Queen of the Underworld: The Hades Series Guide
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Step into a world where darkness intertwines with desire, power collides with passion, and danger lurks at every turn. Welcome to the mesmerizing world of the Hades series by Tate James—a riveting saga that effortlessly weaves together thrilling action, sizzling romance, and an electric cast of characters that will leave you breathless. If you’re like me, utterly captivated by this series, craving more heart-pounding tales with a similar allure, fear not! I’ve scoured the literary landscape to curate a collection of books that echo the electrifying essence of the Hades series, promising the same exhilarating rush and addictive storytelling.
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Table of Contents
What is the Hades Series?
Hades Books in Order
Hades Books Descriptions
Book Lists That Feature Hades
Hades Playlist
6 Recs Like the Hades Series
More Series Guides
Book Lists
Author Guides
What is the Hades series?
Hades is the second series in Tate James’ Shadow Grove universe. Several characters cross over from the Madison Kate series, but Hades can be read independently. Hades is a contemporary why choose series.
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Hades by Tate James is for readers who enjoy:
- Age Gaps
- Friends-to-Lovers
- Mafia Romance
- Second Chances
- Why Choose
Hades Books in Order
Book 1: 7th Circle
Book 2: Anarchy
Book 3: Club 22
Book 4: Timber
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Hades Books Descriptions
7th Circle
Description
Five years ago, I masterminded the infamous massacre of the Tri-state Timberwolves.
The streets outside the Wolves HQ ran red with the blood of the old guard, and not one of those members loyal to my father were spared mercy. Not a single one.
I let the media twist and distort the story. My new recruits eagerly proved themselves in spreading false news, in covering our tracks. To the general public, the Tri-State Timberwolves were extinct.
But that couldn’t have been further from the truth. We changed, we grew, we evolved and came out stronger than ever. Now, I live, eat, sleep and breathe Timberwolves. I’ll do anything to keep my empire safe and thriving. To keep the people depending on me safe.
So, what do I do, when it’s my own weakness that places us all in danger? When I let sex cloud my judgment, and my people pay the price?
Simple. Kill the distractions.
I’m called Hades for a reason, after all.
Anarchy
Description
Five years ago, I made a choice that I haven’t regretted a day since. I protected the single most important person in my world, my little sister. I protected myself, and I seized control of the Tri-state Timberwolves.
Since then, I’ve wielded that power with an iron fist. Done whatever it took to take care of my people. Kept us out of the public eye, and kept us safe.
Now a ghost from my past is threatening my position. Challenging me. Peddling their poison and breaking my rules. Stabbing at me in the dark.
Blowing up my fucking club.
But this last attack has taken it one step too far. They have no idea the lengths I’ll go to protect what is mine. And Lucas? He’s mine.
They want anarchy? They haven’t seen anything yet.
Club 22
Description
They say to keep your enemies close and mine are all around me. At the heart of it are four dangerously gorgeous men. The man who wants to light my darkness and already paid the price for loving me. The man who can handle my power and loves every dark inch of me. The man who has been my closest companion and now threatens to upend our carefully balanced world in pursuit of me.
But the fourth man is probably the most terrifying. He wants to take the others away. He wants to tear the spinal column out my empire. Destroy my businesses. Destroy me.
Why?
Because the man who should have stayed dead wants me and he will stop at nothing until he’s carved out my bloody, beating heart and left me broken.
He should remember who he’s dealing with…I’m not the girl he knew anymore.
I’m Hades.
This time when death comes for him, I’ll make sure it sticks.
Timber
Description
Betrayed.
My best friend, my right hand, the man I trusted above all others. Zayden de Rosa declared his love for me and pursued me until he shattered the walls between us. Then the man who loved me proved to be a traitor. I never saw that coming.
Abandoned.
My fierce lover, he died to protect me. Let me kill him and erase him so he could move in the shadows. He’s out there alone and he has no idea what’s happened. All he’ll know is that I’m not where I’m supposed to be. Something that might cost him his life for real. I have to trust him to survive on his own. He never saw that coming.
Framed.
My lighthouse. My lover. My Lucas. I love him so damn much and while I might be guilty of some crimes, the worst seems to be hurting him. The majority of what they arrested me for was a damn lie, but not that one. Hopefully the light he promised me will sustain through this time. We never saw that coming.
Enraged.
My ex is at the heart of this all. One assault after another. He didn’t break me before and he won’t break me now.
I’m Hades.
He’ll never see me coming.
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Hades Playlist
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Hate by Tate James
Madison Kate, Book One
Hate by Tate James is for readers who enjoy:
- Alpha Males
- Enemies-to-Lovers
- Forced Proximity
- Suspense
- Why Choose
Book Description
“Madison Kate Danvers was murdered tonight.”
Those words changed my life, and not for the better.
They were wrong, of course. I wasn’t dead. But I was set up.
After being charged with a string of offenses–and made an example of by my politically minded father–I’m eventually released back into Shadow Grove with one thing on my mind.
Hate.
Someone is going to pay for derailing my carefully laid-out future. Someone is going to catch the full force of my hate. How very convenient that someone just moved into the bedroom down the hall from me.
Archer D’Ath and his boys messed with the wrong chick, and they’re about to learn just how cold Madison Kate’s hate can run.
Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight
Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight is for readers who enjoy:
- Alpha Males
- BDSM
- Enemies-to-Lovers
- Mafia Romance
- Why Choose
Book Description
Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel—The Vipers.
They run this town and everyone in it. Their deals are as sordid as their business, and their reputation is enough to bring a grown man to his knees, forcing him to beg for mercy. They are not people you mess with, yet my dad did. The old man ran up a debt with them and then sold me to cover his losses.
Yes, sold me.
They own me now.
I’m theirs in every sense of the word. But I’ve never been meek and compliant. These men, they look at me with longing. Their scarred, blood-stained hands holding me tight. They want everything I am, everything I have to give, and won’t stop until they get just that. They can own my body, but they will never have my heart.
The Vipers? I’m going to make them regret the day they took me.
This girl? She bites too.
Poison Roses by Tate James and Jaymin Eve
Boys of Bellerose, Book One
Poison Roses by Jaymin Eve and Tate James is for readers who enjoy:
- Forced Proximity
- Mafia Romance
- Rockstar Romance
- Second Chances
- Why Choose
Book Description
You know that saying, things can’t possibly get worse? They always can.
I thought I’d hit rock bottom when I turned sixteen. The day I broke my first love’s heart, ending things before I could ruin his career as a rock star.
But damn, was I wrong.
Things got progressively worse from that moment on, until now. Eight years later, when I find myself homeless, jobless, covered in blood, and running from a ghost of my past.
Angelo Ricci–the second boy I ever loved–knows I saw him shoot a man. He’s coming for me, has men out all over the city looking for me, and if they find me I’m as good as dead.
But I’m not giving up so easily. I’ll do whatever it takes to escape the Ricci family’s wrath, even if it means seeking sanctuary with the most unlikely, and unwilling of allies.
Bellerose is the hottest rock band in the world right now–in popularity and looks–and it’s just my luck that I stumble into their laps while running for my life. It’s not the best plan to hide out on their tour, but it’s the best I’ve got.
Except, the only person that Bellerose’s frontman hates more than Angelo Ricci… might be me. Too damn bad. Jace owes me. After all, I’m Billie Bellerose.
Ensnared by Rebecca Quinn
Brutes of Bristlebrook, Book One
Ensnared by Rebecca Quinn is for readers who enjoy:
- Age Gaps
- Enemies-to-Lovers
- Forced Proximity
- Found Family
- Why Choose
Book Description
Since the Final War, I’ve been doing just fine. I have a lovely cave, a darling vegetable patch, forest views . . . and if loneliness sometimes squeezes my aching heart, well, my books have always kept me company.
That is, until a pack of hunters chase me from my home and right into the arms of several rather large, rather brutish ex-Army Rangers. And those brutes have the nerve to make me the rudest offer I’ve ever heard.
Their protection—for my body.
The whole thing is absurd. Scandalous. Perverted, even. I mean, just the thought of doing that with five men, well, it’s . . . it’s . . .
I take the deal.
Okay, so it’s possible I find them indecently tempting. But these men also have secrets, and pasts so fraught with emotion, I’m not sure I can untangle them all. Or whether they’ll let me.
No, my brutes have made it excruciatingly clear where they think I belong—beneath them, between them, bent over backwards for them . . . but certainly not beside them.
And I don’t think that’s going to work for me.
A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon
Tempting Monsters, Book One
A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon is for readers who enjoy:
- Historical Romance
- PNR
- Monsters
- Shifters
- Why Choose
Book Description
On the brink of losing her position as a maid and with no prospects to go on, the offer of a place at Rooksgrave Manor—a house of ill and unusual repute—sounds like a perfect fit for a young woman with Esther’s inclinations. Even better, the invitation comes by the hand of the handsome Dr. Underwood, a delicate gentleman with a ferocious alter ego who knows exactly what he wants from Esther.
Upon arrival the men and the daily decadence of the manor feel too good to be true for a girl of Esther’s station. There are rules to be followed, expectations to meet, and Esther is afraid she might be too wicked even for a place like Rooksgrave.
Temptations lurk around every shadowy corner and Esther has never been a girl able to resist. But the risk of disappointing her new gentlemen isn’t all that’s threatening Esther’s new position. Rooksgrave Manor’s protections for its unusual patrons are failing, the wards are crumbling, and Esther’s new and exquisitely pleasurable life may all come tumbling down.
Friends with the Monsters by Albany Walker
Friends with the Monsters, Book One
Friends with the Monsters by Albany Walker is for readers who enjoy:
- Alpha Males
- Fated Mates
- Monsters
- PNR
- Why Choose
Book Description
Gather round close, for I have a secret to tell.
Late at night, while everyone is sleeping, dreaming of white knights and fairytales. I’m making friends with the monsters.
They call to me, like finds like, right? My biggest secret, I’m the scariest monster I know.
I think I’m the bad guy.
