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 .
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