PHOENIX — Welcome to Tartarus, readers...

And welcome to New York Times bestselling author Abigail Owen's latest book, , the second in her Crucible series.

Every hundred years, the gods play a game using mere mortals as their pieces to decide which among them is the ruler sitting on the throne of Olympus: the Crucible.

In the first book in the series, , readers follow along as Lyra, a young woman cursed to be unlovable, is chosen by Hades, god of the underworld, to be his champion and compete in the Crucible games. His intentions in the games—and with Lyra's heart—are unknown, but Lyra isn't a quitter. She'll fight for her life and win the Crucible for the god of death, whatever it takes.

In book two, readers find Lyra trapped in Tartarus, and follows her attempts to escape. Greek gods

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