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.
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Rage mixed with possessiveness and lust, heating Baden from head
to toe. Steaming him. He closed in on Katarina at last, dropped to his
knees and cupped hers, spreading her legs with a single push. She watched him,
wide-eyes sparkling, but she didn’t protest as he moved between her thighs. Her
breath caught as he leaned in, flattening his palms on the coffee table where
she sat to cage her with his strength.
“What are you doing?” she asked softly. Tremors rocked her sweet
little body. Behind her, sunlight streamed through an oversize oval window,
illuminating the dust motes dancing between them.
She had used him. At the moment,
he didn’t care. He wanted to mark her. Had to prove she belonged to him, and
only to him.
“Your loyalty is to me,” he said. As he inhaled, she exhaled; as
she inhaled, he exhaled; they were breathing each other’s breaths. “You need me
to survive in this world. To protect you and our dogs.”
“I soooo don’t need—”
“Oh, but you do.” He slowly
dragged his tongue between the seam of her lips. Liiiick. Tasting her
sweetness, savoring it.
She gasped his name, jerking as
if hit by a bolt of white- lightning. “I’m not doing this. Not with you.”
“You are. You want more,
krásavica, so let me give you more.”
She shook her head. “You
don’t like me anymore.”
“I don’t think you like me
anymore, either. Does it really matter?” He still burned for her. “I want you.”
She leaned toward him, melting,
only to catch herself. She cursed his name and plucked at the collar of
his shirt. “You’re too old for me. Way too old.”
“Age didn’t bother you earlier,
when you were grinding on my thighs.” As she sputtered for a response, he
added, “You’re too weak for me, but I got over it.”
“I’m not too—you know what? It
doesn’t matter. You were a temporary distraction then and you’re a temporary
distraction now. Despite our unsuitability, you can still give me an orgasm.
One I deserve after putting up with you.”
He knew they were temporary, but
her blasé attitude was far from appreciated. However, admonishing her would
have been counterproductive to his goal: getting her into his arms, achieving
the ultimate satisfaction.
She tangled her fingers in his
hair. “You better give me the pleasure you promised me before I change my mind
about this.”
There would be no changing her mind. He scowled even as he traced
his tongue over her lips. This time, her tongue emerged to greet him.
Flames of arousal spread through him, a blistering wild fire that couldn’t be
stopped. There was pain because of skin to skin contact, as usual, but it
didn’t compare to his need.
The beast protested. She’s our
betrayer. She means to harm…means to…She tasted of mint and whipped
cream. She’s dessert.
About Gena Showalter:
Gena Showalter is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling
author of the spellbinding Lords of the Underworld and Angels of the Dark series,
two young adult series--Everlife and the White Rabbit Chronicles--and the
highly addictive Original Heartbreakers series. In addition to being a
National Reader's Choice and two time RITA nominee, her romance novels have
appeared in Cosmopolitan (Red Hot Read) and Seventeen magazine, she's appeared
onNightline and been mentioned in Orange is the New Black--if
you ask her about it, she'll talk for hours…hours! Her books have been
translated in multiple languages.
She’s hard at work on her next novel, a tale featuring an alpha
male with a dark side and the strong woman who brings him to his knees. You can
learn more about Gena, her menagerie of rescue dogs, and all her upcoming books
at genashowalter.com or Facebook.com/genashowalterfan
Links:
Website: www.genashowalter.com
Twitter: @genashowalter
Facebook: Facebook.com/genashowalterfan
