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Helena aka Hellbaby is wincing from
another failed relationship. She takes full responsibility
for being dumped again. It’s hard enough being part angel,
part demon, but when you call out someone else’s name in
your sleep there’s bound to be relationship issues. The
toughest part is not getting over her first love that
vanished after their brief time together. Maybe that’s why
she keeps calling out his name. He was the only one capable
of withstanding everything she is and returning it full
measure. Her plan is to go to Underworld to find out what
happened to her him.
Upon arriving she’s captured by Abbadon,
Lord Destroyer, and he’s totally different from the slender
youth of her past. In return for her freedom and an
audience with her father, he proposes that she remain in his
custody for three days. Helena’s feelings have not faded.
Will she be able to withstand the intimacy of being with him
again?
A hot story that never stumbles,
Hellbaby is visually vibrant and thumbs a nose at
the more traditional concepts of angel and demon. The
demons are carnal, sinister and brutally virile. The angels
have a unique strength that’s hinted at and stems from the
ability to love, forgive and protect. Helena is caught in
the middle of the greedy skirmish and while he tries to
protect her, her lover knows that it will test the limits of
their bond and reignited love. The entire time I hoped for
a happy and victorious ending for this star-crossed pair. I
wasn’t disappointed either.
Anything and everything happens in the brief expanse of this
story, and it’s amazing how much is wonderfully compressed
into the plot with concentrated effect. I’m interested in
reading more of this author’s work after the impression this
powerful, gritty and erotically charged story made on me. |