This is a light-hearted, modern twist on the mythological theme of divine figures falling in love with mortals, with all the joy and tension you can imagine with such love, and the contentious relationship between forces of good and evil.

Terpsichore (one of the nine muses) lending her “delight in dancing" (the original meaning of the name in Greek) to the tone of the story. She falls in love with Daniel Gordon, which causes all hell to break loose: her sister, Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, must have her say on the mismatched match. “Five minutes later, Calliope appeared in the hallway by Dan’s bedroom and placed an ear on the door. The intimate giggles and murmurs she heard inside darkened her already soured face.” Her sister Clio, the muse of history, offers her advice to Daniel. “Number one – don’t attempt anything you wouldn’t be mentally equipped for in order to impress her. Terpsichore despises pretenders.”

In his own words John Tucker “has persevered despite being brought up in a wonderfully dysfunctional family.” It is that tongue-in-cheek humor, and the intimate knowledge of contentious relationships, that he brings to the fore here in such a pleasing manner.

Five stars. ( )

I enjoyed reading this book, got it as a free ARC ebook read. I liked the comedic style of writing the author chose to use. Kind of reminded me of the movie 'Bedazzled'.

It makes you think 'What if?' . . .

What if the nine muses were alive today?

What if . . . Sirens were out there reaping souls?

What if God and Saten used iPhones and played chess with each other?

Gives a different perspective to how they are normally perceived.

It is totally set up for s second book. . . Maybe even a third, fourth . . . Nine?

Terpischore In Love: Bedeviled and Bemused mixes Greek mythology with Christian religion. God is meant to be both the Christian God and Zeus in modern-day society. In the book, Satan is homosexual and his sirens are bisexual. The book uses a bunch of clichés and sophomoric, albeit comedic, language. There are references to contemporary society (i.e., God has an iPhone that he uses to text Satan) and descriptive sex scenes. The plot is clear and easy to follow: a human (Daniel O. Gordon) falls in love with a muse (Terpischore) and the muse with the human; the muse protects the human from Satan and his sirens who plot to kill him, because Zeus/God does not agree with muse–human love affairs. The book ends in a cliffhanger, where I assume the sequel shall begin.
(Reviewed by A. Delgado of Discerning Media) ( )

Review of epub edition: There are some really great ideas in this book as it mixes the Greek pantheon with deities and other elements of Judeo-Christian tradition in a rather clever way that works. Unfortunately, the book is bogged down in typos for lack of a good editor. The verb tenses leap around like so many deer and there are missing words and extra words throughout.

Anyone who has a sister knows there is naturally some snarkiness between siblings. Multiply that by eight and you have the relationships among the Muses. Toss in some Sirens and sit back to watch the sparks fly! How does one mere mortal man stand a chance when he falls in love with a Muse? Or is he something more than an ordinary mortal? Just don't interrupt the chess match between God and Lucifer! The story is funny, steamy, and deliciously twisted--an interesting start for a new series. ( )