A Greek God at the Ladies' Club (Mass Market Paperback)

by Jenna McKnight (Author) "Psst! Darius, where are you?..." (more)
Key Phrases: perfect statue, diamond tennis bracelet, telekinetic powers, Forest Park, Alexandra de Marco, Central West End (more...)

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When his tryst with a beautiful queen is interrupted by her angry husband, the Greek god Darius changes himself into a statue. Suspecting that there is something fishy about his wife's new piece of art, the king breaks off a key body part, and has the statue tossed out the window. For the next three thousand years Darius is unable to return to his human form, forced to wait until the statue is restored. Luckily sculptor Alexandra de Marco is creating an exact replica of the statue to auction off at a benefit for the orphanage where she grew up. At the unveiling, Alexandra's statue receives all the attention she ever could have hoped for when, instead of bidding on a beautiful but cold marble statue, the ladies of the social club find themselves competing for the very real Darius. Greek mythology gets a fresh and clever twist in McKnight's witty and sexy contemporary comedy that is pure fun for readers who like a bit of fantasy with their romance. John Charles
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Product Description

What if you had sculpted the perfect replica of a gorgeous Greek god and, right before you're about to unveil it to a group of ladies, it comes to life in all its naked glory? What if your creation wanted to reward you by fulfilling your every desire? What would you do?

If you're Alexandra, you'd want to smash something.

The statue of Darius, playboy god, was supposed to bring in much-needed cash for the orphanage where Alex grew up. Now that it has miraculously turned to flesh, she just needs to give it a small imperfection so that it'll turn back into the marble statue she created.

Never mind that she fell in love with him -- it -- a little every day while she was sculpting the exquisite body. Never mind that he -- it -- is every bit as sexy and charming and powerful as she imagined.

And she sure as heck shouldn't be tempted by his heated offer to fulfill her every desire...

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Avon (November 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060549270
• ISBN-13: 978-0060549275
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #836,954 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, Fluffy Romance about a Greek Statue Come to Life, April 27, 2005

By	Dakota "daxydakota" (Southern California) - See all my reviews

I thought A GREEK GOD AT THE LADIES' CLUB was cute. It's the story of Greek god Darius, ruler of gems, who in trying to break a 3,000 year old curse, inhabits a statue that is about to be sold at a charity auction and comes to life - to the chagrin of the statue's sculptor, Alexandra. What happens after that is silly fun, with Darius wanting to go back to his playboy ways, especially to woo Alexandra, while Alexandra tries to trick Darius into becoming a statue again for the sake of helping orphans. Throw in Darius' interesting family of Greek Gods, including a computer-obsessed Zeus, and it's all fun and witty humor. You never know what Darius is going to do or say next, in his charming, egotistical way. Fun reading, with a moral about family at the end.

For similar reads, try Gena Showalter's THE STONE PRINCE, about a handsome alien-turned-statue and the girl who must break his curse. Or, if you are interested in Greek God heroes, read Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark-Hunter series, beginning with FANTASY LOVER.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book I recommend to my friends.., September 14, 2004

By	Lori Devoti "Romance Author" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I really enjoyed this book. It is light, funny and creative. The basic idea is great--a Greek god trapped inside a statue. There was enough actual mythology to lend it some realism--by that I mean you could see this being an actual legend, the part about him being cursed into a statue. And the play between the god/statue and the herione/sculptor was a hoot. He's used to being seen as a totally irresistable hottie and she just wants him to turn back to stone.
Buy the book!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 3 3/4 stars. Good read, but could have been better., December 10, 2003

By	R. Plaza-Gotay (New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Alexandra de Marco is an strugling artist. After spending much time of a year sculpting the statue of Darius, the god of the gems, and favorite son of Zeus, she is finally ready to show her work and auction it in order to use that money to help keep a house with orphans open. Alex is very partial of orphans being one herself (with her sister).
Darius, god of gems, has been pretty much in a state of nothingness for the last 3,000 years after a little incident locked him inside a statue of himself. He has spent these 3,000 years looking for a statue that is perfect do he can enter it and retake his original form. Problem is daddy Zeus was mad as Hades at Darius for converting himself into a statue to get out of a mess Darius got himself into, so mad in fact Zaus decided to curse his own son. So everytime Darius finds a close match of a statue of himself, "Boom!" Zeus destroys it.
Darius has pretty much given up, until Hermes shows up to tell him about a certain statue of Darius that is being made in St. Louis. Then, he decides to risk it.
Alex has no idea that Darius is close to her all this time while she gives the final touches to her perfect work, and that the strange events occuring in her place are being caused by the god.
Shortly after the statue si finished and set for preview at the ladies club, Darius turns to life and that's when all begins.
Alexandra is beyond beleif, and naturally does not beelive him at the begining. Darius can not beleive that jewels are so accecible now days, since he was banned from his position, so he takes what he thinks belongs to him, putting Alex into even more trouble.
The kids from the house Alex is trying to save, are wonderful and funny. And they bring Darius's ego down a notch or two.
Alex's sister is a bit stiff but redemable.
The main problem I had with this book is not the story perse, but the dialogue, or the lack of it.
I found that descriptions is the order of the day here, and dialogue was few and far between. Situations that could have replaced some of the most monotonous descriptions were left pretty much in blank. For example Alex went through an accident before the novel begins, but when she is talking to Darius about it, the author describes the scene soemwhat like this: ""I had an accident." "Tell me about it" and she did. She told him about the accident and..."
This is not the only time I saw the same thing happening and it bother me a lot. Had it not been for this I would have given this book 4 1/2 stars.
Overall, the book was very funny and enjoyable. Slow at some points, and could have been better, but certainly a good read.
The characters are great but they are at times 2 dimensional. Most of the events are funny and charming, some, however, just drag the story. The characterization of Darius's family, at least in my opinion, was way out of character (they were too nice, and we all now that greek gods weren't that compassionate) but this is a work of fiction so I kind of liked the whole twist.
All in all, yes I would recomend this book.