Title: The Darkest NightAuthor: Gena Showalter
Publication Date: OUT
Publisher: Harlequin
Blurb: All her life, Ashlyn Darrow has been tormented by voices from the past. To end the nightmare, she has come to Budapest seeking help from men rumored to have supernatural abilities, not knowing she'll be swept into the arms of Maddox, their most dangerous member -- a man trapped in a hell of his own.
Neither can resist the instant hunger than calms their torments... and ignites an irresistible passion. But every heated touch and burning kiss will edge them closer to destruction -- and a soul-shattering test of love...
Though they carry an eternal curse, the Lords of the Underworld are irresistibly seductive -- and unimaginably powerful...
Review: Many moons ago when I was in college I was living with a fellow romance lover. We got in the habit of exchanging books and one day she walked over to me while I was sitting on the couch and plopped a book down in my lap. At this point in my romance reading career I'd never read a paranormal romance before and wasn't sure I wanted to start but my roommate basically said, "Read this or our friendship is over." (Okay, maybe it wasn't exactly that... my memory is foggy.)
The book was The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter and it was really the beginning of the end for me. The whirlwind of emotions and internal conflict I suffered while reading the Lords of the Underworld series has, to this day, been unmatched by any other paranormal romance. When I need a really, really, really hot read with explosive characters and a quizzical plot I know exactly where to go... my kindle folder labeled "Gena Showalter's Lord of the Underworld Series."
The Lords of the Underworld are a group of immortal warriors who, hundreds of years ago, were responsible for the release of Pandora's box on the world. As punishment they were given the responsibility of hosting the demons within their minds and bodies. Hundreds of years of violence and chaos went by before the Lords were finally able to learn to control the demons to the best of their abilities. Now they live in the mountains of Budapest with two goals: find Pandora's box and trap the demons in their once more, even if it means losing their own lives in the process, and fending off the Hunters, keen on killing them, until they can find the box.
When Ashlyn stumbles upon their mountain they don't believe her claims that she's here for their help and they certainly don't understand why she's desperate to stay in Maddox's company. They believe she's bait sent by the hunters to trap them, but as Maddox gets to know Ashlyn he can't believe someone as innocent as she could possibly be on the side of the Hunters.
Ashlyn loves that the voices in her head fall silent when Maddox is around and she struggles to come to terms with the fact that her savior is host to the demon of Violence. As the sparks between the give way to uncontrollable flames of passion Ashlyn must decide what side of the fight she's on and whether she's willing to sacrifice herself to save the man she loves.
The Darkest Night isn't the best written book you'll read today. The plot is still finding itself and the characters haven't been fully fleshed, but the chemistry is out of this world. This book will make your palms sweat, your heart swell, and your body shake.
Are you sold on this fire-cracker of a novel? No? What if I told you there are seventeen books to date! SEVENTEEN. You could read for days and days and still have more to read. Isn't that the best thing you've ever heard of? Oh, wait, did I mentioned they're still being written?!?!?!?! It's like freaking Christmas, or whatever holiday you do or don't celebrate during the holiday season.
And, even better as the series goes on it is easy to see that Gena Showalter more than find her rhythm with this series. Every book has diverse and well-rounded characters that are so incredibly unique in their appearances and personalities. Her commitment to providing the romance world with powerful, independent woman capable of bringing even demon-possessed men to their knees is incredible. I have no clue how the woman manages to write a totally different book seventeen times in the same world with as many characters as she does without having it get monotonous. It seems unreal.
This series will delight even the most seasoned paranormal readers, although I have to believe if you're a seasoned paranormal reader you've already heard of and read Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld series. If you love this series, she has also blessed us with a spin-off series Angels of the Dark. It's as though she never wants us to stop reading her... and I don't mind that at all.
You can purchase the novels at your local independent bookstores or, if you're a kindle person, you can buy them for a very reasonable rate here.
Review: Many moons ago when I was in college I was living with a fellow romance lover. We got in the habit of exchanging books and one day she walked over to me while I was sitting on the couch and plopped a book down in my lap. At this point in my romance reading career I'd never read a paranormal romance before and wasn't sure I wanted to start but my roommate basically said, "Read this or our friendship is over." (Okay, maybe it wasn't exactly that... my memory is foggy.)
The book was The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter and it was really the beginning of the end for me. The whirlwind of emotions and internal conflict I suffered while reading the Lords of the Underworld series has, to this day, been unmatched by any other paranormal romance. When I need a really, really, really hot read with explosive characters and a quizzical plot I know exactly where to go... my kindle folder labeled "Gena Showalter's Lord of the Underworld Series."
The Lords of the Underworld are a group of immortal warriors who, hundreds of years ago, were responsible for the release of Pandora's box on the world. As punishment they were given the responsibility of hosting the demons within their minds and bodies. Hundreds of years of violence and chaos went by before the Lords were finally able to learn to control the demons to the best of their abilities. Now they live in the mountains of Budapest with two goals: find Pandora's box and trap the demons in their once more, even if it means losing their own lives in the process, and fending off the Hunters, keen on killing them, until they can find the box.
When Ashlyn stumbles upon their mountain they don't believe her claims that she's here for their help and they certainly don't understand why she's desperate to stay in Maddox's company. They believe she's bait sent by the hunters to trap them, but as Maddox gets to know Ashlyn he can't believe someone as innocent as she could possibly be on the side of the Hunters.
Ashlyn loves that the voices in her head fall silent when Maddox is around and she struggles to come to terms with the fact that her savior is host to the demon of Violence. As the sparks between the give way to uncontrollable flames of passion Ashlyn must decide what side of the fight she's on and whether she's willing to sacrifice herself to save the man she loves.
The Darkest Night isn't the best written book you'll read today. The plot is still finding itself and the characters haven't been fully fleshed, but the chemistry is out of this world. This book will make your palms sweat, your heart swell, and your body shake.
Are you sold on this fire-cracker of a novel? No? What if I told you there are seventeen books to date! SEVENTEEN. You could read for days and days and still have more to read. Isn't that the best thing you've ever heard of? Oh, wait, did I mentioned they're still being written?!?!?!?! It's like freaking Christmas, or whatever holiday you do or don't celebrate during the holiday season.
And, even better as the series goes on it is easy to see that Gena Showalter more than find her rhythm with this series. Every book has diverse and well-rounded characters that are so incredibly unique in their appearances and personalities. Her commitment to providing the romance world with powerful, independent woman capable of bringing even demon-possessed men to their knees is incredible. I have no clue how the woman manages to write a totally different book seventeen times in the same world with as many characters as she does without having it get monotonous. It seems unreal.
This series will delight even the most seasoned paranormal readers, although I have to believe if you're a seasoned paranormal reader you've already heard of and read Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld series. If you love this series, she has also blessed us with a spin-off series Angels of the Dark. It's as though she never wants us to stop reading her... and I don't mind that at all.
You can purchase the novels at your local independent bookstores or, if you're a kindle person, you can buy them for a very reasonable rate here.
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