Today Scarlett St. Clair Rockstar Book Tours are revealing the GORGEOUS
covers for her adult fantasy Hades & Persephone retellings, A TOUCH OF
DARKNESS & A TOUCH OF RUIN! A TOUCH DARKNESS is out now, and A TOUCH RUIN will
release in early 2020! Check out the awesome covers and enter the giveaway!
On to the reveals!
Title: A
TOUCH OF DARKNESS (Hades & Persephone #1)
Author: Scarlett
St. Clair
Pub.
Date: May 23, 2019
Publisher: Scarlett
St. Clair
Formats: Paperback,
eBook
Pages: 438
Persephone
is the Goddess of Spring by title only. The truth is, since she was a little
girl, flowers have shriveled 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 favorite
bets are rumored 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 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—and it’s
forbidden.
Title: A
TOUCH OF RUIN (Hades & Persephone #2)
Author: Scarlett
St. Clair
Pub.
Date: Available in early 2020
Publisher: Scarlett
St. Clair
Formats: Paperback,
eBook
Pages: ?
Persephone’s
relationship with Hades has gone public and the resulting media storm disrupts
her normal life and threatens to expose her as the Goddess of Spring.
Hades, God
of the Dead, is burdened by a hellish past that everyone’s eager to expose in
an effort to warn Persephone away. Things only get worse when a horrible
tragedy leaves Persephone’s heart in ruin and Hades refusing to help.
Desperate,
she takes matters into her own hands, striking bargains with severe
consequences. Faced with a side of Hades she never knew and crushing loss,
Persephone wonders if she can truly become Hades’ queen.
Excerpt from A
TOUCH OF DARKNESS:
Hades dealt each of them five cards. Persephone looked at
her hand and tried to remember what Hades had said about the different ranks.
She laid her cards down, face up and the man did the same.
“You have a pair of queens,” he said. “And I have a full
house.”
“So...you won,” she said.
“Yes,” he replied, and then claimed his prize immediately. “Who
are you rebelling against?”
She smiled wryly. “My mother.”
He raised a brow. “Why?”
“You’ll have to win another hand if I’m going to answer.”
So, he dealt another and won again. This time, he didn’t ask
the question, just looked at her expectantly.
She sighed. “Because...she made me mad.”
He stared at her, waiting, and she smiled. “You never said
the answer had to be detailed.”
His grin matched hers. “Noted for the future, I assure you.”
“The future?”
“Well, I hope this isn’t the last time we’ll play poker.”
Butterflies erupted in her stomach. She should tell him this
was the first and final time she would come to Nevernight.
He dealt again and won. Persephone was getting tired of
losing and answering this man’s questions.
Why was he so interested in her
anyway? Where was that woman he’d been with earlier?
“Why are you angry with your mother?”
She considered this question for a moment, and then said, “Because...she
wants me to be something I cannot.” Persephone dropped her gaze to the cards,
and then said, “I don’t understand why people do this.”
He tilted his head, as if questioning. “You are not enjoying
our game?”
“I am,” she said. “But...I don’t understand why people play
Hades. Why do they want to sell their soul to him?”
“They don’t agree to a game because they want to sell their
soul,” he said. “They do it because they think they can win.”
“Do they? Win?”
“Sometimes.”
“Does that anger him, you think?” The question was meant to
remain a thought in her head, and yet
the words slipped out between her lips.
He smirked, and she could feel it deep in her gut.
“Darling, I win either way.”
Her eyes went wide, and her heart stuttered. She stood
quickly and his name slipped out of her mouth like a curse.
“Hades.”
About Scarlett:
Scarlett St. Clair lives in Oklahoma with her husband. She
has a Master’s degree in Library Science and Information Studies and spends a
lot of time researching reincarnation, unsolved murders and Greek mythology–all
of which made it into her debut novel, When Stars Come Out.
Giveaway Details:
1 winner will win a $10 Amazon GC, International. Giveaway
ends November 12th, midnight EST.
