The Darkest Lie
Forced to his knees in agony whenever he speaks the truth, Gideon can recognize any lie—until he captures Scarlet, a demon-possessed immortal who claims to be his long-lost wife.He doesn't remember the beautiful female, much less wedding—or bedding—her. But he wants to. . . almost as much as he wants her. But Scarlet is keeper of Nightmares, too dangerous to roam free. A future with her might mean ultimate ruin. Especially as Gideon's enemies draw closer—and the truth threatens to destroy all he's come to love. . . .
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Praise for New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author Gena Showalterâs
LORDS OF THE UNDERWORLD
The Darkest Night
âA fascinating premise, a sexy hero and non-stop action,
The Darkest Night is Showalter at her finest, and a fabulous start to an imaginative new series.â
âNew York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning
âDark and tormented doesnât begin to describe
these cursed warriors called the Lords of the Underworld. Showalter has created characters desperately fighting to retain a semblance of humanity, which means the heroines are in for a rough ride. This is darkly satisfying and passionately thrilling stuff.â
âRomantic Times BOOKreviews, 4 stars
âAmazing! Stupendous! Extraordinary!
Gena Showalter has done it again. The Darkest Night is the fabulous start of an edgy, thrilling seriesâ¦â
âFallen Angels reviews
âNot to be missedâ¦the hottest new
paranormal series.â
âNight Owl Romance
The Darkest Kiss
âIn this new chapter the Lords of the Underworld
engage in a deadly dance. Anya is a fascinating blend of spunk, arrogance and vulnerability â a perfect match for the tormented Lucien.â
âRomantic Times BOOKreviews, 4½ stars
âTalk about one dark readâ¦If there is one book
you must read this year, pick up The Darkest Kiss⦠a Gena Showalter book is the best of the best.â
âRomance Junkies
The Darkest Pleasure
âShowalterâs darkly dangerous Lords of the
Underworld trilogy, with its tortured characters, comes to a very satisfactory conclusionâ¦[her] compelling universe contains the possibility of more stories to be told.â
âRomantic Times BOOKreviews, 4 stars
âOf all the books in this series, this is the most
moving and compelling. The concluding chapters will simply stun you with the drama of themâ¦You will not be sorry if you add this to your collection.â
âMists and Stars
The Darkest Whisper
âIf you like your paranormal dark and passionately
flavoured, this is the series for you.â
âRomantic Times BOOKreviews, 4 stars
Lords of the Underworld
In a remote fortress in Budapest, six immortal
warriorsâeach more dangerously seductive than the lastâare bound by an ancient curse none has been able to break. When a powerful enemy returns, they will travel the world in search of a sacred relic of the godsâone that threatens to destroy them all.
Gena Showalterâs
paranormal series
LORDS OF THE UNDERWORLD
continues with
THE DARKEST LIE
Also available in this series
THE DARKEST NIGHT
THE DARKEST KISS
THE DARKEST PLEASURE
THE DARKEST WHISPER
DARK BEGINNINGS
THE DARKEST PASSION
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gena Showalter has been praised for her âsizzling page-turnersâ and âutterly spellbinding storiesâ. She is the author of more than seventeen novels and anthologies, including breathtaking paranormal and contemporary romances, cutting-edge young adult novels and stunning urban fantasy. Readers canât get enough of her trademark wit and singular imagination.
To learn more about Gena and her books, please visit www.genashowalter.com and www.genashowalter blogspot.com.
In honour of the keeper of Lies, I thought Iâd write
this dedication in Gideon Speak.
To someone who didnât (and doesnât) help me
every step of the way: Margo Lipschultz
To the five men I absolutely despise:
Jill Monroe, Kresley Cole and PC Cast
To my hated wife: Max
And firstly, to Gideon herself. To my complete
delight, you made my job so easy, the words flowing like smooth, rich wine. You never once proved stubborn, drove me to the edge of insanity or put yourself in impossible positions that I then had to scramble to find ways out of. Thank you.
Prologue
GIDEON STARED down at the woman sleeping atop the bed of cloud-soft cerulean cotton.
His wife.
Maybe.
Inky hair tangled around an innately sensual face, long lashes casting shadows over graceful cheeks. One of her hands rested at her temple, her fingers curling inward, her azure-painted nails gleaming in the golden glow of the lamp. Her nose was perfect in shape and size, her chin stubborn, and her lips the plumpestâand reddestâheâd ever seen.
And her bodyâ¦gods. Perhaps those made-for-sin curves were the reason she bore the name Scarlet. Her wickedly rounded breastsâ¦the slender dip of her waistâ¦the feminine flare of her hipsâ¦the lean length of her legsâ¦every part of her was meant to lure, to ensnare.
Without a doubt, she was the most hauntingly lovely female heâd ever beheld. A genuine sleeping beauty. Only, this beauty would come up swinging if he tried to kiss her awake.
The thought had him grinning in pure male satisfaction.
One look, and a man knew she was passion and fire underneath that snow-white skin. What most men didnât know, however, was that, like Gideon, she was possessed by a demon.
Difference is, I earned mine. She didnât.
For-freaking-ever ago, heâd helped his friends steal and open Pandoraâs box, unleashing the evil inside. Yeah, yeah. A mistake. Hardly worth a secondâs thought, if you asked him, but the gods hadnât, so, as punishment, each warrior responsible was cursed to host a demon inside his own body. Baddies like Death, Disaster, Violence, Disease, yada yada.
