Touch of Darkness, A

Author: Scarlett St. Clair

Genre: Romantasy / Myth Retelling – Hades & Persephone, Urban Fantasy, Dark Romance

Book Rating: ⭐8.5/10

Spicy Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5

Description:
In A Touch of Darkness, Persephone is a sheltered goddess living in the modern world, desperate to prove she’s more than the “spring girl” everyone underestimates. After a night out goes wrong, she makes a dangerous deal with Hades, the god of the Underworld—who runs his realm like a glamorous, ruthless businessman. The bargain is simple: Persephone must create life in the Underworld, or she’ll lose her freedom forever. As Persephone’s powers awaken and the underworld’s politics close in, her attraction to Hades turns into an obsessive, consuming romance that tests her independence, her morality, and the limits of what she’s willing to sacrifice for love.

Trope/Mood:
Hades x Persephone retelling; forced bargain/contract; opposites attract; “touch her and die” possessive vibes; powerful, morally gray hero; inexperienced heroine finding her power; jealousy, obsession, and high drama; spicy, fast-paced, and addictive with plenty of open-door scenes and dark, glamorous underworld energy.