6 must-read retellings books like A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1) by Scarlett St. Clair

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A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

By: Scarlett St. Clair

3.82

Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a previously-published edition - ASIN: B07S9HLL34 Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by…

If you liked the retellings plot in A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1) by Scarlett St. Clair , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)

By: Rachel Gillig

4.30

Format: 399 pages, Paperback

Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her. Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Gillig's One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • fantasy romance
"You never said how you got away from him." I stiffened, the NIghtmare's wicked laugh resonating in the din. When I spoke, the low notes of my voice were slick, as if dipped in oil. "Perhaps it was he…"

-Rachel Gillig, One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)

"Tell them. Tell them the truth. When your children ask, do not lie- do not hide the risk of magic. Children are strongest when their eyes are clear. Only then can they make their own choices. Only th…"

-Rachel Gillig, One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)

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2. House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3)

By: Sarah J. Maas

4.21

Format: 835 pages, ebook

The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series, following the global bests… read more

Similar categories in Sarah J. Maas's House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • fantasy romance
  • fiction
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook
"The world seemed to hold its breath as the elegant doe walked up to Ruhn and gently, lovingly, nuzzled his neck."

-Sarah J. Maas, House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3)

"What is it you want to know?" Nesta asked carefully. Bryce glanced between them. "How'd you two meet?" "There was a war," Nesta said shortly. "Between who?" Bryce asked. Azriel answered this time. "B…"

-Sarah J. Maas, House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3)

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3. Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)

By: Rachel Gillig

4.44

Format: 437 pages, Paperback

In the luscious, dark sequel to One Dark Window, Elspeth must face the consequences of what she's w… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Gillig's Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy romance
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4. Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

By: Rebecca Yarros

4.35

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Yarros's Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • fantasy romance
  • fiction
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook
"Tell me something real."

-Rebecca Yarros, Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

"I'm just as reckless for you as you are for me."

-Rebecca Yarros, Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

"I love you. The world does not exist for me beyond you."

-Rebecca Yarros, Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

"Me? Argue with you about books? I only pick fights I can win."

-Rebecca Yarros, Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

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5. Bride

By: Ali Hazelwood

4.04

Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition

A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to si… read more

Similar categories in Ali Hazelwood's Bride book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • fantasy romance
  • romantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"Ana has been visiting,"

-Ali Hazelwood, Bride

"My smell. Do I smell like…?"

-Ali Hazelwood, Bride

"I was trying to check my email."

-Ali Hazelwood, Bride

"That was a badass speech, Misery."

-Ali Hazelwood, Bride

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6. Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1)

By: Raven Kennedy

3.59

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

The fae abandoned this world to us. And the ones with power rule. Gold. Gold floors, gold wal… read more

Similar categories in Raven Kennedy's Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • retellings
  • fantasy romance
  • romantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • new adult
"It gives me the crawling caterpillars in my stomach—not butterflies. I’m jealous of those free-flying bitches."

-Raven Kennedy, Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1)

"But memory and time aren’t friends. They reject each other, they hurry in opposite directions, pulling the binding taut between them, threatening to snap."

-Raven Kennedy, Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1)

"Although, I’m convinced that if they actually spent any length of time with me, they’d really enjoy me. I’m ridiculously fun. You kind of have to be when the only person you hang out with is you. I w…"

-Raven Kennedy, Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1)

"But memory and time aren't friends. They reject each other, they hurry in opposite directions, pulling the binding taut between them, threatening to snap. They fight, and we inexplicably lose. Memory…"

-Raven Kennedy, Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1)

Cover of A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1) by Danielle L. Jensen

7. A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)

By: Danielle L. Jensen

3.99

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king—while also … read more

Similar categories in Danielle L. Jensen's A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • fantasy romance
  • romantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • new adult
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"You are mine, Born-in-Fire. Even if only the two of us know it."

-Danielle L. Jensen, A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)

"You don't attack the strong when you're weak, Freya. You bide your time."

-Danielle L. Jensen, A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)

"I will be at your back until I cross the threshold to Valhalla, Born-in-Fire, whether you want me there or not."

-Danielle L. Jensen, A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)

"Letting go of my hand, he reached up to touch my face, thumb brushing across the line Vragi’s knife had left on my cheek. “Where is your husband?" What makes you think I’m wed?"

-Danielle L. Jensen, A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)

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8. Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)

By: Lauren Roberts

4.22

Format: 523 pages, Kindle Edition

She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting. He is the very thing she’s spent her whol… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Roberts's Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • audiobook
  • romantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy romance
"A forget-me-not, since you always seem to be forgetting who I am."

-Lauren Roberts, Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)

"Every girl deserves something as equally pretty and deadly as they are,"

-Lauren Roberts, Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)

"when his eyes lock with mine, I wonder why I ever bother looking at anyone else."

-Lauren Roberts, Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)

"Mark my words, Prince. I will be your undoing." "Oh Darling, I look forward to it."

-Lauren Roberts, Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)

Cover of Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1) by Brynne Weaver

9. Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)

By: Brynne Weaver

4.09

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Every serial killer needs a friend. Every game must have a winner. When a chance encounter sp… read more

Similar categories in Brynne Weaver's Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1) by Carissa Broadbent

10. The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)

By: Carissa Broadbent

4.32

Format: 504 pages, Kindle Edition

Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always – always… read more

Similar categories in Carissa Broadbent's The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • fantasy romance
  • romantasy
  • fiction
  • new adult
  • adult
  • paranormal
Cover of The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia, #2) by Carissa Broadbent

11. The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia, #2)

By: Carissa Broadbent

4.14

Format: 665 pages, Kindle Edition

Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power. In the wake of the Kejari, everything Oraya once thou… read more

Similar categories in Carissa Broadbent's The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia, #2) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • fantasy romance
  • romantasy
  • fiction
  • new adult
  • adult
  • paranormal
Cover of When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1) by Sarah A. Parker

12. When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)

By: Sarah A. Parker

4.13

Format: 718 pages, Kindle Edition

The Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end. To curl into ball… read more

Similar categories in Sarah A. Parker's When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • adult
  • romantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy romance
"Who’s that?"

-Sarah A. Parker, When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)

"I see you, Raeve …"

-Sarah A. Parker, When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)

"Any lost opportunity to worship you is a tragedy."

-Sarah A. Parker, When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)

"... I certainly didn't ask for. But here we fucking are."

-Sarah A. Parker, When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)

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13. Rhapsodic (The Bargainer, #1)

By: Laura Thalassa

3.92

Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition

From bestselling indie author Laura Thalassa comes the newly revised and edited first book in her s… read more

Similar categories in Laura Thalassa's Rhapsodic (The Bargainer, #1) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • fantasy romance
  • romantasy
  • paranormal
  • adult
  • new adult
"I’ll be yours. If you'll be mine."

-Laura Thalassa, Rhapsodic (The Bargainer, #1)

"I'll be at your side until darkness dies."

-Laura Thalassa, Rhapsodic (The Bargainer, #1)

"Teach me again how to be someone's nightmare"

-Laura Thalassa, Rhapsodic (The Bargainer, #1)

"I’ll be at your side, till the darkness dies."

-Laura Thalassa, Rhapsodic (The Bargainer, #1)

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14. Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2)

By: Brynne Weaver

4.03

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Contract killer Lachlan Kane wants a quiet life working in his leather studio and forgetting all ab… read more

Similar categories in Brynne Weaver's Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"A snow globe,"

-Brynne Weaver, Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2)

"I’m more like a multiple deleter."

-Brynne Weaver, Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2)

"...being in love is not enoug. Choosing love is what it takes."

-Brynne Weaver, Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2)

"Just like nature, the prettiest things are often the most poisonous."

-Brynne Weaver, Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2)

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15. Scarred (Never After, #2)

By: Emily McIntire

3.89

Format: 447 pages, Kindle Edition

She doesn't belong to him...she belongs to the crown. Prince Tristan Faasa was never destined … read more

Similar categories in Emily McIntire's Scarred (Never After, #2) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • retellings
  • fantasy romance
  • romantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"If this is where death finds me, at least it will be my choice."

-Emily McIntire, Scarred (Never After, #2)

"I will lick, and suck, and cut any part of you I wish, as often as I wish, until you're begging me to slice you open and do it some more." My stomach flips at his words, shock mixing in with the shar…"

-Emily McIntire, Scarred (Never After, #2)

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16. Twisted (Never After, #4)

By: Emily McIntire

3.88

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

She's his diamond in the rough. He's her worst nightmare. Yasmin Karam, daughter to one of the… read more

Similar categories in Emily McIntire's Twisted (Never After, #4) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • retellings
  • fantasy romance
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"if I'm the devil amore mio, cast stones at the ones who made me"

-Emily McIntire, Twisted (Never After, #4)

"Did you come, princess? he asks If you have to ask, the answer is no"

-Emily McIntire, Twisted (Never After, #4)

"Did you come, princess?" he asks. If you have to ask, the answer is no."

-Emily McIntire, Twisted (Never After, #4)

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17. Hooked (Never After, #1)

By: Emily McIntire

3.79

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

From USA Today bestselling author Emily McIntire comes a dark and delicious fractured fairy tale r… read more

Similar categories in Emily McIntire's Hooked (Never After, #1) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • retellings
  • fiction
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook
"Hi,' she says. My stomach flips. 'Hi back."

-Emily McIntire, Hooked (Never After, #1)

"I would give you the world. You simply have to ask. You want kids? Done."

-Emily McIntire, Hooked (Never After, #1)

"I shake my head, my body trembling. "I don't have anything to give." ..."Then give me all of your nothing."

-Emily McIntire, Hooked (Never After, #1)

"He points to the clock tower that sits in the middle of the town square, the moon and stars shimmering in the background. "Straight on 'til morning." My head tilts. "What's that mean?" His arm wraps …"

-Emily McIntire, Hooked (Never After, #1)

Cover of Neon Gods (Dark Olympus, #1) by Katee Robert

18. Neon Gods (Dark Olympus, #1)

By: Katee Robert

3.70

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

He was supposed to be a myth. But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dar… read more

Similar categories in Katee Robert's Neon Gods (Dark Olympus, #1) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • retellings
  • greek mythology
  • fantasy romance
  • fiction
  • adult
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Consent because you have no other options isn't consent."

-Katee Robert, Neon Gods (Dark Olympus, #1)

"We didn’t choose this life. We’re just trying to survive it."

-Katee Robert, Neon Gods (Dark Olympus, #1)

"They see what they want to see." "They see what you want them to see."

-Katee Robert, Neon Gods (Dark Olympus, #1)

"He might dominate. I might submit. But the power balance is startlingly equal."

-Katee Robert, Neon Gods (Dark Olympus, #1)

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19. A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

By: Scarlett St. Clair

3.82

Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a previously-published edition - ASIN: B07S9HLL34 Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by… read more

Similar categories in Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • retellings
  • greek mythology
  • fantasy romance
  • romantasy
  • fiction
  • new adult
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • mythology
  • audiobook
Cover of Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2) by Lauren  Roberts

20. Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

By: Lauren Roberts

4.09

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

The kingdom of Ilya is in turmoil… After surviving the Purging Trials, Ordinary-born Paedyn Gra… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Roberts's Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

  • audiobook
  • romantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy romance
"Tell me you hate me, and I'll still count every heartbeat, every freckle, every shiver of your body, if only you say it with a smile."

-Lauren Roberts, Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

"I'd be a fool to not fear something so fierce." I swallow. "And are you not? A fool, that is." He stands then, holding my gaze until he's the one looking down on me. "Not anymore."

-Lauren Roberts, Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

"I may be a monster, but if you cut me, I'll bleed. And if you break my heart, Pae, you'll break me. So, if even a sliver of your soul longs for mine, I'll spend the rest of my life trying to deserve …"

-Lauren Roberts, Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

"You asked me what my favorite color was once. I'd never even pondered the answer to that question before you. And yet, I realized in that moment that it was blue." He bends to brush a kiss to my temp…"

-Lauren Roberts, Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

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21. King of Wrath (Kings of Sin, #1)

By: Ana Huang

4.06

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

She’s the wife he never wanted…and the weakness he never saw coming. Ruthless. Meticulous. A… read more

Similar categories in Ana Huang's King of Wrath (Kings of Sin, #1) book and Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

"There's nothing wrong with a little dysfunction. It keeps things interesting."

-Ana Huang, King of Wrath (Kings of Sin, #1)

"I'm sorry for hurting you...for pushing you away...for ever making you feel unwanted when you're the only person I've ever loved"

-Ana Huang, King of Wrath (Kings of Sin, #1)

"He'd turned the room into a planetarium. No, not a planetarium. A virtual galaxy. Brilliant stars splashed across the soaring walls and ceiling and swirled beneath our feet. Constellations dotted the…"

-Ana Huang, King of Wrath (Kings of Sin, #1)

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