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. The bet does more than expose Persephone's failure as a goddess, however. Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world.

After moving to New Athens, she hopes to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. The truth is, since she was a little girl, flowers have shriveled at her touch. After 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. A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone 1) Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only. But nothing has ever intrigued him as much as the goddess offering him a bargain he can't resist.

Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. All of that changes when she sits down in a forbidden nightclub to play a hand of cards with a hypnotic and mysterious stranger. Since she was a little girl, flowers have only shriveled at her touch.Īfter moving to New Athens, she hoped to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. She answered, 'Yes.' Persephone is the Goddess of Spring in title only. 'You will worship me, and I won't even have to order you.' His request felt sinful and devious, and she reveled in it. She remembered the words she had whispered to him in the back of the limo after La Rose. I thought the twist towards the end was a little rushed and just breezed over, but. Clair comes a dark and enthralling reimagining of the Hades and Persephone Greek myth. I love greek mythology, especially the hades and persephone storylines.

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