TY - BOOK AU - StClair,Scarlett TI - A touch of darkness T2 - Hades x Persephone SN - 9780991132379 AV - PS3619.T234 U1 - 813/.6 23 PY - 2021///] CY - Naperville, Illinois PB - Bloom Books KW - Persephone KW - Hades KW - Persephone (Greek deity) KW - Electronic books KW - Fiction KW - fast KW - Mythological fiction KW - Novels KW - Romance fiction KW - lcgft N2 - "Persephone 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. Hades, 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. 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. 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"-- UR - https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8a8028f7-789e-409b-88b3-eedda76ad189&.epub-sample.overdrive.com ER -