The Curse of Beauty by Lauren Lee Merewether

She likes to dive into history and find overlooked, under-appreciated and relatively unknown tidbits of our past to craft engaging stories with characters who love and lose, fight wrong with right, and hope in times of despair. She loves to daydream about times long past while sipping green tea and watching the experts on the Discovery channel unearth our ancestors' civilizations. Lauren writes family sagas set in ancient places, merging the drama, coming of age, women's fiction, and sweet romance genres. Whenever Lauren Lee Merewether visits a place seemingly untouched by time, an emotionally intense family saga is born soon after. The Curse of Beauty won the gold medal for the 2022 Readers' Favorite Awards in the Fiction-Mythology category. “Unmissable.”, “…incredible…”, “…an unstoppable read…”, “…a powerful book…”, and “…an exceptional story.” - Readers’ Favorite (★★★★★) Thais is left to discover what her mother bargained for while lies, deceit, and secrets propel her and all of her people into one epic struggle for survival.Įxperience the rise of tyranny, discover the power of a people amid a sea of lies, deceit, and secrets, and unveil the legacy behind the legend.

Seeing no other option to end the pending war, Thais' mother strikes a bargain with their Mother Goddess, trading her life for her daughter's future.

Yet the biggest threat to the people of Tiryns is not the soldiers on the plains but the growing division within the city. Thais, the Tiryns chieftain's daughter, is caught between her father's wish for peace without bloodshed and the senior councilman's desire to wage war. In 1650 BC, King Oceanus, a self-proclaimed lord of the sea, arrives with his soldiers on the shore of Tiryns and begins a struggle for power and dominance. Grab this gripping historical drama, and go back to a time when men became legends and kings became gods. Before the Muses spoke of Medusa, a woman inspired the myth.

The Curse of Beauty by Lauren Lee Merewether