This Immortal Heart: A Novel of Aphrodite

By Jennifer Saint

The epic, captivating tale of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, who must reconcile her mind and heart when she is drawn against all odds to Ares, the god of war, from the internationally bestselling author of Ariadne and Hera.

The stunning first edition hardcover of This Immortal Heart features gorgeous endpapers and a stamped case

From the moment Aphrodite emerges fully formed from the sea, she is devastatingly beautiful and imbued with ancient power. Driven by passion yet strategic in how she moves through the halls of Olympus and the earthly realm alike, the free-willed goddess wields unparalleled influence over every living being.

When fate brings her face to face with Ares, she bristles at this surly, hot-tempered warrior who's seemingly her opposite: disliked by everyone and devoted to stirring up conflict. Yet these gods are no more immune to the dizzying highs and lows of love and loss than anyone else, and soon, they are irresistibly drawn to one another.

As their love affair spans mortal lifetimes, Aphrodite begins to question the gods' games and her role in them. But there's only so much room for fire and passion in Zeus's kingdom. Before long, she must test her devotion to her own divine purpose--and to a love that can only lead to ruin.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FQJ8C1M1
• ISBN13: 9798217092307
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Felt very monotone

It’s a story from Aphrodite’s view point as she goes through her day to day as a goddess of love. I wanted to enjoy this book so much as at one time I was huge into mythology. I’m struggling with the story as some of the mythos is altered. For some reason in this story she is an older god than Zeus, instead of his daughter and maybe that’s why I struggled with the story. Minimal descriptions of characters appearances, which may have also contributed to my lack of interest. There was nothing to make me care about anything or anyone in the story as much was overly predictable and what wasn’t, was due to the altered narrative