever? And, what if the epitome of the Dionysian spirit, Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, really was the wild god of wine he channelled on stage?
Lorna is a published poet, actor, novelist, theatre maker and podcaster.
Lorna_Rose_Author
A forgotten goddess. A notorious god. One night in Paris, after an eternity of curious desire.
Hestia is the modest and dutiful goddess of the hearth, the firstborn goddess of the ancient Greek Pantheon, and a weary witness to her family’s selfish antics. Dionysus is a mysterious and rebellious new god who has come to claim his birthright and remind the inhabitants of Olympus that they forged their world in chaos, blood, and sacrifice.
When he arrives to take his place in his father’s kingdom, he irrevocably changes the course of Hestia’s life forever when she decides to give up her privileged seat in the lap of the gods and throw her lot in with humanity. Dionysus’ energy heralds a new age in which she can find no place, and neither can she stay in what has become a glittering prison where the violent lust of the gods has become commonplace and undefeatable. Craving peace and anonymity after having her carefully repressed desire ignited and then manipulated, Hestia leaves the only home she has ever known, never to return. But Dionysus and his sexually liberated band of wild women are never far behind, reminding her what it means for a goddess to truly own her power and the cost of denying passion.
In the style of Madeline Miller and Jennifer Saint, yet not quite as simple as a Greek mythology “retelling”, Hearth riffs on the answers to two questions. Why did Hestia, the pantheon’s most forgettable goddess, dare to find Olympus wanting and leave it forever? And, what if the epitome of the Dionysian spirit, Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, really was the wild god of wine he channelled on stage?
Lorna is a published poet, actor, novelist, theatre maker and podcaster.
Lorna_Rose_Author
271 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 11, 2026
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