Deal With the Devil – Lark Taylor

Synopsis

When you make a deal with a devil, you must prepare to face the consequences…

Mori

I’ve loved and lost once before, and it nearly destroyed me.

One might think I’d be scared to try again, but since discovering the existence of fated mates, I’ve waited on tenterhooks for mine to appear.

Fate, apparently, is content to keep me in suspense.

When a nervous human brokers a deal to find his brother, I can’t refuse. My tracking days are over, but there’s something about River that makes me want to get back in the game. Besides, it’ll be a good distraction from waiting for my dream guy.

It quickly becomes clear that River isn’t all he seems. And even worse…I can’t deny the attraction between us. But can I go there when I can’t promise River forever?

River

I’ve always been a liar…but this might be the most dangerous lie I’ve ever told.

Making a deal with a son of Lucifer to track my brother is a bad idea. Especially since he currently holds the number one spot on Mori’s hit list.

I’m asking for trouble.

But I’m out of options. Blaise’s death creeps closer every day, and despite his past misdeeds, I have to save him. Even if it means pretending to be a human, when I’m anything but.

The more time Mori and I spend together, the harder it is to hide my true identity. How can I when he’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a partner?

There’s no point dreaming of a future with Mori. Even if he forgives my deception, he has a fated mate out there somewhere.

And it isn’t me.

Deal With the Devil is an exhilarating, forced-proximity M/M paranormal romance with a HEA and no cliff-hanger. It is the third book in The Reckless Damned series, which is best enjoyed in order due to the overarching plot. Each book focuses on a different couple and will have a HEA.

CW: references to off page domestic abuse and anxiety attacks. Includes references to torture, murder. One scene of homophbia, including the use of a homophobic slur.

My Thoughts

Mori has loved and lost before, and he refuses to do it again. He wants to find his mate, and find a love that will last. But his mate has some other ideas in mind.

River’s twin brother and fire mage, Blaise, has been taken by the ghasts – hybrid demons up to some nefarious and so far undetermined purpose – and River is set on finding him. Except Blaise is public enemy number one to Mori and his brothers for what he did to Harlow and Bailey, which means River goes undercover in order to get him back.

While undercover, River and Mori have some pretty great banter. They’re undeniably attracted to each other, and the tension is made all the more thick when the reality that they’re mates – and that River had been hiding himself from Mori – comes crashing down on both of them in a very big way. And Mori won’t stand for a liar for a mate – even if it breaks him to pieces to walk away now that he’s found the man he’s longed for.

But as things ramp up, and the real plot behind why the ghasts are kidnapping mages sort of revealed, Mori finds he’s stronger with his mate by his side. And River shows the four sons of Lucifer that he’s no slouch – in fact, he may just be more deadly than all of them combined.

With more of the plot revealed, things are about to get very interesting. And with the last words of a dying seer indicating that the answer revolves around an angel, a demon, and a human, I can only guess just how interesting the finale of this series is going to be.

~ by Aubrey Smith on June 12, 2024.