![]() Persephone goes to her internship, where her editor gives her creative freedom. At home, she notices a mark on her wrist where Hades touched her. Hades is well-known for making impossible bargains with mortals, so Persephone leaves in fear and frustration. She soon realizes that he is Hades himself. Persephone becomes separated from Lexa and enters a private gambling den, where an attractive stranger teaches her poker. Her best friend, Lexa, convinces her to visit Nevernight, a casino and nightclub owned by Hades at the club, they encounter Adonis, Sibyl, and other mortals who become their friends. She poses as a mortal woman she attends college to study journalism and is about to start an internship at the illustrious New Athens News. Persephone, Goddess of Spring, has been without magical powers her entire life. ![]() There are also references to substance abuse. ![]() This guide uses the Bloom Books Reprint Edition, reprinted in September 2021.Ĭontent Warning: This novel contains depictions of sexual assault and non-consensual drugging. A Touch of Darkness was originally published on May 23, 2019. Her background in literary studies fuels her reimagining of Greek myths. ![]() She holds a master’s degree in library science and information science and a bachelor’s degree in English writing, both from the University of Oklahoma. Clair is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation. ![]()
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