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Dark Desires After Dusk (The Immortals After Dark, Book 5)
352 pages
A high-octane, intensely steamy paranormal thrill ride where dark secrets and fated attraction collide.
What it feels like
Reading this installment of the Immortals After Dark series feels like strapping into a supernatural roller coaster. The pace is relentlessly propulsive, throwing you headfirst into a danger-laced, adrenaline-fueled world where the stakes are as high as the heat level. Kresley Cole balances a gritty, dark-fantasy atmosphere with her signature cheeky humor and unabashed sensuality. The emotional texture is thick with tension, built on the delicious friction of a tortured, morally gray protector and a heroine slowly waking up to her own formidable power. It is a wildly entertaining, immersive experience that delights readers who crave sprawling lore, explosive fated-mates chemistry, and a romance that fights tooth and nail for its hard-won happily ever after.
- Mood
- steamy
- adrenaline-fueled
- sensual
- danger-laced
- Tone
- passionate
- cheeky
- intense
- dramatic
- wry
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- fated mates · redemption and guilt · hidden power · betrayal and forgiveness · reluctant protectors
- The writing
- Visceral and fast-paced, blending gritty, action-packed descriptions with unabashedly steamy and emotionally charged dialogue.
- The arc
- Moves from desperate manipulation and fearful attraction to explosive passion and a hard-won, fiercely protective love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who devour high-heat paranormal romance featuring tortured, morally gray alpha heroes and heroines discovering their own formidable strength.
Content notes
- explicit sexual content
- graphic violence
- kidnapping
- betrayal
About the book
A seductive beauty he can never have, yet can't resist...
Cadeon Woede will stop at nothing to atone for the one wrong that will haunt him forever. But once he secures the key to his redemption, the halfling Holly Ashwin, Cade finds that the woman he thought he could use for his own ends and then forget haunts him as much as his past.
A tormented warrior she should fear, but can't deny...
Raised as a human, Holly never knew that some frightening legends are real until she encounters a brutal demon who inexplicably guards her like a treasure. Thrust into a sensual new world of myth and power, with him as her protector, she begins to crave the demon's wicked touch.
Surrender to dark desires...
Yet just when he earns Holly's trust, will Cade be forced to betray the only woman who can sate his wildest needs -- and claim his heart?
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