{"product_id":"9781728258454","title":"A Touch of Darkness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair comes a dark and enthralling reimagining of the Hades and Persephone Greek myth. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Let me worship you,\" he said.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe remembered the words she had whispered to him in the back of the limo after La Rose. \u003cem\u003e\"You will worship me, and I won't even have to order you.\"\u003c\/em\u003e His request felt sinful and devious, and she reveled in it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe answered, \"Yes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersephone is the Goddess of Spring in title only. Since she was a little girl, flowers have only shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hoped to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. All of that changes when she sits down in a forbidden nightclub to play a hand of cards with a hypnotic and mysterious stranger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. But nothing has ever intrigued him as much as the goddess offering him a bargain he can't resist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter her encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead, and his terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever. The bet does more than expose Persephone's failure as a goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows—a love that is both captivating and forbidden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scarlett St. Clair","offers":[{"title":"Sourcebooks |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2021-12-07","offer_id":44150875914495,"sku":"9781728258454","price":25.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_0ba083c2-7f9a-480d-803f-9f3f6b82ad54.jpg?v=1684264653","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781728258454","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}