Midnight Ruin (Dark Olympus, #6), by Katee Robert

polyamorous romance • second chance romance • Greek mythology retelling • forbidden desire • love triangle

Eurydice Dimitriou has spent years living in the shadow of her powerful family and the heartbreak left behind by Orpheus. Now she's ready to reclaim her life, and Charon Ariti is more than willing to help her discover exactly what she wants. But when Orpheus returns determined to win her back, Eurydice finds herself caught between two men who want her for very different reasons.

Charon has spent years serving Hades and protecting the Lower City, always putting everyone else's needs before his own. Eurydice offers him the chance to finally claim something for himself, but her complicated history with Orpheus makes their growing connection anything but simple.

Orpheus was once Olympus's golden boy, but losing Eurydice shattered the life he knew. Now he's determined to make things right, even if winning her back means accepting that she may not return to him alone. As three wounded hearts collide, enemies breach Olympus's failing defenses and threaten to turn their complicated romance into the least of their problems.

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The Vibe

Eurydice is a sheltered but increasingly confident heroine ready to step beyond the expectations of her family and reclaim the parts of herself she lost after her relationship with Orpheus ended. Her journey toward independence takes an unexpected turn when Charon awakens desires she has spent years keeping buried.

Charon is a powerful, protective underworld figure who has devoted himself to Hades and the Lower City. With Eurydice, he finally allows himself to want something personal, but her unresolved connection with Orpheus forces him to navigate a relationship that is anything but conventional.

Orpheus is a broken former golden boy desperate to repair the damage he caused. His determination to reclaim Eurydice becomes complicated when he realizes that loving her may mean accepting a relationship that includes Charon as well.

With a polyamorous romance, second-chance chemistry, emotional wounds, political danger, and scorching tension, Midnight Ruin puts a modern, dark-romance spin on the myth of Eurydice, Orpheus, and Charon. Against the backdrop of a city under siege, three people must figure out whether love can survive when none of them are willing to walk away.

Tropes & Tags

• Polyamorous romance
• Second chance romance
• Love triangle
• Greek mythology retelling
• MFM romance
• Forced proximity
• Protective hero
• Broken hero
• Powerful heroine
• Forbidden desire
• Emotional healing
• Political intrigue
• Dark romance
• High-stakes romance
• Explicit romance
• Interconnected standalone

Books in Series (In Order)

1. Neon Gods (Dark Olympus, #1)
2. Electric Idol (Dark Olympus, #2)
3. Wicked Beauty (Dark Olympus, #3)
4. Radiant Sin (Dark Olympus, #4)
5. Cruel Seduction (Dark Olympus, #5)
6. Midnight Ruin (Dark Olympus, #6)
7. Dark Restraint (Dark Olympus, #7)
8. Sweet Obsession (Dark Olympus, #8)
9. Tender Cruelty (Dark Olympus, #9)
10. Shattered Gods (Dark Olympus, #10)