She Is Of Snake And Stone: Cursed maidens are not meant to survive... or, as it's told.

A MEDUSA VILLAIN-ORIGINS RETELLING

Cursed maidens are not meant to survive… or, as it’s told.

One day, Medusa – the beautiful maiden, and loyal priestess to her goddess Athena – tragically stumbled upon the darkness hiding within the light of her beloved temple.

Poseidon, the god of the seas, manipulated the young Medusa – and forced her to be his. Athena’s wrath led her to curse Medusa; very quickly, Medusa had no choice but to flee her home and leave everything she loved behind.

To mankind, there was no greater treasure than the glory Medusa’s gorgon head would bring she was not just ‘thrown to the wolves’ – instead, she had to become the very beast itself.

Until, on one day…

A rare second chance was with an unexpected olive-branch, and a handsome and kind sea-captain named Alexander.

Only… would Medusa accept this chance for a new destiny? Or, will the gorgon’s curse steal her soul… keeping her forever a prisoner, shackled to the shadows of others?

An imaginative, raw, and vulnerable adaptation of the Ancient Greek tale of Medusa, the famous snake-haired gorgon monster.

Tropes ✨:
🐍 Feel Her Wrath
😈 Maiden To Villain
🖤 Happy For Now > Happily Ever After
🔪 Touch ME And Die
🥀 Betrayed By Sisterhood, Forced To Flee
🏛️ Megara x Hercules
👑 Maleficent / Evil Queen Regina Vibes
❤️🔥 Woman Versus World

For fans of 📚:

Circe by Madeline Miller
Lore by Alexandra Bracken
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

…and dark retellings with tragic beauty, mythic reimaginings + greek mythology, and final-act pretending-to-be-friends-and-soulmate-found type of love -- but one which only comes, until after the heroine saved herself. And finally won her war (and he’s there to pick up the pieces).

Content Warnings:

This book contains mature themes, including sexual violence. Reader discretion is advised.