Catastrophe may have earned her name, though it
was still a dick-move of Raphael to to stick her with the moniker as
her wings were removed and she joined the ranks of the Unfallen. Cat
isn't about to let anything discourage her though. Ever since she's
joined Azagoth and Lilliana's household, she's been eager to please
them and to earn a chance to regain her wings and her place in
Heaven. She drools over the deliciously sexy Jailer of the
Underworld, Hades.
True to her name, where Cat goes, catastrophe
follows...and accidentally releasing a few unauthorized souls into
Hades's realm causes a cataclysm that could lead to Armageddon
(again)...can she and Hades stop pending disaster before it's too
late?
*****
THANK YOU, Ms. Ione,
for giving me another great story to enjoy. Hades was
easily a read-in-one-sitting type of book. I found it nearly
impossible to put down. I dreaded it coming to an end as I wanted it
to go on and on. Ms. Ione has a way of wrapping me up in her
imaginary world, allowing me to forget that I'm not a part of it.
The sizzling hot
sparks that flew between Hades and Cat kept the pages smoldering as
Cat did everything she could to entice Hades, which was no easy task.
I enjoyed watching Hades and Cat's relationship grow and would love
to have seen Hades divert more of Cat's inadvertent disasters, I see
that being a constant occurrence throughout their relationship. I
hope to see more of them in future demonica novels. One thing I love
about reading a series is revisiting favorite past characters, it was
good to see Azagoth, Lilliana, and Reaver again.
As with all of Ms.
Ione's novels, now that I've completed Hades
I eagerly await her next book.
Excerpt:
Somewhere outside
Azagoth’s Greek-style mansion, a bird of prey screeched. Cat loved
hearing it. Not long ago, Sheoul-gra had been a dead realm, a
physical manifestation of Azagoth’s emotional state. Dark and
dreary, the “Gra,” as it was sometimes called, had resembled a
toxic wasteland that couldn’t support any animal or plant life that
wasn’t straight out of Hell itself.
But Lilliana’s
love had changed Azagoth, and with it, his realm.
Now, when Cat
strolled outside the palace, the grounds and buildings surrounding it
teemed with life, from the lush grass, leafy green trees, and
sparkling water, to rabbits, birds, and even the occasional fox or
deer.
Smiling, she put
down her feathered duster and headed from Azagoth’s pool room
toward the mansion’s entrance, and as she rounded a corner, she
collided with a body.
A huge, muscular
body.
Hades.
An instant, hot
tingle pricked her skin as she leaped backward, crashing into
something behind her. She heard something break, but at the moment,
it didn’t matter.
This was the first
time she’d touched Hades. The first time her ability to sense good
and evil as a physical symptom on the surface of her skin had
triggered. At least, it was the first time with Hades.
She’d always
suspected he’d give off an intense blast of evil, but she hadn’t
expected the evil to be tempered by a ribbon of goodness. She also
hadn’t expected to be so...aroused by the vibes he gave off. Then
again, merely looking at him aroused her, so why wouldn’t touching
him do the same?
He stood there,
bare-chested and wearing a skin-tight pair of silver pants that
showed every ropey muscle and presented that impressive bulge at his
groin like a gift. Criminy, he might as well be naked. She wished
he was naked.
“E-excuse me,”
she squeaked.
He looked down at
her, one corner of his perfect mouth tipped up in a half-smile. Which
was a first. Everyone seemed to get smiles but her.
