The Games Gods Play

<p><b>THE INSTANT #1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER<br></b>HOLT Medallion award winner for Speculative Romance of 2025<br>Goodreads Choice Awards Romantasy nominee of 2024<br><br><b>The stunning DELUXE PAPERBACK EDITION features gorgeous brand-new foiled and stenciled edges, an exclusive bonus scene, and new interior cover artwork. </b>This breathtaking collectible is available only in the U.S. and Canada and is a must-have for any book lover.<br><br><i>"This story is my latest obsession."</i> <b>-<i>USA Today</i> bestselling author, Devney Perry<br></b><br><b>The gods love to play with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them...</b><br><br>I have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus.<br><br>Living as a cursed office clerk for the Order of Thieves, I just keep my head down and hope the capricious beings who rule from Olympus won't notice me. Not an easy feat, given San Francisco is Zeus' patron city, but I make do. I survive. Until the night I tangle with a <i>different</i> god.<br><br>The <i>worst</i> god. Hades.<br><br>For the first time ever, the ruthless, mercurial King of the Underworld has entered the Crucible-the deadly contest the gods hold to determine a new ruler to sit on the throne of Olympus. But instead of fighting their own battles, the gods name <i>mortals</i> to compete in their stead.<br><br>So why in the Underworld did Hades choose me-a sarcastic nobody with a curse on her shoulders-as his champion? And why does my heart trip every time he says I'm <i>his</i>?<br><br>I don't know if I'm a pawn, bait, or something else entirely to this dangerously tempting god. How can I, when he has more secrets than stars in the sky?<br><br>Because Hades is playing by his own rules...and Death will win at any cost.<br><br>The Crucible series is best enjoyed in order.<br>Reading Order:<br>Book #1 The Games Gods Play<br>Book #2 The Things Gods Break<br>Book #3 The Wrath Gods Reap</p>