The Darkest Kiss (Lords of the Underworld, Book 2) | 
 enlarge | Author: Gena Showalter
Publisher: HQN Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 967
Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0373772327
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780373772322
ASIN: 0373772327
Publication Date: June 1, 2008
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She has tempted many men… but never found her equal.Until now. Though she has lived for centuries, Anya, goddess of anarchy, has never known pleasure. Until Lucien, the incarnation of death—a warrior eternally doomed to take souls to the hereafter. He draws her like no other. And Anya will risk anything to have him. But when the merciless Lord of the Underworld is ordered by the gods to claim Anya herself, their uncontrollable attraction becomes an anguished pursuit. Now they must defeat the unconquerable forces that control them, before their thirst for one another demands a sacrifice of love beyond imagining.…
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 Darkest Kisss - you will want August 13, 2008
Read in conjunction with Darkest Night. One of Gena Showalters best series. Each one is better than the last.
Suspense August 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful book with lots of suspense and romance in it. The series has been great to read. I hope they have more.
Another excellent novel in the series! August 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this one more than the first!
I loved how Showalter wrote Anya's character. As the greek goddess of anarchy, Anya truly acted like a greek goddess; from the stomping of a foot when she didn't get her way, to pitching a fit if called a `minor' goddess, to the way she changes her mind and is constantly after what she wants, the portrayal of a Greek Goddess hit just the right spot.
And Lucien... no matter how much he tried to push Anya away, she still got under his skin. Didn't help with his demon, Death, wanted Anya just as much. He hated having to rip souls from their bodies to deliver them where they were to go, whether Heaven or Hell, but was resigned to the task. Having Anya with him made the job easier.
I thought the banter/fighting between the two really added character to the story. I always did like a good fight between the hero/heroine. Makes the story more interesting for me. And, no matter how selfish Anya is/was, she did the ultimate thing - giving up her one true treasure to save the warrior she loved. And Lucien, with one heck of a brain, saved her in return.
Actions scenes were great, the fighting almost a constant now that the Hunters are clearly on their trail at every minute, there's no stopping now. Erotic scenes make the reader hot under the collar and wanting more. Most of the warriors have reunited, working towards one goal: stopping the Hunters and their Leader in finding Pandora's Box. If that box falls into the wrongs hands, the demons would be ripped from the warriors' bodies, and without the demons, the warriors die. Desperate times are calling for desperate measures, and I can't wait to see what happens in the next installment.
Excellent Sequel!!!!!!!!!!! July 31, 2008
This book is even better than the first. The romance is so hot!!!!!!!! Lucien is a great character with depth and Anya is strong and she is so funny. I loved this book!
 Another Miss! July 30, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I actually liked this book better than the first. But unfortunately, it was another miss. This book really "dragged" in a MAJOR way. We went through pages and pages of Anya chasing Lucien...and Lucien running. And then we went through sections of Anya revealing small tidbits about why Cronus wanted her. First it was a key, and then it was the all knowing key and so forth and so on. It really made for a really boring read. Unfortunately. It took me WEEKS to finish this story. But I persevered and finally finished.
There are so many unknowns in this series. I find it a little irritating that there was no explanation about Maddox and Ashlyn's child. Would it be human or ummm...other? Does anyone care? And their relationship is also a big question mark. Maddox is immortal while Ashlyn is human. Was this NEVER a topic of conversation?
It just drives me nuts that this author just doesn't cover her bases. It's like the author expects you to take everything at face value. I didn't like this book. I'm not liking this series. I bought all three at one time, so I'll start the third one next.
But if it doesn't improve...well, I'll just bite my nails and wait for the next Brockmann, Ward, Howard or Feehan installment.
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