{"product_id":"the-games-gods-play","title":"The Games Gods Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy: Abigail Owen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished: 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries: The Crucible #1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe gods love to toy with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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 different god.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe worst god. Hades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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 mortals to compete in their stead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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 his?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause Hades is playing by his own rules…and Death will win at any cost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Studio","offers":[{"title":"Just the book","offer_id":67916224889128,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Add to: Blind Date or Collection","offer_id":67916224921896,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0966\/7368\/files\/91HH2dyb6ZL._SL1500.jpg?v=1792207268","url":"https:\/\/thebookstudio.co\/products\/the-games-gods-play","provider":"The Book Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}