"Aphrodite’s War" is the first book in a trilogy based on the Trojan War. It follows two pairs of lovers, one rich and famous, recorded forever in the stories and myths of ancient Greece; the other poor and unknown, recorded only here in these pages.All the world knows of Paris, the handsome young prince of Troy who stole Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world from her husband, King Menelaus of Sparta, starting a ten-year war that would rock the ancient world. But who has ever heard of Illotos, the young, penniless, cousin of the Ithakan king, Odysseus, and his lover, Demia, the dark-haired, dark-eyed youngest daughter of the King of Thessaly? And yet, their lives and their loves were intertwined, enmeshed in the courtly intrigue, jealousies and treachery of King Agamemnon’s royal palace in Mycenae Paris has traveled from Troy to Mycenae to marry Agamemnon’s daughter Iphigenea, and unite the powerful Trojan empire to the fledgling power of the Greek states; but there are forces inside Greece that oppose this marriage, most notably the great hero, Achilles. He, along with several other Greek leaders, fear that the marriage will empower Agamemnon and weaken them, so they plan to kill Paris before the wedding. Illotos has traveled from Ithaka to Mycenae as Odysseus’ ward. Young, inexperienced, and naive, he enters the royal palace hoping to get a glimpse of the heroes that he has heard about and idolized since he was a child. What he finds is not what he expects. His heroes are disappointing, but he finds something much better—Demia. But will she, a princess, accept the love of the impoverished Illotos? And will King Agamemnon, who covets her, let her go? The fate of nations, as well as that of Paris, Helen, Illotos, and Demia, hang in the balance as the political intrigue plays itself out in the corrupt royal court in Book One of the Trojan Cycle, "Aprhrodite’s War."