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She smiled, a big happy smile. “The women are going to be drooling over you.”

“They can drool, but they can’t touch.”

“Because you’re mine,” she said, “just like I’m yours.”

“Forever,” he said.

“Forever,” she agreed.

A forever that would be very busy. “I want this kingdom at peace before our son arrives. I want Cameo and Viola found, and my debt to the Sent Ones paid. I’ll have to help them find the demons that killed their king.”

“Together, we can do anything.”

He kissed her, soft and sweet. “For now, I’m only interested in holding you, feeling your heart beat against mine, and proving you really are alive.”

“I think you want to remove my clothes,” she replied huskily.

He kissed her again, this time strong and sure. “Yes, but the removal of clothing is only step one.”

“And step two?”

“Come. I’ll show you.”

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The Sent Ones keep heating up the skies as their adventure continues. Don’t miss BURNING DAWN, the next book in Gena Showalter’s captivating ANGELS OF THE DARK series, coming soon from Harlequin HQN!

Lords of the Underworld Glossary of Characters and Terms

Aeron—Lord of the Underworld; former keeper of Wrath

All-key—a spiritual relic capable of freeing the possessor from any lock

All-Seeing Eye—human with the power to see into heaven and hell, past and future; Danika Ford

Amun—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Secrets

Anya—(minor) goddess of Anarchy; beloved of Lucien

Ashlyn—human female with supernatural ability; wife of Maddox

Atropos—a Moirai

Baden—former Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Distrust (deceased)

Bianka Skyhawk—Harpy; sister of Kaia, Gwen and Taliyah; consort of Lysander

Black—one of the four shadow warriors; famine

Cage of Compulsion—artifact with the power to enslave anyone trapped inside

Cameo—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Misery

Cloak of Invisibility—artifact with the power to shield its wearer from prying eyes

Cronus—former ruler of the Titans

Danika Ford—human female; girlfriend of Reyes; known as the All-Seeing Eye

Deity—former king of the Sent Ones (deceased)

Ever—daughter of Maddox and Ashlyn

Fae—race of immortals that descends from Titans

Flashing—transporting oneself with just a thought

Galen—former second-in-command of the Hunters; keeper of Hope and Jealousy

Gideon—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Lies

Gilly—human female

Glorika Aisling—mother of Josephina

Gorgon—immortal creature able to turn any living being into stone

Greeks—former rulers of Olympus before Titans

Green—one of four shadow warriors; death

Gwen Skyhawk—Harpy; sister of Kaia, Bianka and Taliyah; wife and consort of Sabin

Haidee—former Hunter; Amun’s wife

Hunters—mortal enemies of the Lords of the Underworld

Josephina Aisling—half human, half Fae; aka Tinker Bell, Tinker Hell, Tink, Tinky Dink

Juliette—a Harpy

Kaia Skyhawk—part Harpy, part Phoenix; aka the Wing Shredder; sister of Gwen, Taliyah and Bianka; consort of Strider

Kane—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Disaster

Klotho—a Moirai

Lachesis—a Moirai

Lazarus—an immortal warrior; only son of Typhon and an u

Legion—demon minion in a human body; adopted daughter of Aeron and Olivia

Leopold—only Fae prince

Lords of the Underworld—exiled immortal warriors now hosting the demons once locked inside Pandora’s box

Lucien—coleader of the Lords of the Underworld; keeper of Death

Lysander—elite Sent One

Maddox—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Violence

Malcolm—a Sent One; member of Zacharel’s army

Marigold—a female from the past

Moirai—three immortal witches who weave destiny; aka “The Three Fates,” “hobags”

Neeka—deaf Harpy; prisoner of the Phoenix

Never-ending—a portal into hell

Olivia—an angel; beloved of Aeron

Olympus—former city of the gods; now known as Titania

Opulens—the Fae upper class

Pandora’s Box—made of the bones from the goddess of Oppression; once housed demon high lords, now missing

Paring Rod—artifact with ability to rend soul from body

Paris—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Promiscuity

Penelope—queen of the Fae

Petra—female Phoenix

Phoenix—fire-thriving immortals descended from Greeks

Princess Fluffykans—Viola’s pet Tasmanian devil

Realm of Blood and Shadows—location of the Lords of the Underworld’s current fortress

Red—one of four shadow warriors; war

Reyes—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Pain

Sabin—coleader of the Lords of the Underworld; keeper of Doubt

Scarlet—keeper of Nightmares; wife of Gideon

Sent Ones—winged warriors that fight evil

Séduire—the realm of the Fae

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Strider—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Defeat

Synda—Fae princess; keeper of Irresponsibility

Taliyah Skyhawk—Harpy; sister of Bianka, Gwen and Kaia

Tartarus—an underground holding cell for immortals

Tiberius—king of the Fae

Titania—the city of the gods; formerly known as Olympus

Titans—rulers of Titania; children of fallen angels and humans

Torin—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Disease

Typhon—an immortal creature with the head of a dragon and the body of a snake

Urban—son of Maddox and Ashlyn

Viola—minor goddess; keeper of Narcissism

White—one of four shadow warriors; conquest

William the Ever Randy—immortal warrior of questionable origins; aka the Panty Melter

Zacharel—elite Sent One; leader of the Army of Disgrace

Zeus—king of the Greeks

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“The Darkest Fire” (prequel novella)

The Darkest Night

The Darkest Kiss

The Darkest Pleasure

“The Darkest Prison” (novella)

The Darkest Whisper

Heart of Darkness(includes “The Darkest Angel” novella)

The Darkest Passion

The Darkest Lie

The Darkest Secret

The Darkest Surrender

The Darkest Seduction

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