A vibrant collection of ten retellings of forbidden love, acts of vengeance, and naive attractions. Modernized for today's reader, these diverse stories from cultures and traditions around the world, are woven throughout with themes that are quintessentially human. The ten different stories include: Hades and Persephone, the classic myth from Ancient Greece; Kali, the Indian goddess (and wife of Shiva), known for her fierceness on the battlefield; Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld; Mictlantecuhtli and Mictecacihuatl, the lovers who ruled the Aztec underworld; The Shinigami, Japanese spirits of the underworld; Maman Brigitte, the Haitian intermediary of death; Gamab, the Namibian god of fate who gifted rain to mankind; Hel, the Norse overseer of the underworld; Sedna, the Inuit goddess of the sea and the underworld; The Sand Hills, the home of the dead for the Blackfeet Nation. Sure to captivate and enchant, these tales are perfect for fans of mythology, romance, and fairy tales.