Did You Know:
When I first started writing HELEN OF SPARTA, I envisioned it as a tie-in to my Fate of the Gods trilogy. In the first draft, Helen was Eve and Paris was Adam -- adding a new layer of urgency in keeping the two of them apart! In my Fate of the Gods novella TEMPTING FATE, Jean DeLeon references Helen's mythology as part of his family's history, In FORGED BY FATE, Adam is startled when he recognizes Helen as Eve, and in FORGED BY FATE and FATE FORGOTTEN, Thor is pretty jealous of Theseus. (Who can blame him, really? Theseus is a tough act to follow!)
But ultimately, HELEN OF SPARTA became its own book, set in its own distinct world, and Helen became her own character. And her adventures in BY HELEN'S HAND definitely aren't the same as Eve's in the Fate of the Gods books! But you might enjoy giving both series a read to compare and contrast!
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