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Gena Showalter
Gena Showalter, the New York Times bestselling author who brought you the Lords of the Underworld, introduces a scorching new paranormal romance series…Gods of War
Knox of Iviland, the most ruthless warrior in All War history, has spent his life fighting others to the death, winning new realms for his king. Now the stakes are higher than ever. If he prevails in the battle for Earth, his slave bands will be removed. Victory is his sole focus…until he meets her.
On an arctic getaway with her foster sister, street tough but vulnerable Vale London is shocked to stumble upon a cave filled with ancient gods waging epic combat. When she is inadvertently drawn into their war, she is forced to team up with an unlikely ally—the sexy god who makes her burn with desire.
Though Vale is his enemy, Knox is consumed with lust and a fierce need to protect her. But only one combatant can triumph, and he will have to choose: live for freedom, or die for love.
I have loved everything I’ve read of Gena’s and I was so excited for this new series. It had me hooked from the opening, I was already choosing characters I wanted to save and see in future books and then Gena would throw a plot twist in and mess it all up. Vale and Knox were funny together, both fighting their attraction and not wanting to be tied down by each other. Their inner monologues had me giggling and sighing and sometimes wanting to shake them so they’d just kiss already! Their stubbornness made for some great slow-building angst on when they’d finally give in to their chemistry. The world building had me antsy, trying to figure out how they were going to win and save the people they loved, but I loved watching Vale become a warrior for herself and Knox, plus falling in love with this brutal alpha-hole from another world. I cannot wait for the next couple.
A taste
He was a beast on the inside and a storybook prince on the outside, hot enough to send her hormones into overdrive. Ugh. This attraction to him had to end.
His hands and mouth wandered over every inch of her extraordinary body, and he felt like a conqueror who'd just discovered a new kingdom to plunder.
If he bedded her, perhaps he could finally, blessedly, end his strange, too-strong desire for her. Worth a shot. Had any other man ever considered such a genius plan?
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