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 sheshould 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?

Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole
Available Now!
Paranormal Romance
Paperback, 384 pages
Pocket

K.C. from Smokin’ Hot Books is a huge fan of Kresley Cole and kindly agreed to review for me today!

If you are like me and are crazy for coco puffs for Kresley Cole, Dark Desires After Dusk hits the ball out of the park.  Cole’s previous book Dark Needs out of Night’s Edge, was kind of a miss for me, although enjoyable, it fell a little flat after her amazing releases of A Hunger Like No Other, Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night and now Dark Desires After Dusk. Cadeon Woede, demon, brother to King Rhystrom, mercenary;  will do just about anything to get his brother’s crown back.  All he has to do is locate the "Vessel" and hand her over to one bad-ass sorcerer. In exchange, he will be given a sword able to defeat their current Kingdom’s ruler and take back his brother’s crown. Easy peasy right? One problem, the vessel happens to be his mate, Holly Ashwin.

If you were like me and giggling over Bowen, Cadeon is right up there for Immortal After Dark hot heroes.  He’s charming, often refers to Holly as ‘Poppet’ and is mischievous. He is ever so dastardly and dares the repressed Miss Holly to watch her first hotel room porno, which frankly is almost a right of passage these days right? Although you want to smack him for ever thinking of turning the cute Holly over to the evil sorcerer, you also can’t help but be on his side.   

In Cole’s previous books her valkyrie characters are usually strong women that kick ass and don’t bother to take names. Holly is a whole other Oprah. She has obsessive compulsive disorder (she has to have things in 3’s), has a PHD, and teaches mathematics to meat-head jocks.  Oh, and she’s also happens to be the ‘vessel’, aka ubber fertile carrier that will either birth the demon’s version of the anitchrist or a child of good. I won’t spoil why she is the way that she is you’ll have to read it folks. But her interactions with Cadeon are hilarious and sexy. 

Final Verdict: You can’t miss this one! If you are like me and prefer Cole’s shapeshifter and demons to the Wroth Brother’s, Dark Desires After Dusk needs to be on your book shelf, and I am eagerly anticipating Pleasures of a Dark Prince next week!

Rating: 4/5

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