{"product_id":"the-games-gods-play-the-crucible-1","title":"The Games Gods Play (The Crucible #1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE INSTANT #1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHOLT Medallion award winner for Speculative Romance of 2025\u003cbr\u003eGoodreads Choice Awards Romantasy nominee of 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e“This story is my latest obsession.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e bestselling author, Devney Perry\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe gods love to play with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiving 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003edifferent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e god.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eworst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e god. Hades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003emortals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to compete in their stead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ehis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause Hades is playing by his own rules…and Death will win at any cost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Crucible series is best enjoyed in order.\u003cbr\u003eReading Order:\u003cbr\u003eBook #1 The Games Gods Play\u003cbr\u003eBook #2 The Things Gods Break\u003cbr\u003eBook #3 The Wrath Gods Reap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Crimson Kiss Boutique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47616841253004,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/1061\/1852\/files\/IMG-2403.jpg?v=1776281150","url":"https:\/\/crimsonkissbooks.com\/products\/the-games-gods-play-the-crucible-1","provider":"The Crimson Kiss Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}