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Review & Excerpt Tour : Gena Showalter's THE DARKEST TORMENT

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Gena Showalter’s THE DARKEST TORMENT is coming in paperback on November 22nd, 2016


EXCERPT
Katarina wasn’t afraid of Baden. Not anymore.
He took a step to the side, intending to move around her. Oh, no. She flattened her hands on his shoulders, keeping him in place.
“I want to know what’s wrong with you.” She said. “Tell me.”
He snapped his teeth at her in a show of dominance. “You think you want to know my problem. You’re wrong.”
Her tone dry, she said, “I’m so glad you know my mind better than I do.”
“Very well. I need sex.” He threw the words at her as if they were weapons. “Badly.”
Whoa. Blindside!
Heart pounding, she jerked her hands away from him. “Sex...from me?”
“Yesss.” A hiss. “Only from you.”
Only. Amazing how one little word could send pleasure soaring through her, warming her. “You told me never to touch you.” Which she’d just done, she realized. My bad.
“I’ve changed my mind.” His gaze dropped, lingered on her lips.
Burning her... “But you and I...we’re a different species.” As if that mattered to her body. Gimme!

He took a step closer, invading her personal space.  “We’ll fit, I promise you.”

Tristo hrmenych! The raspy quality of his voice, all smoke and gravel...she shivered with longing. Must resist his allure.
But...but...why? Before she’d committed to Peter, she’d dated around, had made out in movie theaters, cars and on couches. She’d liked kissing and touching and “riding the belt buckle,” as her friends had called it. Then, after committing to Peter, she’d gifted him with her virginity. At first, he hadn’t known what to do with her—he’d been just as inexperienced—and she’d left each encounter disappointed. When finally she’d gathered the courage to tell him what she wanted, he’d satisfied her well.
She missed sex. But connection...intimacy...she thought she missed those more.
The dogs barked, jolting her from her thoughts. They’d cleaned their food bowls, and now wanted to play. She clasped Baden’s hand to lead him out of the kennel. He jerked away, severing contact.
One action. Tons of hurt.
“I’m allowed to touch you and you want to have sex with me, but you’re still disgusted by me.” She stomped outside the kennel, done with him. “Well, I’m leaving. Good riddance! Your do-what-I-say-or-else attitude was annoying, anyway.”
He darted in front of her, stopping her. Breath caught in her throat as sunlight streamed over him, paying his chiseled features absolute tribute, making his bronzed skin glimmer.
So beautiful. Too beautiful.
“I’m not disgusted by you. You need me. I’ve come to accept it,” he admitted, looking away from her. “But being skin-to-skin with another is painful for me. We’ll have to proceed carefully. And you’ll get over your annoyance.”
Another order!  She would show him the error of his ways.
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About THE DARKEST TORMENT:

Can Beauty tame her Beast?

Driven to his death by the demon of Distrust, Baden spent centuries in purgatory. Now he's back, but at what cost? Bound to the king of the underworld, an even darker force, he's unable to withstand the touch of another...and he's quickly devolving into a heartless assassin with an uncontrollable temper. Things only get worse when a mission goes awry and he finds himself saddled with a bride—just not his own.

Famed dog trainer Katarina Joelle is forced to marry a monster to protect her loved ones. When she's taken hostage by the ruthless, beautiful Baden immediately after the ceremony, she's plunged into a war between two evils—with a protector more dangerous than the monsters he hunts. They are meant to be enemies, but neither can resist the passion burning between them...and all too soon the biggest threat is to her heart.

But as Baden slips deeper into the abyss, she'll have to teach him to love...or lose him forever. 


Includes Q&A featuring J. R. Ward, Jeaniene Frost, Nalini Singh and more!



Order THE DARKEST TORMENT here!

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And don’t miss the previous titles in the Lords of the Underworld Series!

 
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Don’t Miss each stop on THE DARKEST TORMENT Review & Excerpt Tour!

November 7
Ashleyz Wonderland – Excerpt
November 8
danielriding.com –Excerpt
November 9
November 10
Reading in Pajamas – Review & Excerpt
November 11
The Book Beacon – Review & Excerpt
The Bookery Review – Excerpt
November 12
November 13
Reese's Reviews – Review & Excerpt
November 14
EskieMama Reads – Excerpt
November 15
New Adult Addiction – Review & Excerpt
November 16
WTF ARE YOU READING? – Review & Excerpt
November 17
Book Lovers Hangout – Review & Excerpt
Canadian Book Addict – Review & Excerpt
November 18
Grownup Fangirl – Excerpt
Ruby's Books – Review & Excerpt
November 19
November 20
Natalie TheBiblioholic – Review & Excerpt
November 21
PBC – Excerpt
The Eater of Books! – Review & Excerpt
November 22
I Smell Sheep – Review & Excerpt
Bound by Books Book Review – Review & Excerpt
November 23
evocative book reviews – Review & Excerpt
Sassy Moms Say Read Romance – Review & Excerpt
November 24
The Opening Hook – Review & Excerpt
Books n Wine – Excerpt
Once Upon a Book Blog – Review & Excerpt
November 25
Jax's Book Magic – Excerpt
Pardon My Blurb – Review & Excerpt


author-pic-gena-showalter  About Gena Showalter


  Gena Showalter is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of over fifty books, including the acclaimed Lords of the Underworld and Angels of the Dark series, and the White Rabbit Chronicles. She writes sizzling paranormal romance, heartwarming contemporary romance, and unputdownable young adult novels, and lives in Oklahoma City with her family and menagerie of dogs. Visit her at genashowalter.com.        




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