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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... read more

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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 He doesn't believe he will ever fall in love and then he meets Olivia. Everyone keeps telling him that when he... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

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 He doesn't believe he will ever fall in love and then he meets Olivia. Everyone keeps telling him that when he finally meets "the one" he will have no control over it. 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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  • Aeron: Keeper of Wrath; his demon likes to punish people for misdeeds (from small to big)
  • Olivia: Angel sent to kill Aeron
  • Legion: Aeron's Demon. His "baby girl".
  • Paris: Keeper of Promiscuity; he needs to have sex to not be weakened
  • Torin: Keeper of Disease; he can't touch anyone without infecting them with disease
  • Scarlett: Keeper of Nightmares; daughter of Rhea (Cronus's estranged wife)
  • Gideon: Keeper of Lies; he can't tell the truth without experiencing pain
  • Galen: Keeper of Hope; leader of the Hunters
  • Lucien: Keeper of Death; Anya's man; leader of the Buda group
  • Anya: (Minor) Goddess of Anarchy; Lucien's woman
  • Strider: Keeper of Defeat; losing causes him pain
  • Lysander: Warrior angel; One of the Seven; Bianka's man, mentor to Olivia
  • Bianka Skyhawk: Harpy; Sister of Gwen, Kaia, & Taliyah; Lysander's woman
  • William: Immortal; friend of Anya
  • Sabin: Keeper of Doubt; Gwen's (a Harpy) fiancé
  • Gwen Skyhawk: Harpy; Sabin's fiancée; Sister of Bianka, Kaia, & Taliyah
  • Gillian Shaw: "Gilly" - Human female; Friend of Danika lives in Buda, has a crush on William
  • Maddox: Keeper of Violence; Ashlyn's man (his story was in the first book)
  • Ashlyn Darrow: Hears all past conversations in places except when around Maddox; Maddox's woman
  • Baden: Keeper of Distrust; deceased
  • Danika Ford: All-Seeing Eye; Reyes's woman
  • Reyes: Keeper of Pain; Danika's (the All-Seeing Eye) man
  • Kane: Keeper of Disaster; disaster happens around him
  • Amun: Keeper of Secrets; he can't speak without secrets escaping his mouth
  • Cameo: Keeper of Misery; her voice causes misery
  • Kaia Skyhawk: Harpy; Sister of Gwen, Bianka, & Taliyah
  • Taliyah Skyhawk: Harpy; Sister of Bianka, Gwen, & Kaia
  • Sienna Blackstone: Hunter; only woman Paris has been able to sleep with more than once; died in Paris's arms
  • Rhea: Queen of the Titans; Cronus's estranged wife
  • Lucifer: Second in-Command of Hades. Creator of demons.
  • Dean Stefano: Hunter. Second-in-command of Galen.
  • Cronus: King of the Titans and the Lords of the Underworld's boss
  • Dominic: A young Hunter
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  • Lords of the Underworld: Exiled immortal warriors to the Greek gods who now house demons inside them - to be separated from their demons would be to die.
  • Hunters: Mortal enemies of the Lords of the Underworld; They believe the reason for all the wrongs in the world are the Lords fault.

First Sentence edit see section history

"They don't seem to care that they're dying."

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1 - 31
Glossary

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  • Harpy: Supernatural beings, decendents of Lucifer spawned during his one year free roam of the earth. Fierce warriors with great strength and speed. Matriarchal society.

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 7 of 14 in Lords of the Underworld. (standard series)

Preceded by Heart of Darkness, and followed by The Darkest Lie.

This is book 9 of 14 in Lords of the Underworld: Reading Order. (community list)
This is book 9 of 16 in Lords of the Underworld & Angels of the Dark Universe. (universe)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Gena Showalter (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: HQN Books
Country: Canada
Publication Date: May 21, 2010
ISBN: 9780373774555
Page Count: 442

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 3152 vol. 4
  • Dewey: 813.6

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Sexually explicit scenes

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Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • The Darkest Fire
  • The Darkest Night
  • The Darkest Kiss
  • The Darkest Pleasure
  • The Darkest Prison
  • The Darkest Whisper
  • Heart of Darkness
  • The Darkest Facts

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