The Darkest Secret (Lords of the Underworld series #7)

Book: The Darkest Secret (Lords of the Underworld #7)

Author: Gena Showalter

Bookshelves: 2011, Budapest (Hungary), demons, fantasy, fiction, romance, paranormal romance, the Underworld,

Begun: August 1, 2011

Finished: August 2, 2011

Media Type: paperback (personal copy - later donated to the Grafton Public Library)

Setting: present day Budapest (Hungary) and the Underworld (aka Hell)

Characters: Amun, Haidee, Paris, Strider, William, The Lords of the Underworld,

Review: Amun was dragged from Hell, literally, kicking and screaming.

Keeper of the demon of secrets, Amun must remain mute or he will divulge all the secrets of those around him. As Secrets, Amun picked up some extra demons when he went into the Underworld and now he’s carrying those around with him too. Locked by himself in a cell and then his bedroom, Amun is literally waiting to die. The angels have decided that they will kill him if he doesn’t start to get better soon.

Bring in the Hunter Haidee, Strider is stricken to see his best friend in so much torment. Leaving Haidee in a locked bedroom adjacent to Amun’s Strider goes to check in with the rest of his Lord friends, of which Torin seems to be the only one around.

When she awakes from her drugged stupor (the only way to get the blood thirsty and vicious hunter back to the Lord’s mansion), Haidee hears Amun mentally calling for help. She fights her way through the wall, literally (she finds a closed off doorway between their two bedrooms).

Thinking that Amun is a former lover of hers, Haidee cozies up to him. Like salve on a burn Amun’s demons retreat and he is able to heal slightly while Haidee holds him in her sleep.

Sparks rage between the two and secret abound (no pun intended!). Haidee isn’t all human. She’s been reborn many many times but always forgets the “good” things about her former lives.

Will Amun help her or kill her once he finds out that she was the one who killed Baden?

Awards: none

Recommended by: Kim

Recommend to: Sherrilyn Kenyon fans, paranormal romance fans.

Twice As Hot (Tales of an Extraordinary Girl series #2)

Twice as Hot by Gena Showalter



I cried reading Gena Showalter's Twice as Hot and I don't often cry over books (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows aside because really who didn't cry at the end of that!).

I didn't find Twice as Hot as good as Playing with Fire where we were introduced to Belle, Tanner, Sherridan, and Rome but I did find it compelling and found myself reading at 4 a.m. instead of sleeping (yes, this is something I do ... deprive myself of sleep so that I can continue reading!).

Very good. A must read for any fan of the Lords of the Underworld series.

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Book: Darkest Pleasure (Lords of the Underworld #3)

The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
The latest in the Lords of the Underworld Series, Gena Showalter delves into new levels of awesome with The Darkest Pleasure.

Constantly on the run, Danika has finally been caught. But not by the lords who once held her captive in Budapest. She fights off Hunters who have vowed to use her to draw out the Lords.

And draw them they do.

Reyes burst in like a man possessed (ha ha ha get it? possessed? never mind). Saving Danika, he brings her back to the castle in Budapest where he has to figure some things outs.

Like what is he going to do if Aeron still wants to kill her and her family? Where is her family? And what piece do they all play in the eyes of the gods?

S&M, pain and a little naughty sex all play out in the lives of Reyes and Danika.

Great read. Can't wait for the next one!


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Book: The Nymph King

The Nymph King by Gena Showalter

My review

rating: 3 of 5 stars
I'm not sure if I liked this book because of the plot etc ... or liked it because I like the way Gena Showalter writes.

This was the story of Valerian (btw - why do all romance novels have use the same 10 names for their lead male characters?) and Shaye. Val (I like to call him that in my head - it's Tabitha's fault! (read Sherrilyn Kenyon's Night Play and you will understand)) steals Shaye from her mother's 6th wedding (along with about 20 other women). Shaye is emotionally scarred from years of emotional, physcological and sometimes physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her mother and the revolving door step-father and step-siblings.

Slowly, Shaye warms to Val.

Here's what I don't understand. Shaye is set ... SET ... in her ways ... as anyone with half a brain who was treated like she was would be ... and holds her ground for the majority of the book. And then when Val needs her (read: is really horny for her) and he all but forces her (then says "Oh but don't worry, as I'm hovering above you in this precariously sexual way, I won't force anything on you ... just say stop." I'm screaming in my head: clearly, you have put yourself and Shaye in this position because you want to have your way with her. While that's well and good, she has said no a hundred times already. Don't you understand that "no" means "no"?)

Yeah that made the book a little lacking for me.

I did like the subplot of Brenna and Joachim (I assume that's said like Joaquim). It was a nice little throw in there. I'm still wondering what will happen to Shivawn (I assume that's said like the Gaelic female name Siobhan) and if he and Alyssa the vampire hooked up ...

guess I'll have to wait for the next one!

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Book: Savor Me Slowly

Savor Me Slowly by Gena Showalter

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
A fantastic third novel in the Alien Huntress series. Better than the first two, this third book focuses on Mishka Le'Ace, half-woman, half-machine and Jaxon. Held hostage for information he knows, Jaxon is saved by Le'Ace. We come to know both of their backgrounds while meeting up with Kyrin and Mia (Book #1), Lucius and Eden (Book #2).


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I'm still reading War and Peace. I'm almost 1/3rd of the way through it ... it's a long book and it's my "home-reading" book (i.e. the book I'm reading at home - as I have a book for different places to read like while working or trying to fall asleep etc).

Book: Jewel of Atlantis

Jewel Of Atlantis by Gena Showalter

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
With the reappearance of Grayson James (sister to Katie James from the Stone Prince), we already know the story is going to kick major butt. A deep bond he doesn't fully understand and a mission in his mind, Gray is drawn to an enslaved beauty in a market place. Tension, tempers, and libidos run wild when Gray breaks the beauty, who he calls Jewel because she doesn't have a name, free ... with sexy results.



Action, adventure, and a good old fashion true love story ... what more can a girl ask for.


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