{"product_id":"of-pomegranates-and-daffodils-cat-d-vermillion-9798348548742","title":"Of Pomegranates and Daffodils","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnce a generation, Persephone, the goddess of Spring and Destruction, is reincarnated as a clueless mortal girl. Over and over since she was killed so long ago and cured by her jealous mother, Demeter. Like how dare she go and fall in love with Hades, the King of the Underworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It was a bad deal all around for everybody, honestly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hades is now doomed to wander the earth forever, waiting for his soul mate to reincarnate so he can offer her the chance to fall in love with him and ascend as the lost goddess she was meant to be all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There's a rub, though. In over two thousand years, hundreds of incarnations who were given this choice, not once has she agreed. Instead, she chooses to live out her days with her mother as penance for that long-ago betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e That's right, not once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Frustrated and heartbroken, Hades vows that this time will be the last time they go through this old song and dance. When he finds her in Detroit, he's shocked she's only seventeen. Worse, this Persephone has a completely different personality than any he's encountered before, throwing Hades not only off his game but also changing the rules in unseen ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Can Hades convince this cold, distant girl that he's worth her time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e You'll have to read this modern retelling of the ancient myth to find out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Here's where we get to the pre-trigger warnings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Not only does this book follow many of the original personalities of the Greek Gods, like Zeus being awful or Hades being lovesick, but it also contains several themes and situations that could be deeply disturbing to people sensitive to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e If there's something you're sensitive about, it occurs in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There are gangsters doing what they do, age gap romance, there are no close calls, it happens, kidnapping, S.A., the whole works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The complete list of Trigger warnings can be found inside the front of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAge gap\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emythology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eno close calls\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eM\/F romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cat D. Vermillion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798348548742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cat D Vermillion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.99d","brand":"Cat D. Vermillion","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46907283144959,"sku":"9798348548742","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39edfd92-e8c6-417c-8964-b17c3203c07e.jpg?v=1748772869","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/of-pomegranates-and-daffodils-cat-d-vermillion-9798348548742","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}