| The Darkest Kiss (Lords of the Underworld, Book 2) | 
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Sales Rank: 398
Category: Book
Author: Gena Showalter
Publisher: HQN Books
Studio: HQN Books
Manufacturer: HQN Books
Label: HQN Books
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
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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Product Description
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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 Seriously hot July 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The last thing I need right now in my life is a hot romance novel (when I can't do anything about what it stirs up) but OMG...this book is great. I have to now read every single book in the series just to see if she keeps up the tempo. I may have to take a cold shower after each chapter though...
 Not as good as the 1st July 15, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I disliked this author - and had to force myself to buy the first one. I was so pleased with it - I went out the next day and bought book 2 and 3 at full price! So far I feel like it was a waste. I should have used a coupon or bought at Target. This book is technically good, but I skipped through the last 50 pages just to get find out. Lucian is no where near the baddie you thinnk and Anya is just plain annoying between the lollipop, the sex attempts etc.
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****Spoiler**** If you're cursed and you can't have sex - why do you try to seduce someone else into your madness.
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I think this was a decent read, and I'll struggle through the third book, but it won't go on my keeper shelf.
Better Than The First Book July 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Book Two of this Trilogy almost could have garnered 5 stars from me, but I was still disappointed with a few minor details. Granted, Darkest Kiss was much better than Darkest Night. However, I still found myself losing interest about halfway through, but came back around toward the end.
Okay, so the book started GREAT!!! I thoroughly enjoyed the initial scene of attraction between Lucien and Anya. Great tension and believable heat between them. It was a great setup for their foretold romance.
However, I got VERY irritated with Anya ALWAYS doing the chasing. I guess I like my romance to be grounded in reality in some way, and in reality you don't see guys getting all hot and charged over someone who is ALWAYS there, ALWAYS around, and OBSESSED with them. Men generally find that dependent neediness too draining. It stinks of leachiness, and I just wanted Anya to go away and let Lucien miss her for a while and then just HAVE to find her, unable to endure another moment until he knew where she was. The author started one scene with what I thought was that premise in mind, and I was all "Oh, goody! Anya's playing hard to get and Lucien can't stand it!" And then the very next sentence divulged that Anya's strawberry scent had arrived. Sheez! Come on, let the man do a little chasing! Let the woman at least show a little restraint - you know, a little pride for cryin' out loud!
Anyhow, I digress.
Despite the obsessed-Anya theme and a few occurrences of what felt was forced plot adjustments to get the story to its ultimate goal, I enjoyed this book. Lucien's character was well-written, and I like Anya's little quirks (not that obsessive dependence, though - have I made myself perfectly clear on that?). Showalter did a good job keeping the characters true to themselves all the way through to the end of this book, unlike in the first one, where I thought Ashlyn was 4 characters in 1. I also enjoyed the side stories that began to emerge. Those got my appetite whetted for Book Three and what I imagine will be books 4-6.
I'm now on to book three, about halfway through, and so far so good. Perhaps Darkest Pleasure will finally garner a 5-star rating from me for this series, although book two was pretty good! Just not quite a 5...maybe a 4 1/2, but not a 5.
 ugh! July 12, 2008
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
Let me start off by saying, 'Lords of the Underworld' books 1 and 2 were awesome. However, this book was just painful. Anya is the most annoying/obnoxious character ever! All she does is throw fits, whine, and talk like a 14 year old girl from the valley... She's like an otherworld Paris Hilton. The only reason I was able to get through the book was because I wanted to find out what happened to Lucien. Read this one if you feel you must, but you don't need it to understand the third book in the series.
Unique, Dark, Quirky Paranormal Romance July 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Gena Showalter continues to make her unique mark in paranormal romance with THE DARKEST KISS, Book #2 in her Lords Of The Underworld series for HQN (June 2008). In Budapest, Lucien, the leader of a group of immortal warriors who have all been possessed by a different demon lord for opening Pandora's Box centuries ago, humors his men with one last night on the town at a local nightclub before they go in search for the missing Pandora's Box. As the keeper of Death, Lucien has eschewed softer emotions, so that he can effectively do his duty -- escort souls to heaven. . . or hell. Anya is the Goddess of Anarchy and cannot help but create chaos where ever she goes, never taking herself seriously. So why the beautiful, mischievous Anya is attracted to the dark, scarred Lucien with the unusual colored eyes (one brown/one blue) is puzzling even to her. Anya flirts outrageously with Lucien and first convinces him to dance with her and then kiss her. Lucien is totally wary of the sexy Anya, who could have any man she wants, and thinks she must be Bait sent by human Hunters, who want to capture all the warriors to trap their demons back inside the box. When Cronus, the King of the Titans, arrives and catches them together, he orders Lucien to kill Anya or all the Lords will suffer. However, Anya, who possesses a special All-Key that Cronus wants, manages to escape since she has the ability to flash herself anywhere just like Lucien does. Little does Lucien know, Anya is also cursed and is not as wild as she seems. Lucien and Anya combine forces by flashing themselves all over the world to seek four ancient artifacts: the All-seeing Eye, the Cloak of Invisibility, The Cage of Compulsion and the Paring Rod that will assist them in finding Pandora's Box and destroying it before Hunters can use it against them. Through terrifically witty verbal repartee they are constantly battling their attraction for each other but soon give in to burning passion. As a bonus to this fantastic primary romance, there is also the brilliant set up for two other Lords love stories: Reyes, Keeper of Pain (THE DARKEST PLEASURE/June 2008) and Paris, Keeper of Promiscuity (11/09). THE DARKEST KISS really showcases all of Gena Showalter's wonderful writing talents (endearing, dark, quirky, hot, touching and sexy) into an absolutely phenomenal complex paranormal tale!
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