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The prophecies were there but no one listened. Until now. They are the Lords of Deliverance and they have the power to usher in Doomsday . . . or prevent it.His name is Ares, and the fate of mankind rests on his powerful shoulders. If he falls to the forces of evil, the world falls too. As one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, he is far stronger than any mortal, but even he cannot fight his destiny forever. Not when his own brother plots against him. Yet there is one last hope. Gifted in a way other humans can''t - or won''t - understand, Cara Thornhart is the key to both this Horseman''s safety and his doom. But involving Cara will prove treacherous, even beyond the maddening, dangerous desire that seizes them the moment they meet. For staving off eternal darkness could have a staggering cost: Cara''s life.

The prophecies were there but no one listened. Until now. They are the Lords of Deliverance and they have the power to usher in Doomsday . . . or prevent it.Sexy, powerful and immortal, Limos is on a crash course with destiny. She''s been marked as Satan''s bride and her jealous fiancé wants her all to himself. The only way this Horseman can keep herself - and everyone else - safe is to keep her distance. But not even Limos can save herself from the secrets she''s kept . . . or resist the seductive allure of one very brave human. Arik Wagner knows the saying ''love hurts'' better than most, yet he never thought stealing a kiss from Limos would land him in Hell. Literally. It takes all his military training to survive the demon torture, but once he''s topside, Arik realises that the agony has just begun. With the Apocalypse looming and Satan demanding his bride, will Arik and Limos surrender to the desire smouldering between them? Or will giving in to their passion unleash hell on earth?

The prophesies were there . . . but no one listened. They are the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and they have the power to usher in Doomsday . . . or prevent it.Eight months ago, demon-slayer Regan Matthews seduced the fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse, Thanatos. Now, she''s pregnant with his child - a child who, if prophecies are to believed, is fated to save the world. But things aren''t always as they appear, and the baby conceived by two warriors may yet be the very catalyst that kicks off Armageddon. Thanatos, who will be Death when his Seal breaks, never thought he''d have a family, but as he grows close to Regan and his unborn son, he allows himself to dream. But as the world edges closer to the end of days and his evil brother plots against him, Thanatos realises that the sacrifice he must make will destroy everything he dreamed of having.

The prophecies were there but no one listened. Until now.They are the Lords of Deliverance and they have the power to ward off Doomsday . . . or let it ride.Jillian Cardiff came to this remote mountain town to forget the demon attack that almost killed her. Instead, she rescues - and falls for - a gorgeous stranger who has no memory of anything other than his name. Handsome, charming and protective, Reseph seems like the kind of man that Jillian can trust. But with hints of a troubling history of his own, he''s also the kind of man that can be very dangerous . . .Reseph may not know his background, or why he mysteriously appeared in Jillian''s life, but he knows he wants to stay. Yet when Jillian''s neighbours are killed and demon hunters arrive on the scene, Reseph fears that he''s putting Jillian in danger. And once it''s revealed that Reseph is also Pestilence, the Horseman responsible for ravaging the world with death and destruction, he and Jillian must face the greatest challenge of all: can they forget the horrors of a chilling past to save the future they both desire?

Tayla Mancuso is a demon-slayer who hungers for sensual pleasure - but fears it will always be denied her. Until she lands in a hospital run by demons in disguise, and the head doctor, Eidolon, makes her body burn with unshakable desire. But to prove her ultimate loyalty to her peers, she must betray the surgeon who saved her life.Eidolon cannot resist this fiery, dangerous woman who fills him with both rage and passion. Not only is she his enemy, but she could very well be the hunter who has been preying upon his people. Torn between his need for the truth and his quest to find his perfect mate before a horrific transformation claims him forever, Eidolon will dare the unthinkable - and let Tayla possess him, body and soul . . .

Pleasure is their ultimate weapon . . . Runa Wagner never meant to fall in love with the sexy stranger who seemed to know her every deepest desire. But she couldn''t resist the unbelievable passion that burned between them, a passion that died when she discovered his betrayal and found herself forever changed. Now, determined to make Shade pay for the transformation that haunts her, Runa searches for him, only to be taken prisoner by his darkest enemy. A Seminus Demon with a love-curse that threatens him with eternal torment, Shade hoped he''d seen the last of Runa and her irresistible charm. But when he wakes up in a dank dungeon chained next to an enraged and mysteriously powerful Runa, he realises that her effect on him is more dangerous than ever. As their captor casts a spell that bonds them as lifemates, Shade and Runa must fight for their lives and their hearts - or succumb to a madman''s evil plans.

Forbidden Temptations. Fatal Desires.Serena Kelley is an archaeologist and treasure hunter - and a woman with a secret. Since she was seven, she''s been a keeper of a powerful charm that grants her health and immortality . . . as long as she stays a virgin. But Serena isn''t all that innocent. And when a dangerously handsome stranger brings her to the brink of ecstasy, she wonders if she''s finally met the one man she cannot resist.Wraith is a Seminus demon with a death wish. But when an old enemy poisons him, he must find Serena and persuade her to give him the only known antidote in the universe - her charm. Yet, as she begins to surrender to his seductions and Wraith senses the cure is within his grasp, he realises a horrible truth: he''s falling for the woman whose life he must take in order to save his own.

Lore is a Seminus half-breed demon who has been forced to act as his master''s assassin. Now to earn his freedom and save his sister''s life, he must complete one last kill. Powerful and ruthless, he''ll stop at nothing to carry out this deadly mission.Idess is an earthbound angel with a wild side sworn to protect the human Lore is targeting. She''s determined to thwart her wickedly handsome adversary by any means necessary - even if that means risking her vow of eternal chastity. But what begins as a simple seduction soon turns into a passion that leaves both angel and demon craving complete surrender.Torn between duty and desire, Lore and Idess must join forces as they battle their attraction for each other. Because an enemy from the past is rising again - one hell-bent on vengeance and unthinkable destruction.

Her touch is deadly. His hunger can''t be denied.As the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved and now vows she''ll die before she''ll relinquish her freedom again. Then Sin''s innate ability to kill her enemies goes awry: She creates a lethal new werewolf virus that sparks a firestorm of panic and violence. Half-werewolf, half-vampire Conall Dearghul is charged with bringing in Sin to face punishment for the plague. And she''s no stranger: He''s bound to her by blood and the one sexual encounter they shared has left him hungering for her raw sensuality. Worse, Sin is the underworld''s most wanted and Con soon learns he''s the only one who can help her . . . and that saving her life might mean sacrificing his own.

WARRIOR OF HEAVENReaver is an angel with a past, a record, and a less-than-heavenly attitude. Powerful enough to fight alongside the fiercest battle angels-and crazy enough to risk his wings on a one-way mission to hell-he''s agreed to go where no angel has ever gone before . . . to steal the most seductive and dangerous prize of Satan himself.ANGEL OF HELLHarvester is one of the Fallen, a once-heroic angel who sacrificed her wings to work as an undercover agent in hell. But now her cover has been blown, and she''s been doomed to an eternity of agonizing torture. Even if Reaver can snatch her away from Satan''s lair, even if they can fight their way out of the underworld''s darkest depths, there is one thing Harvester can never escape-her newfound thirst for an angel''s blood . . .

HELL HATH NO FURY . . .For five thousand years, Revenant believed he was alone in the world, a fallen angel beyond any redemption. Now he finds he has a twin brother who had all the light and love Revenant was denied. Caught in a tug of war between Heaven and Hell, he must weigh his thirst for revenge against his desire for a mysterious female named Blaspheme-a female whose very origins could deliver him into salvation . . . or destruction. LIKE AN ANGEL SCORNEDBlaspheme has a deadly secret: she''s the forbidden offspring of an angel and a fallen angel. Hunted by both heavenly and satanic forces, she has survived only by laying low and trusting no one. When Revenant claims he can save them both, how can she possibly believe him? But the powerful angel is persistence incarnate and for Blaspheme, there''s no place she can hide in Heaven or Hell where he won''t find her . . .

They''re here.They ride.The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseBorn of a match between good and evil, four siblings stand between hell''s minions and everything they want to destroy. They are the Lords of Deliverance, and they have the power to ward off Doomsday . . . or let it ride . . . With character descriptions, key player background information, a handy glossary of terms and special abilities, a Q&A inspired by reader questions and an all-new, exclusive short story, this is a must-read for every Larissa Ione fan. As an added bonus, this compendium includes an extended sneak peek at the next book in the Lords of Deliverance series, Lethal Rider.