Book cover titled Impersonating Aphrodite by Katherine West. Cover features a handsome, shirtless man holding an ancient helmet and a sword in front of a temple with a colourful nebula swirling in the background.

I write steamy science fiction romance set in a galaxy governed by ancient gods where the heroines have powers and the warriors are their fated mates.

It would be fantasy romance, except I don’t find medieval hygiene or healthcare sexy.

Think Stargate, but 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️.

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OMG, I am so excited. I really love this series. Hot af, but so romantic, I am swooning over here!

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When a gladiator abducts a goddess, forbidden desires ignite...

She is a goddess and lives in luxury. Lives in luxurious captivity, trapped in a loveless marriage while her abusive husband holds her daughter hostage.

When Artemis is abducted by a desperate, escaped gladiator with nothing left to lose, she is suddenly, unexpectedly free. Forbidden passion flares between them, but Artemis is not free to stay with the warrior who has captured her heart. She belongs to her husband, who will take a violent revenge on the whole Earth if she doesn’t return.

And he has her daughter.

Artemis discovers a flame inside her she never knew. She will rally the gods. She will protect her planet. She will save her daughter… even if it means giving up the only man she has ever really loved.

Thus begins the House of the Gods series. Get swept away by this red-hot blend of mythology, science fiction and sizzling romance, where powerful women and their fated mates traverse a dark and dangerous galaxy… together.

Thus begins the House of the Gods series, in a red-hot blend of mythology, science fiction and sizzling romance, where powerful women and their fated mates traverse a dark and dangerous galaxy… together.

The House of the Gods series

Impersonating Aphrodite

Defying Zeus

Deceiving Apollo

Escaping Lucifer

Claiming Artemis

Capturing Nemesis

Kidnapping Cassandra

It’s a secret!

About the author

Katherine West is shy. Like, really shy. Unless she gets started talking about one of her obsessions, like romance, history, music, art or lacemaking. Then it takes an act of God to shut her up.

She lives in Sydney, in a house where she can see the sunset.

She’s been writing books since she was a little girl. Her Year 6 teacher teased her publicly because she wrote long stories. Now who’s laughing, Mrs Reynolds?

Katherine is very new at all of this, so let her know if you like her books!