A Touch of Darkness  . by Scarlett St Clair .

Paperback in new condition  .

Persephone is the  Goddess of Spring by title only  .The Truth is  , since she was a little girl. , flowers have shrivelled at her touch .

After moving to New Athens , she hopes to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist  .

Hades , God of the Dead,  has built a gambling empire in the  mortal world and his favourite bets are rumoured to be impossible  .

After a chance encounter with Hades , Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead and the terms are impossible  .

Persephone must create life in the Underworld or loose 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 - and it's  forbidden  .

From a smoke  / pet free home  .