The Darkest Torment (Lords of the Underworld Series #12)

by Gena Showalter

Overview

New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with her most explosive Lords of the Underworld tale to date, about a fierce warrior on the brink of sanity who will stop at nothing to claim the exquisite human with the power to soothe the beast inside him…

Driven to his death by the demon of Distrust, Baden spent centuries in purgatory. Now he's back, but at what cost? Bound to the king of the underworld, an even darker force, he's unable to withstand the touch of another...and he's quickly devolving into a heartless assassin with an uncontrollable temper. Things only get worse when a mission goes awry and he finds himself saddled with a bride—just not his own.

Famed dog trainer Katarina Joelle is forced to marry a monster to protect her loved ones. When she's taken hostage by the ruthless, beautiful Baden immediately after the ceremony, she's plunged into a war between two evils—with a protector more dangerous than the monsters he hunts. They are meant to be enemies, but neither can resist the passion burning between them…and all too soon the biggest threat is to her heart.

But as Baden slips deeper into the abyss, she'll have to teach him to love…or lose him forever.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459293670
Publisher:	Harlequin
Publication date:	05/31/2016
Series:	Lords of the Underworld Series , #12
Sold by:	HARLEQUIN
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	77,706
File size:	862 KB

About the Author

Gena Showalter is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of over fifty books, including the acclaimed Lords of the Underworld and Angels of the Dark series, and the White Rabbit Chronicles. She writes sizzling paranormal romance, heartwarming contemporary romance, and unputdownable young adult novels, and lives in Oklahoma City with her family and menagerie of dogs. Visit her at GenaShowalter.com.

Editorial Reviews

04/18/2016
Showalter’s 12th Lords of the Underworld paranormal novel pays perhaps unwitting homage to If a Man Answers, a 1960s rom-com about a young wife’s attempts to use dog-training techniques to bring her husband to heel. In a vaguely described setting that might be the present-day U.S., Baden, a once-immortal warrior who was cast down by Zeus and later resurrected by Hades, plays a deadly game against Pandora to win his freedom from the god of the underworld. As part of the game, he kidnaps Katarina Joelle, a dog trainer and a brutal criminal’s bride. He dislikes and mistreats her, and she is horrified to be under the thumb of another violent man, but a spark of attraction begins growing between them. Lust eventually turns into love, but Baden is possessed by a beast called Destruction, who cannot bear the touch of another; Katarina chafes under Baden’s chauvinism; and war looms between Hades and Lucifer. Showalter’s writing has retained its erotic intensity throughout the series and has a darkly humorous edge here, but the story is excessively violent and overpopulated to an unwieldy extent. (June)

Publishers Weekly

"Showalter always puts her characters through literal hell. Watching them survive and learn to thrive gives these action-packed stories real emotional punch." -RT Book Reviews

"One of the premier authors of paranormal romance. Gena Showalter delivers an utterly spell-binding story!" -Kresley Cole, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Gena Showalter never fails to dazzle." -Jeaniene Frost, New York Times bestselling author

"Showalter's signature blend of sizzling attraction, breathtaking worlds, and lethal stakes rocks me every time!" -Sylvia Day, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Showalter makes romance sizzle on every page!" -Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author

"A fascinating premise, a sexy hero and nonstop action, The Darkest Night is Showalter at her finest." -New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning

"Gena Showalter is a romantic genius." -San Francisco Book Review

"Showalter writes fun, sexy characters you fall in love with!" -Lori Foster, New York Times bestselling author

"The Showalter name on a book means guaranteed entertainment." -RT Book Reviews

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