Hammer Up!

by Katya Kolmakov

To win the right to choose her husband, Aphrodite has to endure ten days in the company of Hephaestus, the fallen god of smithery. Except, everything about Heph freaks her out: he wears dirty clothes; he limps; his sacred animal is an ass. Meanwhile, he thinks she’s a slag, and nothing but the means to an end. Want to learn the Greek myths the hot way? Surprisingly accurate mythology, Cockney-speaking gods, and frisky erotica are mixed in this story full of humour, geek references, and romance.

332 pages, Paperback

First published October 11, 2017

About the author

Katya Kolmakov was born and raised in turbulent post-Soviet Saint Petersburg, Russia, in the posh but whimsical family of a professor of the Russian language and one of the first bankers in the former USSR. Two Master's degrees, sixteen years of teaching languages, literature, and translation, and two tattoos later Katya lives in an odd, rented house in Winnipeg, Canada, with her husband, her wonderful son, two cats, and a mad assortment of house plants. An avid baker, Katya works in a daycare, playing and colouring with preschoolers all day; draws in ink and watercolours; grows vegetables and herbs in her garden; takes her kid to the zoo; and writes every evening.

Reviews

[Lisa Freed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book! adored the idea and just everything about it. Hoping for book 2 :)