Tender Cruelty

Name: Tender Cruelty
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Katee Robert
ISBN: 9798349106965

Author: Katee Robert

Series: Dark Olympus

Narrator: Zara Hampton-Brown, Alex Moorcock

Unabridged: 8 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 12/02/2025

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Fairy Tales & Legends, Billionaires

Synopsis

I was his wife. His lover. His sworn enemy. The ice queen to Olympus's most hated king.*A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hera and Zeus.*The barrier that's protected Olympus for generations has fallen. The enemy's breached the gates and the Thirteen are scrambling to protect themselves, their loved ones, and the city they've sworn to protect. At least they would be if they weren't at each others' throats instead.Hera has no intention of letting her husband, Zeus, survive the oncoming storm. But despite the white-hot hatred burning between them, when Hera and Zeus are forced to work together, enmity crystalizes into something brighter. Hotter. Too powerful to deny or destroy.Hera never bartered on falling in love with the man she married—the man she once swore to kill. But now, standing back-to-back in the ruins of Olympus, she may be forced to admit that she's been wrong about Zeus all these years…and there may be something about their marriage worth saving if they can survive long enough to turn sworn enemies into something more.

About Katee Robert

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katee Robert learned to tell her stories at her grandpa's knee. She found romance novels at age twelve and never looked back. When not writing sexy contemporary and speculative fiction romance novels, she spends her time playing imaginary games with her little ones, driving her husband batty with what-if questions, and planning for the inevitable zombie apocalypse.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kati *☆･ﾟ on December 04, 2025

dropped @70% okay, first of all I loved the dynamic between Callisto (Hera) and Perseus (Zeus) and the way they slowly opened up to each other. I was so intrigued by them ever since they were forced to marry some time ago. People accuse me of being an ice king, but she’s all blades and no softness......more

Goodreads review by Madison on December 03, 2025

Tender Cruelty by Katee Robert Dark Olympus series #9. Retelling. Mythology and romance. Enemies to lovers troupe. Best read in order for the overall arc. Can be read as a stand-alone. Hera and Zeus. Married for political reasons. They hate each other. Yet, can’t keep their hands off each other. Olym......more

Goodreads review by Bethany (Beautifully Bookish Bethany) on November 24, 2025

We are barreling toward the conclusion of this series and I cannot wait to see how it all pans out! Tender Crulty is 100% enemies to lovers with a married couple who have hot sex at night and hate each other by day. But at this point in the series, the romance really takes a back seat to the larger......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (BookishMelissa) on June 08, 2025

Thanks so much to the publisher and Edelweiss for the eARC in exchange for an honest review! 3.5/5 stars I have very conflicting emotions after finishing Tender Cruelty, especially because this was the book in the Dark Olympus series that I've been waiting for. So, the fact that I didn't love it nearl......more

Goodreads review by Courtney on November 30, 2025

This was probably my least favorite of the series so far, which is disappointing because it was one of the most anticipated books. Zeus and Hera were both so whiny, and instead of actually talking about their problems, they used sex as a band-aid. It was also a little confusing, given that they were......more