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March 12, 2021 By Mary 31 Comments



Goddesses Inc.
Autumn Bardot
Publication date: March 11th 2021
Genres: Adult, Contemporary

Divinity was their destiny. Now mortality is their fate.

Mnem has everything. A glamorous lifestyle, beauty, family, and immortality. But she doesn’t have a platform. Or followers. Or relevance. Which is why Mnemosyne, goddess of remembrance and mother of the nine muses, is fired.

Mnem isn’t the only one. Three other goddesses are also up a mortal creek without a divine paddle. Now they must build a life—a real one.

Although their divinity is gone, their soul and courage remain. But mortal life is so frustrating! As the four ex-goddesses struggle to find friendship, love, and purpose, mortals get in the way. Sexy mortals. Obnoxious mortals. And dangerous ones. Before they have a chance to get a handle on the whole mortality thing, their lives take an unexpected turn with an epic decision. One with deadly consequences.

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EXCERPT:

“You are no longer relevant, Mnemosyne. No one knows who you are or what you are the goddess of.”

Mnem touched her chest. “I’m Mnemosyne, Greek goddess of memory.”

Shee’s lips twitched. “I know who you are.”

“I—”

Shee held out a silencing palm. “Do you have a brand?”

“A what?”

Shee produced a cellphone from the folds of her kaftan and pushed the device across the desk. “A brand. A platform. Do you have followers?”

Mnem glanced at the cellphone. “What kind of followers?”

“Social media followers.” Shee tapped the phone with a long oval-shaped nail. “Twitter. InstaPic. Snap chat. Facebook.”

“I…” A Charybdis whirlpool churned in Mnem’s belly.

“You’re a goddess and you don’t have a twitter account, let alone a blue checkmark.”

“Neither do you,” Mnem shot back.

Shee laughed, a beautifully ugly sound devoid of mirth. “I don’t need one. I am All.”

Mnem felt the roiling waters move upwards. “You asked me here to tell me to get a social media account?”

“No.” Shee crossed her arms. “FEM and MAS are merging.”

MAS, Masculine Alliance Sodality. The cosmic counterpart.

Shee stretched her arm to the vista beyond, to the landscape of skyscrapers, factories, buildings, and domiciles. “The world is always changing. We change with it.”

Don’t throw up. “What does that mean?”

Shee lowered her arm, the kaftan’s fabric fluttering into perfect drapes around her. “It means, Mnemosyne, that we must clean house. Downsize. Free ourselves from goddesses and gods who are no longer relevant.”

“I’m relevant.” Mnem squeaked, her voice without relevancy.

“No, you’re not.” Shee’s mouth formed into her famous smile-frown. Pitying. Beneficent. Empathetic. And terrifying. “Darling, you haven’t been relevant for a thousand years.”

“I’ll change.” Mnem slid her phone from her metallic goatskin Chanel purse. “I’ll create a…a brand. I’ll start an account. How difficult can it be to get a blue checkmark?”

Shee sighed. “It’s too late.”

“What do you mean?” Mnem’s divine bones chilled to ice. “Are you firing me?”

“I prefer the term dismissed.” Shee crossed one leg over the other. “You’re one of many. MAS and I are streamlining. Redundancy is neither expedient nor prudent.”

All the air whooshed out of Mnem. Her belly constricted. Her bowels twisted. “What will happen to me?” Mnem’s voice cracked. Sounded human. A voice strangled by fear.

Shee graced her with another ghastly pitying smile. “You are now barred from FEM. All your privileges revoked forthwith. Don’t look so mortified, Mnem. This is your doing after all. You had choices.” Shee’s finger tapped the air. “You’ve always had choices. You chose to do nothing.”

Mnem squared her shoulders. “I am the mother of the nine muses.” Dear goddess, I sound pathetic.

“That’s not enough anymore.” Shee’s fingers fluttered in the air. “Look at you. Wearing all the latest designer clothing. You keep current with fashion. Have the newest phone. Enjoy an extremely active social and sexual life.”

“People love me.”

“No darling, you’ve become arm candy and a good time for a miles-long string of interesting mortal men.”

 

Author Bio:

Autumn Bardot is a multi-genre author who writes stories about fearless women and dangerous passions. She has taught literary analysis and writing for almost twenty years. This year Autumn is a presenter at the Historical Novel Society conference. Autumn was the featured author on Stoya’s Book Club; has an article on BooksbyWomen.org; and was a guest speaker on several podcasts, library panels, and writing clubs. Autumn is currently writing her next novel and posting informational videos on her YouTube channel.

Autumn has a passion for history and a special affinity for the unsung courageous females that history neglects or misunderstands. She lives in Southern California with her husband and ever-growing family. She wishes she was one-tenth as brave as the women she writes about.

Autumn also writes as LZ Marie.

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Comments

  1. Rajeeva Jayaratne
    Rajeeva Jayaratne says

    March 12, 2021 at 12:14 am

    best of luck with the book.

    Reply
  2. mmalavec
    Maria Malaveci says

    March 12, 2021 at 4:15 am

    Sounds like a wonderful read!

    Reply
  3. deborahdumm
    Deborah D says

    March 12, 2021 at 4:37 am

    How long was the writing process?

    Reply
  4. Marcy Meyer says

    March 12, 2021 at 4:53 am

    Looks great. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  5. Beatrice LaRocca – Walden, NY – Lover of the written word, lifelong learning and the great outdoors. And Chocolate!
    Bea LaRocca says

    March 12, 2021 at 5:26 am

    I enjoyed reading the synopsis and excerpt, this sounds like a must read for me. Thank you for sharing the book and author details

    Reply
  6. Cathy French
    Cathy French says

    March 12, 2021 at 7:26 am

    I love the character name Mnem . Looking forward to reading about these goddesses

    Reply
  7. Shelly Peterson
    shelly peterson says

    March 12, 2021 at 7:48 am

    Sounds like a good read

    Reply
  8. jalapenomamamn – Central MN
    Barbara Montag says

    March 12, 2021 at 7:50 am

    Adult, Contemporary – I would enjoy this.
    And what an amazing cover!
    Thank you for sharing the review.

    Reply
  9. susan1215
    Susan Smith says

    March 12, 2021 at 7:57 am

    Sounds like a great book. I like the cover.

    Reply
  10. Kim says

    March 12, 2021 at 9:43 am

    This story sounds very interesting.I can definitely picture some funny moments.

    Reply
  11. Ellen Stafford
    Ellen Stafford says

    March 12, 2021 at 10:22 am

    I really enjoyed the excerpt!

    Reply
  12. Joy Avery
    Joy Avery says

    March 12, 2021 at 1:03 pm

    Unique book

    Reply
  13. Glenda M says

    March 12, 2021 at 2:43 pm

    Sounds like a unique and fun take ono mythology

    Reply
  14. Tina Rucci
    Tina R says

    March 12, 2021 at 3:10 pm

    This has an interesting storyline. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  15. Margaret Smith says

    March 12, 2021 at 3:49 pm

    Congratulations on the books release. Sounds like a delightful book.

    Reply
  16. Latifa Morrisette
    Latifa Morrisette says

    March 12, 2021 at 5:57 pm

    Love the cover. Sounds like a good read.

    Reply
  17. bn100 says

    March 12, 2021 at 7:21 pm

    fun

    Reply
  18. Bonnie says

    March 12, 2021 at 7:21 pm

    What an interesting book! Great excerpt. I’d love to read more.

    Reply
  19. Abigail Gibson says

    March 12, 2021 at 7:27 pm

    This looks amazing!

    Reply
  20. Thomas Gibson says

    March 12, 2021 at 10:14 pm

    Nice cover and excerpt!

    Reply
  21. Cynthia Conley
    Cynthia C says

    March 13, 2021 at 6:51 am

    The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

    Reply
  22. David Hollingsworth says

    March 13, 2021 at 1:39 pm

    The story sounds intriguing and empowering.

    Reply
  23. nyfoodhistorian – Quiet Prepper Female
    Cindy Merrill says

    March 14, 2021 at 2:00 pm

    Somehow this plot seems a bit too far fetched, but I’m open minded.

    Reply
  24. karenh43
    Karen H says

    March 14, 2021 at 9:14 pm

    Sounds like a very good story. Love the cover too.

    Reply
  25. Cali W.
    Cali W. says

    March 15, 2021 at 12:40 pm

    Great excerpt and giveaway.

    Reply
  26. CAROL G (CLYNSG)
    clynsg says

    March 15, 2021 at 1:04 pm

    I am always interested in learning about new books that I might want to read.

    Reply
  27. Rita Wray
    Rita Wray says

    March 15, 2021 at 4:43 pm

    Sounds like a really great book.

    Reply
  28. nyfoodhistorian – Quiet Prepper Female
    Cindy Merrill says

    March 18, 2021 at 11:27 am

    Don’t get the plot- immortality is not something that can be removed- to do so would effectually kill the entire being.

    Reply
  29. @saleago – United States
    Sandra Watts says

    March 19, 2021 at 8:28 am

    Nice cover. Sounds good.

    Reply
  30. Leela says

    March 21, 2021 at 12:43 pm

    It looks like a good read.

    Reply
  31. BILL HOFF says

    March 24, 2021 at 7:16 pm

    My daughter would enjoy this book

    Reply

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