{"product_id":"9781649376411","title":"The Games Gods Play (Standard Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT #1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHOLT Medallion award winner for Speculative Romance of 2025\u003cbr\u003eGoodreads Choice Awards Romantasy nominee of 2024 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This story is my latest obsession.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, Devney Perry\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gods love to play with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003ci\u003edifferent\u003c\/i\u003e god. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eworst\u003c\/i\u003e god. Hades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003ci\u003emortals\u003c\/i\u003e to compete in their stead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003ci\u003ehis\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause Hades is playing by his own rules...and Death will win at any cost.","brand":"Entangled: Red Tower Books (Author: Owen, Abigail)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49975751049573,"sku":"9781649376411","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/0538\/5573\/files\/imageloader_5f90e662-985f-41ad-bf7c-22d60d90800c.jpg?v=1770205275","url":"https:\/\/paralleluniversebooks.com\/products\/9781649376411","provider":"Parallel Universe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}