Synopsis
Now, from USA TODAY bestselling author Gena Showalter, comes
THE DARKEST TOUCH (Harlequin HQN, December 2014, $7.99 U.S./$8.99 CAN.), the
eagerly awaited story of Torin—host to the demon of Disease—the most dangerous
and wretched of all the Lords of the Underworld, a legendary group of powerful
and seductive warriors doomed to a cursed eternal existence.
As keeper of the demon of Disease, Torin carries a weight
heavier than any of his ill-fated brethren. Knowing that his merest touch has
the potential to kill untold innocents by infecting any creature with whom he
comes in contact, Torin is
forever destined to live a solitary existence, denied that
which he craves most—love and companionship—as he struggles constantly to
resist the deadly, lustful urges of his demon within.
Keeley Cael, better known as the infamous Red Queen, has a
serious grudge against Torin. As one of the most dangerous beings in existence,
with the power to kill armies in a snap, Keeley gains her strength by forming
mystical bonds with people she cares about, like her friend Mari. But when Mari
is unintentionally killed by physical contact with Torin, Keeley vows to get
vengeance by hunting down the deadly demon-host and destroying him.
After Keeley finds Torin, however, she too is inadvertently
stricken by his diseased touch. But then Keeley is stunned to discover that
Torin is not the bloodthirsty killer she imagined, but a caring and noble
protector who nurses her through her affliction. Even more surprising is the
new invisible bond with Torin she suddenly feels through her irresistible
attraction to him.
Torin, likewise, is taken aback by the rampant desire he has
for the Red Queen, a desire that has somehow quenched all his other deadly
lusts. But Torin knows there is no happy ending here; Keeley is still an
infected carrier and any further contact with him could prove fatal to her.
When Keeley reveals to Torin knowledge of his origin,
however, and of the existence of an object with the power to heal her and free
him and his brethren of their plight, this accursed Lord of the Underworld
finally allows himself to feel something he has not known in an eternity…hope.
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Author Q & A
What do you enjoy reading? What are you reading now?
I enjoy reading young adult books, new adult, contemporary
romance and paranormal romance, and sometimes get a craving for a
historical. As long as the book is a
romance at heart, my interest can be won.
Currently I’m actually reading…my own work. I’m on a tight deadline for the first book in
my new Original Heartbreakers series, The Closer You Are, and I gotta say, I’m
not sorry. I am absolutely loving my
time with the hero, Jase. He is a
millionaire alpha with a tragic past, and he’s certainly met his match!
When you began the series did you envision it as a whole or
do you see more as a book-by-book writing experience?
I saw the Lords of the Underworld on a book-by-book
basis. After each book I would tell
myself now is the time I’m going to plot the rest, so I know where I’m going
from here on out. But I wouldn’t. I’d get the grain of an idea and take off
like a rocket with no thought to the future.
It left me in a particularly tight spot with The Darkest Touch. The Lords had found all four of the artifacts
needed to unearth the location of Pandora’s box—an item with the power to
destroy them—but uh, just how were they supposed to use those artifacts? What was so special about a cloak of
invisibility, a paring rod, a cage of compulsion and an all-seeing eye? Why, exactly, were those things needed? When the answers finally hit me, I was so
excited I screamed my house down.
About the Author
Gena Showalter is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling
author whose books have appeared in Cosmopolitan and Seventeen magazines, as
well as Entertainment Weekly. Her novel Red Handed has been optioned by Sony
Television. Critics have called her books “sizzling page-turners” and “utterly
spellbinding stories,” while Showalter herself has been called “a star on the
rise.” Her mix of humor, danger and wickedly hot sex provides wildly sensual page-turners
sure to enthrall.
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