The Darkest Secret (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Amun: Keeper of Secrets; Cannot speak out loud for fear the Demon will spew everyone's darkest thoughts; Has dark skin, inky hair and black eyes.
• Haidee Alexander: "Ex" short for "Demon Executioner" - "Hadiee" - "Hade-ay" - "Hay-dee" - An immortal Demon Hunter whose family was killed by demons; Was used as bait to trap Baden; Has shoulder-length pale hair streaked with pink and gray eyes; Has a silver eyebrow ring and a full sleeve tattoo with faces, names & dates.
• Strider: Keeper of the Demon of Defeat. He captured Haidee and he has feelings for Haidee
• Sabin: Keeper of Doubt; Leader of the Greek warriors; Gwen's fiancé.
• Gwen Skyhawk: Harpy; Sabin's fiancée; Bianka, Kaia & Taliyah's sister; Has a dark side; Galen's only daughter.
• Anya: Minor Goddess of Anarchy and dealer of disorder; Lucien's fiancée; Can start fires with her mind (among other things).
• Lucien: Keeper of Death; Leader of the Budapest warriors; Anya's fiancé; Has a severely scarred face, shaggy black hair and multicolored eyes.
• Torin: "Tor" - Keeper of Disease; Has white hair and emerald green eyes.
• Kane: Keeper of Disaster.
• Maddox: Keeper of Violence; Ashlyn's man.
• Ashlyn Darrow: "Ash" - Maddox's woman; Pregnant with twins; Hears voices of the past except when around any of the Lords of the Underworld.
• Reyes: Keeper of Pain; Danika's man.
• Danika Ford: Reyes' woman; All-Seeing Eye.
• Baden: Keeper of Distrust; Deceased; Had red hair.
• Aeron: Former keeper of Wrath; Olivia's man.
• Olivia: Fallen joy-bringer angel; Aeron's woman; Demon assassin.
• Legion: Demon; Aeron's surrogate daughter.
• William: "William The Ever Randy" - "Liam" (ONLY by Gilly) - "Willie" - Immortal warrior; Friend of Anya; Lucifer's brother; Has black hair and blue eyes; Can see dead people.
• Gillian Shaw: "Gilly" - "Little Gilly Gumdrop" (ONLY by William) - Seventeen-year-old human female; Danika's friend; Has a crush on William; Has midnight hair and big, wide chocolate eyes; William's best friend.
• Lysander: Leader of elite warrior angels; Bianka's consort; Has white and gold wings.
• Bianka Skyhawk: Harpy; Lysander's consort; Gwen & Taliyah's sister; Kaia's twin sister.
• Zacharel: Warrior Angel left in charge by Lysander; One of the many Keepers of Love; Has black hair and vivid jade-green eyes; Has white and gold wings.
• Taliyah Skyhawk: Harpy; Gwen, Bianka & Kaia's sister.
• Kaia Skyhawk: Harpy; Gwen & Taliyah's sister; Bianka's twin sister; Has her sights set on Strider; A stunning redhead with gray-gold eyes
• Paris: Keeper of the Demon of Promiscuity.
• Sienna Blackstone: Hunter; Only woman Paris has been able to sleep with more than once; Died in Paris' arms; Her spirit is being held by Cronus; New keeper of Wrath; Has dark hair, freckles and black wings growing out of her back.
• Gideon: Keeper of Lies; Scarlet's husband.
• Scarlet: Keeper of Nightmares; Gideon's wife; Rhea's only daughter.
• Cameo: Keeper of Misery.
• Viola: Keeper of Narcissism
• Skye: Haidee's friend
• Solon: Haidee's husband in ancient times; Sixteen years older than Haidee.
• Leora: Haidee's friend and servant; Had gray hair.
• Cronus: King of the Titans; Keeper of Greed.
• Rhea: Queen of the Titans; Keeper of Strife; Scarlet's mother; Estranged wife of Cronus; Is helping Galen.
• Galen: Keeper of Hope; Leader of the Hunters; Gwen's father.
• Marcus: "The Bad Man" - A hunter from Haidee's childhood in ancient Greece.
• Micah: Human Hunter; Haidee's boyfriend; Has dark skin and inky hair.
• Dean Stefano: Hunter; The modern day version of "The Bad Man"; Galen's right-hand man.
• Lucifer: The devil; Prince of Darkness; Ruler of hell; William's brother
• Hera: The former god king's wife.
• Zeus: The former god king.
• Pandora: Immortal warrior to the Greek gods; Once guardian of dimOuniak; Deceased
• White: One of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse; Female with wavy, flaxen hair to her waist and deep purple eyes
• Red: One of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse; Male with raven hair and cruel blue eyes
• Black: One of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse; Male with sandy hair
• Green: One of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse; Male with a bald head
• Themis: Greek goddess of Justice
• Hate: Demigod; Keeper of Hate

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• “Lysander, leader of these warriors and the worst of the worst when it came to do-gooders-”

  Strider

• “Har, har. Youre a borderline fucktard, you know that?”

  Torin

• “Finally, he kissed her the way he'd needed to kiss her from the first, a kiss that was more than a kiss. A kiss that was a promise. A kiss that was forever.”

• “He's useless. He grows bored too easily to be relied upon. He'll forget whatever duty he's promised to perform and head into town for a little some-some.”

  Lucien

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• He was made of awesome. Anyone who couldn’t see that wasn’t smart enough to be with him, anyway.

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• Once, a human female had even accused him of picturing his own face while he climaxed. He hadn’t denied it, either, and next time he’d slept with her, he’d made sure to scream, “Strider” at the pivotal moment.

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• “I’m king of the world, bitches. Come in here and bask in my glory.”

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• “Like was I going to have telepathic sex with you at the dinner table. Did I know how to cook something other than a PB and J. Was I okay with naked Thursdays.

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• Ashlyn could hear voices of the past, Anya could start fires with her mind (among other things), Danika could see into heaven and hell, and Sabin’s wife, Gwen…well, she had a dark side you saw just before you died. Painfully.

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• “Har, har. You’re a borderline fucktard, you know that?” “Hey, I’m not going to apologize for being on my A game. Why don’t you step up to the plate and join me, Junior League?”

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• He gave her what no one else had ever been able to give. A past to cherish. A present to enjoy. A future to anticipate.

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• William untucked the covers and stood, making a mental list of everything he’d need for the coming trip. A few blades, serrated and nonserrated. A vial of acid. A bone saw. A spiked paddle. A cat-o’-nine-tails. And a bag of Gummy Bears.

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• If she managed to kill any of the Lords, they would be eternally lost, but she would be reformed, returned to the age she was now, minus any good memories she’d built of this lifetime, consumed only with the bad, with the hate. It was an agonizing process that made her scream and beg and pray for an eternal death of her own.

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• “Uh, yeah.” William’s brow furrowed several seconds before smoothing out as comprehension dawned. “I guess I never told you guys, but I see dead people. Oh, and look. There’s Cronus.”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Budapest, Hungary: Where the Lords of the Underworld Live. They have a fortess on a hill in Buda.
• Hell
• Rome
• Tartarus: Prison for immortals on Mount Olympus
• Dallas, Texas
• Realm of Snakes: 1st realm into hell
• Realm of Shadows: 2nd realm into hell
• Realm of Destruction: 3rd realm into hell
• Greece

Organizations edit see section history

• 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; Humans lead by Galen
• Greeks: Former rulers of Olympus, now imprisoned in Tartarus
• Titans: Current rulers of Olympus
• Unspoken Ones: Reviled gods; Prisoners of Cronus

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Glossary edit see section history

• All-Seeing Eye: Godly artifact with the power to see into Heaven and Hell
• Bait: Human females; Hunters' accomplices
• Cage of Compulsion: Godly artifact with the power to enslave anyone trapped inside
• Cloak of Invisibility: Godly artifact with the power to shield its wearer from prying eyes
• dimOuniak: Pandora's box
• Paring Rod: Godly artifact; Power unknown
• Warrior Angels: Heavenly demon assassins

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by The Darkest Lie, and followed by The Darkest Surrender.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Gena Showalter (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

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• Dewey: 813.6

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Sexual content and intense action scenes with violence

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Urban
• Books › Romance › Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Gena Showalter: authors web site

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history