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RomantasyFairy Tale RetellingsMyth & Legend Fiction

A Touch of Darkness

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  • 2019 first published
  • 379 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (7 ratings)
  • 11 editions
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Published in 2019, A Touch of Darkness is a romantasy and fairy-tale retelling novel by Scarlett St. Clair. Characters include Hades and Persephone. Key subjects include Mythology, Romantasy, Greek Mythology and retellings.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 421 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 379 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

About A Touch of Darkness

Persephone 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. 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.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Characters

Subjects

  • Romance
  • Erotica
  • Fantasy
  • Mythology
  • Romantasy
  • Greek Mythology
  • Retellings
  • Fantasy Romance
  • Dark Romance

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Quick answers

Who wrote A Touch of Darkness?

A Touch of Darkness was written by Scarlett St. Clair and first published in 2019.

What genre is A Touch of Darkness?

It is usually shelved as Romantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings and Myth & Legend Fiction.

How long is A Touch of Darkness?

The median edition has 379 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to A Touch of Darkness?

Readers who like it often enjoy Lore Olympus, Lore Olympus Volume Two and Lore Olympus Volume Nine.

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