Goddess of Love - Aphrodite & Hephaestus, #2

IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, LOVE IS THE GREATEST PUNISHMENT OF ALL Imagine being the goddess of love. Now imagine being forced to marry the god of fire, especially when you prefer his brother. Goddess of love here, but you can call me Aphrodite, aka the most beautiful being in history. Naturally, I was delighted when Zeus married me to the ugliest Olympian. The god of fire is nothing to look at and the permanent wound to his left leg hardly helps.
Adding insult to injury, this marriage is meant to be a punishment. Not to me, but to him!If only Zeus had hitched me to Ares instead. The god of war doesn't have much upstairs, but there are compensations. Need I say more? And if my husband wants to spend all day at the forge, then he has no one to blame but himself. Anyway, if you've read the life and times of my other half, Hephaestus, you'll already know I'm portrayed in a less than flattering light.
And you'll have heard all about the quest to find his father, how he created Pandora's jar (such a bad idea), and his not-so-secret affair with someone who couldn't hold a candle to me (Medusa, if you must know). Oh, and he has mother issues like you wouldn't believe. It's about time I got to tell my side of the story. So, if you're an adult who enjoys modern retellings of the classic Greek myths, Goddess of Love will be right up your alley.