Cruel Venom Wine (A Witchy Medusa Retelling): Gorgon Sisters Book 1

by Allyssa-desirï Brinker

Overview

Greek gods only want submission from their magical followers. In Athen's Plateau during the 1860s, there are plenty of worshipers who do just that.

But eighteen-year-old witch Meredith Gorgon would rather hypnotize her adorable baby diamondback rattlesnakes through harnessed crimson energy, taken from a parallel world. So when haughty fish-breath Trout—who is Poseidon himself—attacks her, she fights back using energy balls. But rather than the town coming to her aid, she's deemed "hysterical" and a traitor to the magical community.

As punishment for denying a god, the sheriff and Trout post a reward for her capture. They'd send her straight to the gallows. Meredith won't give in without a fight. She and her rattlesnakes escape. In hiding, she enacts a poorly executed protection spell, and now anyone who dares to look directly into her eyes turns to stone.

Now, she must either fix her unruly powers and fight back against bounty hunters who care about greed over truth, or accidentally murder an innocent town with a single stare. Her army of rattlesnakes can't save her now.

Trigger warnings: This novel contains an on-page execution by hanging, robbery, sexual assault, profanity, violence, and illegal activities. The author recommends mature readers ages 15 and up.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798765564103
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	07/25/2022
Series:	Gorgon Sisters , #1
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

Allyssa-desiré Brinker lives with a wonderful husband and daughter, one nine-year-old cat, a thirteen-year-old cat, and a deaf beagle-dalmatian dog. Full time, she’s a medical social worker. Her interests include horror movies year-round, myths and legends, folklore, philosophy, and the paranormal. In terms of writing and reading interests, she is fascinated by myths and lore and how it relates to past and present world cultures—especially involving women.

Lately, she’s been watching all the social media horror movies she can find (think Unfriended, Untitled Horror Movie, Found Footage 3D).

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Cruel Venom Wine and One Secret to Keep are both her debut novels, published at the same time.