New Releases by Gena Showalter

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.

New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter has enthralled thousands of readerswith her Lords of the Underworld series. Enter this darkly sensual world, where the linebetween good and evil blurs and true love is put to the ultimate test, in the seriesprequel novella, The Darkest Fire. He is the guardian of hell, more monster than man. She is the goddess of oppression, more angel than woman. Together they will enter the flamesto battle a dangerous horde of demon lords—and discover a passion unlike any other… Don''t miss this sizzling prequel to Gena Showalter''s breathtaking paranormal series The Lords ofthe Underworld! Though they carry an eternal curse, the Lords of the Underworld areirresistibly seductive—and unimaginably powerful… “Showalter at her finest.” —New YorkTimes bestselling author Karen Marie Moning on The Darkest Night, the first novel in theLords of the Underworld series. Book 0.5 of Lords of the Underworld.

Locked in an asylum for her refusal to let her parents dictate her afterlife choices, Ten Lockwood finds herself caught in a violent power struggle between the two leading Everlife realms that would do anything to claim her powerful soul.

From New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter comes another scorching Original Heartbreakers tale featuring an aloof bad boy and the rowdy Southern belle who rocks his world...

I thought I had nothing left to give. I thought wrong. They started the war. Now I will end it. Alice "Ali" Bell thinks the worst is behind her. She''s ready to take the next step with boyfriend Cole Holland, the leader of the zombie slayers...until Anima Industries, the agency controlling the zombies, launches a sneak attack, killing four of her friends. It''s then she realizes that humans can be more dangerous than monsters...and the worst has only begun. As secrets that may tear Ali and Cole apart come to light, and more slayers are taken or killed, Ali will fight harder than ever to bring down Anima--even sacrificing her own life for those she loves.

New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter is back with another sizzling Original Heartbreakers story featuring an irresistible charmer about to meet his match... Beck Ockley lives by a single rule: one and done. The millionaire playboy knows the pain of loss and will do anything to avoid another. He moved to the small town of Strawberry Valley, Oklahoma, expecting more of the same--time with the only two friends he trusts, work...and lots of pleasure. What he never could have predicted was that a vulnerable Southern beauty would sneak past his defenses. Harlow Glass is determined to rebuild her life. The reformed bully has lost everyone and everything she loved, and she''s paid the ultimate price for her checkered past. Now she wants commitment, the only thing Beck refuses to give. As their chemistry blazes white-hot, he''ll either have to break her heart...or surrender his own.

"Just released from prison, Jase Hollister has one goal: stay out of trouble. Strawberry Valley, Oklahoma, sounds like the perfect place for him and his two brothers-by-circumstance to settle down and live a nice, simple life. But model citizen isn''t exactly this rugged bachelor''s default setting--especially when it comes to a certain hot-blooded Southern beauty"--

New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter introduces the Original Heartbreakers—beginning with a ruthless businessman about to break his own rules—in this special prequel novella! Rich, powerful and utterly untamable, Dane Michaelson is every woman''s darkest fantasy. When he returns to his hometown to witness his father''s upcoming nuptials, he is unprepared for the redheaded beauty soon to become his stepsister. He''s never wanted anyone more. Kenna Starr has no desire to join the long list of women on rotation in Dane''s bedroom. The single mom learned the hard way—bad boys do bad things, and someone always gets hurt. But Dane isn''t fighting fair. With every heated look, stolen kiss and illicit caress, he melts her defenses. Soon, the girl with the rep and the man who claims to be heartless are locked in a passionate affair. But when trouble arises, will they stand together or fall apart? Look for the next books in the Original Heartbreakers—The Closer You Come, The Hotter You Burn and The Harder You Fall—from HQN Books!

Told in alternating voices by Frosty and outcast slayer Milla, who are pressured by the spirit of Frosty''s girlfriend to work together to destroy a revitalized enemy once and for all.

This is the story of Torin, the most dangerous Lord of the Underworld yet ... Fierce immortal, host to the demon of Disease: Torin''s every touch causes sickness and death, a worldwide plague. Carnal pleasure is utterly forbidden, and though he has always overcome temptation with an iron will, his control is about to shatter.

Torin... the most dangerous Lord of the Underworld. Fierce immortal warrior. Host to a deadly demon. Torin’s every touch could cause deaths. For Torin, indulging in carnal pleasure is utterly forbidden. He has always overcome temptation with an iron will, but now his control is about to shatter.

Zombies stalk the night. Forget blood and brains. These monsters hunger for human souls. Sadly, they''ve got mine... Alice Bell has lost so much. Family. Friends. A home. She thought she had nothing else to give. She was wrong. After a new zombie attack, strange things begin to happen to her. Mirrors come to life, and the whispers of the dead assault her ears. But the worst? A terrible darkness blooms inside her, urging her to do very wicked things. She''s never needed her team of zombie slayers more, but ultra bad-boy Cole Holland, the leader and her boyfriend, suddenly withdraws from her...from everyone. Now, with her best friend Kat at her side, Ali must kill the zombies, uncover Cole''s secret and learn to fight the darkness. But the clock is ticking...and if she fails at a single task, they''re all doomed.

Zombies stalk the night. Forget blood and brains. These monsters hunger for human souls. Sadly, they''ve got mine... Alice Bell has lost so much. Family. Friends. A home. She thought she had nothing else to give. She was wrong. After a new zombie attack, strange things begin to happen to her. Mirrors come to life, and the whispers of the dead assault her ears. But the worst? A terrible darkness blooms inside her, urging her to do very wicked things. She''s never needed her team of zombie slayers more, but ultra bad-boy Cole Holland, the leader and her boyfriend, suddenly withdraws from her...from everyone. Now, with her best friend, Kat, at her side, Ali must kill the zombies, uncover Cole''s secret and learn to fight the darkness. But the clock is ticking...and if she fails at a single task, they''re all doomed. Don''t miss FIRSTLIFE, book 1 of Gena Showalter''s action-packed, romantic and exhilarating new series, the Everlife novels

Originally released as part of The Bodyguard, fall under the spell of Gena Showalter''s paranormal romantic suspense novella \"Temptation in Shadows,\" an exclusive standalone e-novella! Every day he puts his life on the line, what will happen when it''s his heart in jeopardy? Tall, lean, muscular—and definitely rough around the edges—Sean Walker is not your typical nightclub bodyguard. He''s a controller of shadows, able to wield darkness at will. But when a mysterious woman at the club turns out to have powers greater than his own, he has no choice but seduction...

Zombies stalk the night. Forget blood and brains. These monsters hunger for human souls. Alice Bell has lost so much. Family. Friends. A home. She thought she had nothing else to give. She was wrong. After a new zombie attack, strange things begin to happen to her. Mirrors come to life, and the whispers of the dead assault her ears. But the worst? A terrible darkness blooms inside her, urging her to do very wicked things. She''s never needed her team of zombie slayers more, but ultra bad-boy Cole Holland, the leader and her boyfriend, suddenly withdraws from her.

The sizzling second book in New York Timesbestselling author Gena Showalter''s Otherworld Assassin paranormal romance series.

"New York Times"-bestselling author Showalter delivers the second book in the scintillating Lords of the Underworld spinoff series, Angels of the Dark. Original.

New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter is back with a breathtaking Lords of the Underworld tale about a warrior trapped by darkness and the woman determined to save him. Having endured weeks of torture in the bowels of hell, Kane wants nothing to do with his beautiful rescuer, Josephina Aisling. The half- Fae female threatens to awaken the demon of Disaster inside him — a beast he''s determined to kill, no matter what the price. Josephina is being hunted by a brutal enemy — her royal family — and Kane is her only source of protection. He''s also the only male to ever set her aflame, and even he succumbs to the heat. But as they navigate the treacherous world of the Fae, they are forced to make a choice: live apart...or die together. ''One of Showalter''s biggest strengths is her ability to create wounded characters who are riveting and intense, but who also hold out the hope of redemption.'' RT Book Reviews on Beauty Awakened ''Showalter does her magic with an intricately developed world, complex and intensive character arcs and dark, compelling paranormal themes.'' USA TODAY on Wicked Nights.

A new paranormal series involving a warrior enslaved by desire, and the woman who frees his soul.

Two of the biggest names in paranormal romance team up for the first time in a spectacular duology of connected novellas. Original.

Zacharel, the leader of a powerful angelic army, lets nothing stand in his way of his anti-demon missions until he rescues Annabelle Miller from an institution for the criminally insane and from the demons who long to possess her.

All her life, Ashlyn Darrow has been tormented by voices from the past. To end the nightmare, she has come to Budapest seeking help from men rumored to have supernatural abilities, not knowing she''ll be swept into the arms of Maddox, their most dangerous member—a man trapped in a hell of his own. Neither can resist the instant hunger that calms their torments…and ignites an irresistible passion. But every heated touch and burning kiss will edge them closer to destruction—and a soul-shattering test of love….

Searching for her missing brother, Grace Carlyle never dreamed she would discover a secret world populated by mythological monsters—or find herself facing a sword-wielding being whose looks put mortal men to shame. But there he was, Darius en Kragin, one of a race of shape-shifting warriors bound to guard the gates of Atlantis, and kill all travelers who strayed within its borders. Now Grace''s life was in his hands, and Darius had to choose between his centuries-old vow and the woman who had slipped beneath his defenses and stolen the heart of Atlantis''s fiercest dragon.

A newly divorced event planner finds herself woefully unprepared for the advances of a sexy CEO in this New York Times–bestselling author’s romantic comedy. Unleashing your inner tigress isn’t easy when you’re a doormat by nature! Still, after escaping a wretched marriage to a cheating SOB, Dallas party planner Naomi Delacroix isn’t about to let another man sweet-talk her into sheathing her protective claws. Not even hunky millionaire Royce Powell, who’s hired her to arrange his mother’s surprise party. Even if he does make her purr like a kitten with one heated glance . . . Royce claims he’s been in love with Naomi ever since she threw a party for one of his friends six months ago. But if that’s true, why is this incredibly eligible CEO currently taking applications for a wife? Despite herself, Naomi is tempted to fill one out. But can her inner tigress believe a man might change his stripes?

An expert in cheating husbands meets the one man who could make her believe in love in the New York Times–bestselling author’s “fun, sexy romp” (Fresh Fiction). Jillian Greene is always getting caught in the act—it’s her job! Working at Catch a Mate, Jillian gets paid by suspicious wives to smile, flirt and prove that no man can be trusted around the opposite sex. But she never gets physical . . . until a heart-stoppingly gorgeous male walks in . . . Marcus Brody has just been hired to test female fidelity. But the last thing Jillian needs is a partner—especially an infuriating, irresistible man who’s got her fantasizing about tearing off his clothes!

For weeks, the immortal warrior Aeron has sensed an invisible female presence. An angel—demon-assassin—has been sent to kill him. Or has she? Olivia claims she fell from the heavens, giving up immortality because she couldn''t bear to harm him. But trusting—and falling for—Olivia will endanger them all. So how has this "mortal" with the huge blue eyes already unleashed Aeron''s darkest passion? Now, with an enemy hot on his trail and his faithful demon companion determined to remove Olivia from his life, Aeron is trapped between duty and consuming desire. Worse still, a new executioner has been sent to do the job Olivia wouldn''t….

All Atlantis seeks the Jewel of Dunamis, which legend claims can overcome any enemy. Grayson James, human agent of the ultra-secret Otherworld Bureau of Investigation, has orders to keep it from the wrong hands—or destroy it. What he doesn''t know is that Jewel is a woman, not a stone! But once he meets this precious gem, destroying her is the last thing on his mind…. Jewel, part goddess, part prophet, is a pawn in Atlantis''s constant power struggles. She needs Gray''s help to win freedom and uncover the secrets of her mysterious origins. Gray needs her wisdom to navigate monster-ridden Atlantis. But need blossoms into passionate love as they fight demons, dragons, vampires—and a prophecy that says the bond between them could destroy them both.

In this irresistibly seductive Lords of the Underworld adventure, an immortal warrior''s desire for the wrong woman may ignite the biggest war the heavens have ever witnessed. Original.

Nicolai: The Dark Seducer

Kaia, who has been ordered by her people to bring home the gold in the Harpy Games or die, refuses to let her attraction to immortal warrior Strider, who is possessed by the demon of Defeat, distract her from the task at hand.