The Darkest Lie

In this riveting new installment of New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter’s Lords of the Underworld series, Gideon, keeper of the Demon of Lies, fights to uncover the truth… Forced to his knees in agony whenever he speaks the truth, Gideon can recognize any lie—until he captures Scarlet, a demon-possessed immortal who claims to be his long-lost wife. He doesn’t remember the beautiful female, much less wedding—or bedding—her. But he wants to...almost as much as he wants her. But Scarlet is keeper of Nightmares, too dangerous to roam free. A future with her might mean ultimate ruin. Especially as Gideon’s enemies draw closer—and the truth threatens to destroy all he’s come to love....

Is it better to live with a lie, or risk everything for the truth? “Heartbreaking and heroic. You won't be able to turn the pages fast enough!” --Romily Bernard, author of the Find Me trilogy In Pintip Dunn’s gripping and timely novel, a young woman whose life unravels in the wake of her mother’s alleged suicide sets out to clear her name. “The mother I knew would never do those things. But maybe I never knew her after all.” Clothes, jokes, coded messages...Cecilia Brooks and her mom shared everything. At least, CeCe thought they did. Six months ago, her mom killed herself after accusations of having sex with a student, and CeCe’s been the subject of whispers and taunts ever since. Now, at the start of her high school senior year, between dealing with her grieving, distracted father, and the social nightmare that has become her life, CeCe just wants to fly under the radar. Instead, she’s volunteering at the school’s crisis hotline—the same place her mother worked. As she counsels troubled strangers, CeCe’s lingering suspicions about her mom’s death resurface. With the help of Sam, a new student and newspaper intern, she starts to piece together fragmented clues that point to a twisted secret at the heart of her community. Soon, finding the truth isn’t just a matter of restoring her mother’s reputation, it’s about saving lives—including CeCe’s own... “A twisty, fast-paced thriller that kept me guessing to the end.”—Shannon Grogan, author of From Where I Watch You “This one will tug your heart and leave you breathless!”--Natalie D. Richards, author of Six Months Later “A headlong rush into the shadows of secrets that should not be kept.” –Michelle Zink, author of Prophecy of the Sisters

New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with another sizzling installmentof the Lords of the Underworld series as Aeron, keeper of the demon of Wrath, finally meets his match... For weeks the immortal warrior Aeron has sensed an invisible female presence. An angel—ademon-assassin—has been sent to kill him. Or has she? Olivia claims she fell from theheavens, giving up immortality because she couldn't bear to harm him. But trusting—andfalling for—Olivia will endanger them all. So how has this “mortal” with the huge blueeyes already unleashed Aeron's darkest passion? Now, with an enemy hot on his trail and his faithful demon companion determined to removeOlivia from his life, Aeron is trapped between duty and consuming desire. Worse still, anew executioner has been sent to do the job Olivia wouldn't... Included in this ebook edition is a special scene from the latest installment in the series, The Darkest Torment, featuring the ruthless, beautiful Baden! Previously Published.

Forced to his knees in agony whenever he speaks the truth, Gideon can recognize any lie—until he captures Scarlet, a demon-possessed immortal who claims to be his long-lost wife. He doesn't remember the beautiful female, much less wedding—or bedding—her. But he wants to…almost as much as he wants her. But Scarlet is keeper of Nightmares, too dangerous to roam free. A future with her might mean ultimate ruin. Especially as Gideon's enemies draw closer—and the truth threatens to destroy all he's come to love….

She has tempted many men…but never found her equal. Until now. Though she has lived for centuries, Anya, goddess of anarchy, has never known pleasure. Until Lucien, the incarnation of death—a warrior eternally doomed to take souls to the hereafter. He draws her like no other. And Anya will risk anything to have him. But when the merciless Lord of the Underworld is ordered by the gods to claim Anya herself, their uncontrollable attraction becomes an anguished pursuit. Now they must defeat the unconquerable forces that control them, before their thirst for one another demands a sacrifice of love beyond imagining…. And don't miss the latest book in the irresistibly seductive Lords of the Underworld series, The Darkest Torment, featuring the fierce warrior Baden who will stop at nothing to claim the exquisite human with the power to soothe the beast inside him… Previously published.

Gideon, the keeper of the demon of lies, knows instantly whenever anyone speaks false and suffers whenever he speaks the truth. Yet when he captures Scarlet, a demon-possessed immortal who claims to be his wife, Gideon knows she tells the truth yet can't remember wedding--or bedding--her.

Vlado Petric is a homicide investigator in war-torn Sarajevo. When he encounters an unidentified body near “sniper alley,” he realizes that it is the body of Esmir Vitas, chief of the Interior Ministry’s special police, and that Vitas has been killed not by any sniper’s aim but by a bullet fired at almost pointblank range. Searching for the killer in this “city of murderers,” Petric finds himself drawn into a conspiracy, the scope of which goes beyond anything he could possibly have imagined. Lie in the Dark brilliantly renders the fragmented society and underworld of Sarajevo at war—the freelancing gangsters, guilty bystanders, the drop-in foreign correspondents, and the bureaucrats frightened for their jobs and very lives. It weaves through this torn cityscape the alienation and terror of one man’s desperate and deadly pursuit of bad people in an even worse place.

Reyes is a man possessed. Bound by the demon of pain, he is forbidden to know pleasure. Yet he craves a mortal woman, Danika Ford, more than breath and will do anything to claim her—even defy the gods. Danika is on the run. For months she's eluded the Lords of the Underworld, immortal warriors who won't rest until she and her family have been destroyed. But her dreams are haunted by Reyes, the warrior whose searing touch she can't forget. Yet a future together could mean death to all they both hold dear…. And be sure to check out the latest book in the irresistibly seductive Lords of the Underworld series, The Darkest Torment, featuring the fierce warrior Baden who will stop at nothing to claim the exquisite human with the power to soothe the beast inside him…

The stunning new crime mystery from Solomon Carter. DETECTIVE INSPECTOR JOE HOGARTH UNCOVERS THE TRUTH BEHIND A NIGHTCLUB MURDER. AND HOGARTH HAS A SORDID SECRET OF HIS OWN. SOME SECRETS ARE SO DARK, SO DEADLY, THEY CAN'T BE HIDDEN WITHOUT CONSEQUENCES... DI Hogarth, DS Sue Palmer and DC Simmons are called to a murder at a seaside nightclub. Jake Drummond, a big man with a reputation for extortion, has been stabbed to death. No one saw the killer strike. A young man disappeared from the scene moments before the murder. The young man has no clear motive, and was gone seconds before Drummond was killed. But Hogarth can't let go of his suspicions. He decides to track down the missing youth... And soon discovers the motive for the murder is far older, and far darker than he could have imagined. One man goes missing and a ghost from the past reappears as the darkest lies of two generations are ruthlessly exposed. One cop takes justice into her own hands. And another may pay the ultimate price. AS HOGARTH AND THE TEAM PEEL BACK THE LAYERS OF CRIME, THE BODYCOUNT STARTS TO CLIMB... DI Hogarth's reputation hangs in the balance. And one cop's life hangs by a thread. Secret Affairs. Lies and Betrayal. Murder. And Hogarth's personal life is heading for a crisis. In an epic conclusion, DI Hogarth and his team race against time to stop a killer who watches their every move. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Ruth Rendell, Helen Durrant, Joy Ellis and LJ Ross. If you love to read gripping detective thrillers with flawed characters and police procedurals with shocking twists and a noir flavour, then the DI Hogarth Darkest series is for you. Readers have described the Darkest series as a best fit for fans of British crime thrillers, Female detective novels, British crime mysteries, Police Procedurals, Heist crime thrillers and Noir crime thrillers. A detective murder mystery packed with danger and thrills - The Darkest Lies is a crime novel you won't want to put down. Setting: Southend-on-sea: Just over an hour from London. A tough and densely-packed suburban town. A place where wealth and glamour sit cheek-by-jowl with addiction, poverty and crime, sandwiched between the sparkling Thames Estuary and a semi-rural hinterland of fields and marshes. When he transferred to the Essex coast, ex-Met Detective Joe Hogarth might have imagined he was signing up for sun, sea and semi-retirement. But the merry hell of Southend might just have him beat. It's a good thing this DI doesn't know when to quit... THE DI HOGARTH DARKEST SERIES THE DARKEST LIES THE DARKEST GRAVE THE DARKEST DEED THE DARKEST TRUTH (coming soon). NOVEL SERIES BY SOLOMON CARTER: LONG TIME DYING series featuring private investigators Eva Roberts and Dan Bradley THE LAST LINE LUCK AND JUDGMENT LONDON CALLING THE FINAL TRICK For more information visit SolomonCarter.net