{"product_id":"9781728258454","title":"A Touch of Darkness","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"desc_summary1728258456-content\" class=\"expandContent\"\u003e\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_contributor  title_Author accFont\" title=\"Scarlett St. Clair\"\u003eScarlett St. Clair\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_contributor  title_Author accFont\" title=\"Scarlett St. Clair\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandHeader accFont\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Bloom Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47393748320489,"sku":"9781728258454","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/5548\/7129\/files\/9781728258454_c1d81.jpg?v=1720894821","url":"https:\/\/redstickreads.com\/products\/9781728258454","provider":"Red Stick Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}