A dark and captivating retelling of the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone is the work of best-selling author Scarlett St. Clair. He said, "Let me worship you." She recalled the words she had muttered to him after La Rose in the back of the limousine. I won't even have to command you to worship me. She delighted in his suggestion because it seemed immoral and cunning. Yes, she retorted. The title of "Goddess of Spring" belongs to Persephone alone. Flowers have only ever shrivelled at her touch since she was a young child. She intended to live a quiet life in New Athens while pretending to be 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.