Blurb
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 Scarlet is keeper of Nightmares, too dangerous to roam free. A future with her might mean ultimate ruin. Especially as Gideon2527s enemies draw closer—and the truth threatens to destroy all he2527s come to love….
Review
This is one of my favorite stories in the Lords of the Underworld series. Gideon, the keeper of Lies, meets Scarlet, the keeper of Nightmares. She claims to be his long-lost wife but he doesn2527t remember her. Of all the heroines in the series, Scarlet is one of the strongest. Gideon is absolutely wonderful because he can handle a powerful, stubborn, determined woman without feeling a blow to his ego, unlike some of the other Lords if they were paired with Scarlet. Scarlet2527s back story is a tearjerker. I think I teared up four times throughout the novel, maybe more. What she suffered is unbelievable, and at the hands of her own family makes it even worse. I mean, poor sweet Steel. And she believed Gideon betrayed her. Just so sad.
I loved all the scenes with Amun, Aeron and William. They traveled to Hell to rescue Legion and the blood, fights and torture they experienced, especially in poor Amun2527s case, was riveting to read. We also learn a little about William, things he doesn2527t want anyone to know.
Strider meets Haidee, a now-immortal woman who killed a Lord a few thousand years ago, and his arrogance irritated me. Strider is the keeper of Defeat and has to win at everything, but he made a mistake in arresting/kidnapping Haidee and he lost one of the artifacts to the Unspoken Ones.
We didn2527t see Maddox and Paris in this story. Maddox is too busy taking care of his pregnant wife, Ashlyn, which is annoying because he2527s not a kickass warrior as he used to be. Paris just wasn2527t around, which means he2527s off page getting drunk on ambrosia (though there was one scene with Sienna – yippee!).
There was waaaay too much sex in this book, at least four long scenes, and I skimmed them all. I don2527t think the book dragged but I did get sick of hearing Scarlet2527s reasons about why she and Gideon couldn2527t stay together. I understand her reasoning, but it was repetitive. As I2527ve said before with my reviews to the other books in the series, I2527m not crazy about the author2527s writing style but this story is superb despite my preferences. Great characters, lots of character development for the H/h and the minor characters (for the ones mentioned in the story), and great description that fit the story without bogging it down.
5 Stars
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