Lala’s Book Corner: The Morgan Kinsley Series [Books 1-4] by Jenna Black

 

 

 

 

“Exorcism isn’t a job, it’s a calling—and a curse. Just ask Morgan Kingsley, a woman who has a stronger aura than any demon. Or so she thought. Now, in a pair of black leather pants and a kick-ass tattoo, Morgan is heading back to Philadelphia after a nasty little exorcism—and her life is about to be turned upside down…by the demon that’s gotten inside her.
Not just any demon. Six feet five inches of dark, delicious temptation, this one is to die for—that is, if he doesn’t get Morgan killed first. Because while some humans vilify demons and others idolize them, Morgan’s demon is leading a war of succession no human has ever imagined. For a woman trying to live a life, and hold on to the almost-perfect man, being possessed by a gorgeous rebel demon will mean a wild ride of uninhibited thrills, shocking surprises, and pure, unadulterated terror…”

From Jenna’s Website.

 

• Publisher: Avon
• Release Date of First Book, The Devil inside : November 27th, 2007
• Release Date of Latest Book, The Devil’s Playground: Feb. 23rd, 2010
• My Copy: eBooks purchased by me.
• Author's Website

Who would have thought exorcism could be sexy? Well, not exorcism per say, but Morgan Kingsley, the best exorcist in the US can definitely hold her own when it comes to sex appeal. Jenna Black’s series gives us a new take on the exorcist/demon deal and I absolutely love it.

In Morgan’s world is all about who has the strongest aura and as long as you have one, you’ll be fine against demonic fiends. That’s the basic rule Morgan has been living with and one day after a routine exorcism goes array, Morgan finds out that things are not so simple.

There is a civil war crewing in hell and Lugh, the leader of the most “humanist” party has done the impossible and possessed Morgan. The thing is that her aura is so strong that he is not in charge, so he can only really communicate with her when she is asleep.

I just love this series, Jenna has taken a pretty cool and different direction with the Demon angle and it just simply works! A while back I did a Top 5 favorite book couples and Lugh and Morgan were on it. For two people that have never actually been close in person, it’s amazing how much chemistry them both have and you can’t help but wonder if they are ever going to have a chance to get together.

Besides that interesting relationship, on these 4 books we also follow Morgan and her human boyfriend and her struggle to keep him and avoid getting him too involved in demon politics. There are also a couple great secondary characters and my favorite are the M/M couple Adam and Dominic, they bring something extra to the series and you can’t help but root for them =)

Morgan is not an easy woman to love, she is stubborn and down right bitchy a lot of the times, but she is also loyal, strong and capable of learning from her mistakes and for those reason I think she is a great leading lady.

If you are an Urban Fantasy junkie like me, you need to check out this series!

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Lala’s Book Corner: ARC Review of Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder

 

 

 

 

 

“I'm Trella. I'm a scrub. A nobody. One of thousands who work the lower levels, keeping Inside clean for the Uppers. I've got one friend, do my job and try to avoid the Pop Cops. So what if I occasionally use the pipes to sneak around the Upper levels? Not like it's all that dangerous - the only neck I risk is my own. Until I accidently start a rebellion and become the go-to girl to lead a revolution. I should have just said no...”

From Goodreads.

• Publisher: Harlequin

• Release Date: April 1st, 2010

• My Copy: ARC given to me by NetGalley.

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Inside Out (Harlequin Teen)

I just love weird dystopian worlds or futures, The Hunger Games opened my eyes to this wonderful genre and I just can’t get enough. I was really lucky in getting this new book by Maria V. Snyder on NetGalley.

Trella is a scrub and just like you are probably feeling right now, i had no idea what that was. in Trella’s world, being a scrub is being confined to the bottom two levels of the Inside. Working 10 hour shifts, living in fear and not being able to have a family of your own.

Our leading lady is petite, which allows her to do her job in cleaning vents and pipes, as well as giving her the freedom to explore the levels 3 and 4 in the Inside without being seen. Inside is like an underground building with 4 floorsm called levels. The Upper people are viewed as the unattainable and full of luxury while the Scrubs live in poverty, with nothing to call their own and no liberty.

All the scrubs’ hope lie within the myth of the Gateway that will take them Outside and free of the hard hands of the Pop Cops. Cog, Trella’s best and only friend is a believer and after introducing her to the newest “prophet”, sets her on a missions to recover disks that might prove the existence the Gateway.

Trella takes on that mission, but with the objective of disproving this “prophet” and proving that hope is useless. On her journey, Trella meets an upper names Riley and  finds out that the people that controls the Inside, the Treva family, have been keeping the Scrubs and the uppers apart by spreading lies.

That’s when is all changes and it becomes a race against time, pain and fear to unveil hidden files, find out if there is really a Gateway and keep her new and old friends safe.

One of my favorite things about this novel was that it was told in the first person, I just love when a novel is written thus, it gives us a better connection to the protagonist in my opinion. I also enjoyed the world the author created and was pleasantly surprised by some twists and revelations throughout the book.

The only thing that bothered me was the quick and seemingly rushed conclusion to the plot. It felt that some things were wrapped up too easily and even abruptly. I loved the ending and the cliffhanger got me really looking forward to the sequel coming out in 2011, Outside In, but it did feel rushed and even though, after all that Trella and her friends went through, I was happy with the end, it felt to easy.

However, i did enjoy the book and I could NOT put it down for one second! If you enjoyed The Hunger games, you are probably going to enjoy this one as well! I totally recommend it! =)

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Lala’s Book Corner Presents: Author Interview & Giveaway w/ Jenna Black

 

 

 

Hey everyone! how are you all doing? In less than two day I’ll be on my way to starting over where my life began, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I excited and nervous at the same time =)

Well, enough of that… Today i am very happy to have here Jenna Black. She is the author of the great Urban fantasy, Morgan Kinsley series and the upcoming YA Faerywalker series that starts with “Glimmerglass”, coming out in May.

I LOVE The Morgan Kingsley Series (Review coming up this weekend) and I’m really looking forward to her new one. Besides stopping by today, Jenna is giving a SIGNED copy of any book in the Morgan Kingsley series to a lucky winner, giveaway deets at the end of the post =)

Now, let’s get on with the interview…

- When did you first start writing?

I've been writing approximately forever. I wrote my first "book" when I was in fifth grade. It was an autobiography, written in pencil with crayon illustrations. I've been writing ever since.

- Why writing Urban Fantasy?

I write urban fantasy because it is one of my favorite genres to read. I love the juxtaposition of the real world and the fantasy world.

- Were there any Books, Movies or Writers that have inspired you?

There are many, but I'd have to give the most credit to Laurell K. Hamilton. As soon as I discovered her Anita Blake books, I was completely hooked on the genre and started reading everything I could get my hands on.

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- Favorite Paranormal themed Movie?

I find it's hard for Hollywood to get paranormal movies right. I'd have to say my favorite I've seen is Wolf, with Jack Nicholson. It managed to be a good, intriguing character study without getting too bogged down in the fantasy special effects.

- Favorite Paranormal themed TV Show?

TV seems to do better with the paranormal shows. I'd probably have to say Buffy the Vampire Slayer is my favorite, but I also really enjoyed the recent British series, Being Human.

- Favorite Paranormal themed Book?

It's very, very hard for me to pick a favorite. There are so many I love. Some of my favorites are the early Anita Blake books (by Laurell K. Hamilton), as well as the Mercy Thompson books (by Patricia Briggs). Other books at the top of my list include DARK LOVER by JR Ward, ANGEL'S BLOOD by Nalini Singh, and WAR FOR THE OAKS by Emma Bull. But seriously, there are countless others.

- Favorite one of your Books?

My favorite of my own books is SHADOWS ON THE SOUL, the third book in my Guardians of the Night series. It was really hard to write, because I was trying to redeem such a dark hero, but I really enjoyed the challenge, and I feel that it came out really well.

- Favorite of your own characters? Why?

My favorite of my own characters is Gabriel, from SHADOWS ON THE SOUL. He's such a bad, bad boy, and yet there's a good heart buried under all the layers. It took a lot of work to strip all the outer layers away, and he was never going to be a nice guy, but I loved dragging him along the road to redemption.

-         Which was the hardest to write? Why?

Each of my series was very challenging, for very different reasons. The Guardians of the Night series was challenging because they were my first published books. Everything was new and intimidating, so I felt a lot of pressure working on them. The Morgan Kingsley books were challenging because they were my first attempt to write in first person, and because I really pushed myself to write outside my comfort zone. (Believe me, if you'd asked me before I wrote THE DEVIL INSIDE whether I'd ever write a book that included BDSM and M/M sex, I'd have laughed myself silly. But sometimes I write better when I'm uncomfortable, so I decided to risk it.) The upcoming young adult series is difficult because I'm tackling some very personal issues. My heroine's mother is an alcoholic, and writing about the role of an only child with a single, alcoholic mother hits very close to home with me. Although the series is complete fantasy, there are a lot of thinly veiled personal experiences I'm writing about, and that's both scary and emotionally draining.

- What is your favorite part of the writing process?

The easiest part for me (and therefore my favorite) is writing the big climactic scene(s) at the end of the book. By the time I get there, I'm very comfortable that I know how the plot is going to work, I'm totally immersed in all the characters' heads, so I know what they'll do in any given situation, and I've got a good picture in my own head of all the action that's to come. I often have marathon writing sessions when I get to this part, because the momentum carries me right through my supposed break times.

- What is your least favorite part?

My least favorite part is trying to get by plot roadblocks. Sometimes, I know exactly where I want my characters to end up, but the logistics of getting them there leaves me stymied. I always have to write my characters into impossible situations that it seems they can't get out of (that's pretty much the basis of all suspense writing), but then I also have to get them out of it. Even if I have a plan in mind for how to do it, by the time I get to writing the scene, I often find my original plan doesn't quite work and I have to come up with something different. Sometimes, I can come up with a better solution quickly, but the times I can't are very frustrating. I always worry that this is the one time I'll get stuck and be unable to get myself unstuck.

-The Morgan Kingsley Series in your own words?

The Morgan Kingsley series is about an exorcist who is possessed by the king of the demons. As if being possessed against her will isn't bad enough, Morgan learns that Lugh, the demon king whose host she's become, is embroiled in a war for the demon throne, and it will be a bad day for humanity if his brother manages to usurp his power.

- Any plans for more Morgan Kingsley Books after The Devil's Playground?

Not at this time, although there will be at least one more Morgan Kingsley short story in an anthology coming out sometime next year.

- You also have an new YA series being released in May right? Can you tell us a bit more about that?

Yes, GLIMMERGLASS, the first book of the Faeriewalker series, will hit the shelves on May 25. The series is about a teen girl named Dana Hathaway, who gets fed up with her alcoholic single mother and runs away from home to find her Fae father in Avalon, the only place in the world where the ordinary world and the world of Faerie intersect. She's hoping to find something more like a normal life, but she gets way more than she bargained for. It turns out she's a Faeriewalker, a rare individual who can travel freely both in the mortal world and in Faerie. She can also bring magic into the mortal world and technology into Faerie. There are a lot of people--including her father--who see her as a potential pawn in a deadly game of Fae politics, and her life is about as far from normal as it's possible to get.

-  What are you working on right now?

Right now I'm working on the first book of a new adult urban fantasy series, which will debut in 2011. I'm not free to share any details yet, but anyone who's interested should keep an eye on my website. As soon as I'm cleared to make an announcement--and I have no idea when that will be--I will put the information on the website.

- Do you have any advice or tip to those like me that want to become a published Author someday?

Never give up. That’s the best advice you’ll ever hear. It took me more than 16 years and 18 completed novels before I finally sold my first book. And the best way to keep your spirits up is not to buy into the conventional wisdom that you need some kind of lucky break in order to break in. If you’re hoping for the lucky break, then you’re putting all the power in someone else’s hands, and you’re entrusting your dreams to something you cannot control.

You don’t need to get lucky to sell a novel. You just need to write a damn good book. The better your book is, the better the chance that an editor will fall in love with it. And you can always do better. So, if one book gets rejected, then put everything you can into improving your craft. If you improve enough, the next book might get you that coveted contract. And if not, you can always do better with the next book after that, and so on.

- Anything you would like to say to your fans out there?

THANK YOU!!! My fans are what keep me going through all the tough times in this business (and believe me, there are a lot of those). I am so grateful that there are people out there who are willing to fork over their hard-earned dollars to buy my books so I can keep writing. Being a published author was my lifelong dream, one I spent many, many years pursuing. My fans make it possible for me to live that dream. So again, thank you all!

Thank you SO much for being here Jenna! You rock!

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Lala’s Book Corner: ARC Review of The Killing Edge by Heather Graham

 

 

“Chloe Marin was lucky. She was just a teenager when a party at a Florida beachside mansion turned into a savage killing spree and she was one of the few to survive. Bloody handwriting on the walls pointed to a cult whose rituals included human sacrifice. Chloe’s sketch of one of the killers linked two dead cult members found in the Everglades to the massacre, closing the case as far as the cops are concerned.
Ten years later, Chloe’s works as a psychologist specializing in art therapy to help traumatized victims, and on the side she finds release in her passion for the martial arts. Police who hire her as a consultant know she’s a literal kick-ass advocate for victims who can’t always speak for themselves.
The current disappearance of a young swimsuit model ranks low on the cops’ priority list. Everyone assumes the girl has run off for some fun in the sun, instead of getting ready for a photo shoot. Everyone but Chloe, who suspects a killer is using the modeling agency to stalk his prey. When the ghost of the model appears, asking Chloe for help, she knows that she has to do everything she can.
So does Luke Cane, a British ex-cop-turned-PI investigating the disappearance of the model on behalf of her father. Chloe and Luke have trouble trusting each other but they can’t help their strong attraction for each other. Luckily, they agree on the important things: someone needs to find those missing girls, and if a few laws have to get bent so lives can be saved, too bad.
When Chloe arrives late for an appointment at the modeling agency, she discovers a gruesome mass murder eerily similar to the one she witnessed a decade ago–and can’t help thinking that if she hadn’t run late she would have been there when the killer arrived. Ten years ago, she hadn’t been convinced the police had identified the real killers and now she’s sure of it. The same evil mind is behind the current murders, and she’s afraid she’s the target–and terrified that she won’t be able to cheat death a third time.
She has no choice now but to trust Luke on every level, because with a killer closing in, he’s the only one who’s willing to do whatever it takes to keep her alive.”

From Goodreads.

• Publisher: Mira

• Release Date: April 1st, 2010

• My Copy: ARC given to me by NetGalley.

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The Killing Edge

 

If you look at the my reviews and the books I am usually reading, it is pretty obvious that my favorite Genres are basically anything that is related to the paranormal and fantasy. I have been trying to branch out and checking out different genres recently, then I saw this Romantic Thriller and decided to give it a chance.

I don’t have much experience with reading thrillers, hence I don’t have much to compare this novel to, but I have to say that though i did enjoy reading The killing Edge, I wasn’t thoroughly impressed with it.

Right at the first page we get sucked into the mind of a killer and witness the beginning of a massacre. We then are taken to the POV of Chloe and her fight to run from the killers, stay alive and save her friends.

That was a very promising start and it did grab me. We then get to see Chloe 10 years after those killings and I have to say that I really enjoyed her as a character. A strong woman, who witness something horrible and despite being damaged, was able to work through it and become successful and well rounded.

A disappearance and new murders put Chloe and Luke together. Luke is an ex cop from England that has been living and working as a P.I. in the U.S. for almost a decade. I found him to be the perfect fit for Chloe, being that he also had a terrible experience in his past and is damaged from it as well. His way of dealing with it was different though, and that is where I believe he and Chloe bond, being different and similar all at the same time.

I enjoyed Heather Graham’s writing, i liked that she alternated between Chloe’s, Luke’s and the killer’s POVs and she was still able to keep the murderer’s identity a secret until the very end. I was completely surprised by it and that is quite an accomplishment nowadays, when i find myself guessing the perpetrator more times than not.

A couple things did bother me though, one of them was when the author over described a situation or a place, It got to a point where i found myself skimming forward. The other thing was the line she straddled on when it came to the sex scenes. Not smut and not Not-Smut, there were points when the scenes were almost crossing the line and then we got some others where she just scanned it, skipping it all.

I don’t mind the skipping, specially since the book is not erotica, but if there is going to be a couple more explicit scenes, it’s better to go, at least, almost all out, I felt like she held back and some of the imagery she used to describe feeling during those scenes were a bit overdone.

All in all, The killing Egde, was a fun read. It didn’t keep me at the edge of my seat at all times, but it had its moments. I loved the main couple and would like to have had more time with them at the end. The mystery was very well done and I loved being surprised by the end.

I give it 3 out of 5 Loveys!

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Lala’s Book Corner: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins [The Hunger Ganes Trilogy, Book #2]

 

"Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge."

 

• Publisher: Scholastic

• Release Date: September 1st, 2009

• My Copy: Hardcover, Privately Purchased.

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*Might contain minor spoilers if you haven't read The Hunger Games!

After hearing so much about this series and the cliffhangers it has, I am really happy that i bought both this and The Hunger Games at the same time.  I read them back to back and now I’m just dying for the third and last installment of this amazing trilogy.

Catching Fire starts off a couple months after the events in The Hunger Games and only we learn what happened in this period through flashbacks. I found that was a great way to fill the void and keep the story moving forward faster.

Katniss won the games and now needs to deal with the consequences of her actions in the arena and keep up with the persona she created. The Capitol is not happy with her, they believe that her actions have made her the face of a new rebellion and they cannot let that happen.

Just like the last book, this one does not stop for a second. So much action and one surprise after the other that I could not put it down. I read this book in just a few hours and I just wanted to keep going.

After wining the games Katniss believes she is safe from the dreadful yearly drawing, however the capitol throws a curve ball at her. This year Hunger Games will be a sort of All-Star affair, where they draw the participants only from the ones that have survived the games before. Since Katniss is the only girl to ever win the games in District 12, she is going back to the arena.

That was such a twist that i could nor help but cry. This book is full of heart rending moments, action and much more surprises that will keep you on the edge of your sit. The cliff hanger at the end is a killer and August 24th can't come soon enough!

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Lala’s Book Corner: [ARC] The Darkest Passion [Lords of The Underworld #5]

 

 

 

“This is an another sizzling instalment of the "Lords of the Underworld" series as Aeron, keeper of the Demon of Wrath, finally meets his match...For weeks, the immortal warrior Aeron has sensed an invisible female presence. An angel - demon-assassin - has been sent to kill him. Or has she? Olivia claims she fell from the heavens, giving up immortality because she couldn't bear to harm him. But trusting - and falling for - Olivia will endanger them all. So how has this 'mortal' with the huge blue eyes already unleashed Aeron's darkest passion? Now, with an enemy hot on his trail and his faithful demon companion determined to remove Olivia from his life, Aeron is trapped between duty and consuming desire. Worse still, a new executioner has been sent to do the job Olivia wouldn't...”

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• Publisher: HQN

• Release Date: May 25th, 2010

• My Copy: ARC from NetGalley.

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The Darkest Passion (Hqn)

This is the book that started it all for me with this series. I got the ARC from Netgalley and just had to get the other books before I could read this one and I am so happy I did. I am in love with this series right now.

The Darkest Passion tells the HEA of Aeron, the keeper of the Wrath Demon. There’ve been some chapters in the previous installments where we got to see his POV and he is such a brooding character. His relationship and beliefs in terms of mortality are so extreme that i was really curious to see who his better half would be.

Wrath explores weaknesses and sins, for that reason and for seeing people all around him perish throughout the ages, Aeron can’t stand the weakness of humans and can’t understand how they can live life knowing that their days are counted without begging for more time, over and over again for more time.

Olivia is an Angel. Originally a joy-bringer, she has been elevated to warrior and her first assignment is to kill Aeron. While observing him, she feels drawn to his strength and simply refuses to complete her task. She has fallen into hell and crawled her way up to earth in search of her obsession, Aeron, asking for help and wanting to warn him that another Angel Assassin would be sent at any time now. That is the moment they finally meet in person, even though Aeron has been felling her presence, watching him, for a while now. 

Olivia is a wonderful character. Being an angel she doesn’t really understand human emotions and the human ways. so it is great to see her having to cope with all that after she falls. She need to deal with pain and pleasure for the first time as well as with distrust, anger and so on. It was an amazing POV to follow, seeing and feeling with new eyes and skin and being able to do that what simply perfect.

I loved this book! I think it is my favorite in the series so far, and that is quite an accomplishment in my opinion. The path both Aeron and Olivia had to tread on to reach each other and the obstacles and the transformation that each of them need to go through are amazing and heart breaking. I wanted to give up, scream, I cried, I laughed and I feel that all just made this and even more exceptional book.

The heights to where Gena is taking this series intrigues me and I have to thank the all mighty that The Darkest Lie, Book #6, comes out only a month after this one, because the cliffhangers and open storylines that the author has left are infuriating and just make me love this series even more.

If you are a Paranormal Romance fan and have not read this series yet, I don’t know what is wrong with you. You need to get this series, like NOW!

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Lala’s Book Corner: The Darkest Whisper by Gena Showalter [Lords of The Underworld #4]

 

 

 

“He is the keeper of Doubt and his entire world’s about to be rocked.
Bound by the demon of doubt, Sabin unintentionally destroys even the most confident of lovers. So the immortal warrior spends his time on the battlefield instead of the bedroom, victory his only concern…until he meets Gwendolyn the Timid. One taste of the beautiful redhead, and he craves more.
Gwen, an immortal herself, always thought she’d fall for a kind human who wouldn’t rouse her darker side. But when Sabin frees her from prison, battling their enemies for the claim to Pandora’s box turns out to be nothing compared to the battle Sabin and Gwen will wage against love…”

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• Release Date: September 1st, 2009

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The Darkest Whisper (Lords of the Underworld)

 

It is just getting harder and harder to talk about each of these books without spoiling anything lol it’s one of the reasons I usually do a Series Review post sometimes =) but I decided to give it a try with this series hehe

Sabin is the Keeper of Doubt and though he is an interesting character, being the leader of the second faction of Lords that has been separate from our original ones for a few millennia, he was never one my favorites to get his HEA.

After The Darkest Whisper, he is still not my favorite, I am still dying for Paris’ and Torin’s HEA, but I do like Sabin and I did enjoy his story. However, the biggest appeal was with his counter part, which was a huge surprise and made for a great read.

Gwen is a Harpy and we meet her when the Lords save her and other immortal females from imprisonment and abuse by the Hunters. It was great to get to know such a different race full of history and very interesting customs and beliefs.

Sabin is a leader and a warrior through and through, his biggest goal in life is winning this war and he will do anything to get it. Gwen is known by her family and friends as Gwen the Timid and has her whole life felt like she was inferior and weaker than any one of her sister, until the day she meets Sabin and through their acquaintance, and  because Sabin sees in her Harpy powers and great weapon to win the war, she learns that she is much stronger than she believed possible.

As much as Sabin was never my favorite, him and Gwen together definitely sizzled my computer screen and worked out great in my opinion. As she felt more comfortable with being herself, she became more and more a strong, determined and powerful woman with a great sense of humor, a character that you couldn’t help but get behind a hundred percent .

I loved the plot in this book, secrets being reveled, a lot of action and a great storyline that just keeps you riveted and obsessed with each page turn. I’m really enjoying the twists and turns that Gena is throwing at us and I just cannot wait to see what come next in The Lords of The Underworld. If you have not read this series yet, what the hell are you waiting for?

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Lala’s Book Corner: The Darkest pleasure by Gena Showalter [Lords of The Underworld #3]

 

 

 

“Reyes is a man possessed. Bound by the demon of pain, he is forbidden to know pleasure. Yet he craves a mortal woman, Danika Ford, more than breath and will do anything to claim her—even defy the gods.

Danika is on the run. For months she's eluded the Lords of the Underworld, immortal warriors who won't rest until she and her family have been destroyed. But her dreams are haunted by Reyes, the warrior whose searing touch she can't forget. Yet a future together could mean death to all they both hold dear.…”

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• Publisher: HQN

• Release Date: July 1st, 2008

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The Darkest Pleasure (Hqn)

 

There is a fine line between pain and pleasure as Reyes, the keeper of Pain, knows very well. Since he’s been bonded to his demon, he hasn’t been able to find pleasure without pain for millennia, that is until he met Danika.

We met Danika in the first book in the series. Aaron, the keeper of Wrath, had been commanded to kill her and her family and the other Lords had kidnapped them to keep them safe until they could figure out what to do. Reyes let them go and told Danika to run far an wide.

On The Darkest pleasure, Danika has been found by Hunters and kept as prisoner. They are trying to use her as bait, as a spy and leave her to be rescued by the Lords. Reyes saves her and brings her back to the Fortress where they all live in Budapest. Will Danika betray all the secrets she discovers while with Reyes? 

Dani and Reyes’ passion is very strong, but he is afraid she will succumb to his demon if he let’s her inflict pain on him while making love and all Danika wants is to pleasure him completely. The kind of pain Reyes needs to feel pleasure is insane, but Danika is so in love with him that she wants to fulfill all his needs.

I have to say that, I do enjoy a bit of pain with passion, but Gena took this to a whole new level in this book, but I did appreciate the way things turned out in the end =)

I don’t want to get into the plot to avoid spoilers, but much happens and I do love where things are going and the war against the Hunters. The side story to this one was heart breaking and I just hope Paris, the keeper of Promiscuity, gets his HEA soon hehe.

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Lala’s Book Corner: The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter [Lords of the Underworld #2]

 

 

 

“She was tempted many men...but never found her equal. Until now.
Though she has lived for centuries, Anya, goddess of anarchy, has never known pleasure. Until Lucien, the incarnation of death--a warrior eternally doomed to take souls to the hereafter. He draws her like no other. And Anya will risk anything to have him.
But when the merciless Lord of the Underworld is ordered by the gods to claim Anya herself, their uncontrollable attraction becomes an anguished pursuit. Now they must defeat the unconquerable forces that control them, before their thirst for one another demands a sacrifice of love beyond imagining...”

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• Release Date: June 1st, 2008

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The Darkest Kiss (Hqn)

 

I am officially addicted to this series! I have just started the fourth book, The Darkest Whisper, and I just can’t stop reading them. If you haven’t read book #1 yet, there might be minor spoilers in the following review =)

The Darkest Kiss is Lucien’s, Keeper of Death, book and it was great to see the leader of The Lords getting his happily ever after.

Lucien has been doubly cursed by having to do Death’s deed and escort souls to heaven and hell and also being bonded to Maddox, by having to take and bring back his spirit from hell every night. Now, Lucien if free of the second curse and finds himself without knowing how to deal with his now found freedom.

Anya is the minor goddess of Anarchy has been on the run from Cronus, the Titans’ King, since the Titans overthrew the Greek Gods. However, she has found the time to create some chaos and even help The Lords, even though she has kept herself hidden, until now.

I already liked Lucian from the previous book, but I LOVED Anya in this book, she is such an amazing character. Gena has written such a strong, hilarious, vivacious, smart and determined character in Anya that it is impossible not to fall in love with her. She is definitely not perfect, not even close to it, but that only made her more special in my eyes and I can’t help but smile and even laugh out loud whenever she shows up.

Lucien is scarred, emotionally and physically and the fact that he does not believe that anyone could ever be attracted to him is very endearing and heartbreaking. It was amazing for me to see Anya’s attraction and later on, love for him and the power that their passion has on each other, specially despite all the obstacles they had to endure to be together.

I Loved this book, even more than the first. The plot is great, fast paced, full of action and thrilling. Despite being a PNR and having the danger of falling into the “all sex – no plot” trap, Gena Showalter has brought on a wonderful saga full of sexy and interesting characters along with great world building. Paranormal Romance can’t get better than that.

 

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