{"product_id":"a-touch-of-darkness-collectors-edition-pre-order","title":"A Touch of Darkness ✦ Collector's edition (PRE-ORDER)","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCollector's edition of A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair with colour illustrations, foiled edges, author footnotes \u0026amp; more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishing date 10th November 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✦\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair comes an exclusive collector's edition of her dark and enthralling reimagining of the Hades and Persephone Greek myth. This edition includes all-new illustrated hardcover designs, full-color endpapers, full-color interior art, author footnotes, foiled edges, and more.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Let me worship you,\" he said.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe remembered the words she had whispered to him in the back of the limo after La Rose. \"You will worship me, and I won't even have to order you.\" His request felt sinful and devious, and she reveled in it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe answered, \"Yes.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\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","brand":"Clair, Scarlett St.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57656879153534,"sku":"pre-order-touch-darkness","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/0325\/6389\/files\/paper-and-word-fantasy-independent-bookshop-a-touch-of-darkness-scarlett-st-clair-collectors-edition.png?v=1783450790","url":"https:\/\/paperandword.com\/products\/a-touch-of-darkness-collectors-edition-pre-order","provider":"Paper and Word","version":"1.0","type":"link"}