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DEMON FORGED
Dark, rich, and sexy, every page makes me beg for more!
New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter
Another fantastic book in a beautifully written series. [It] has all the elements I love in Meljeans booksstrong, gorgeously drawn characters, a world so real I totally believe it, and the punch of powerful emotion.
New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh
DEMON BOUND
An excellent entry in a great series... Another winner as the multifaceted Guardian saga continues to expand in complexity while remaining entertaining... As complex and beautifully done as always.
Book Binge
Be prepared for more surprises and more revelations... Brook continues to deliver surprising characters, relationships, paranormal elements, and plot twiststhe only thing that wont surprise you is your total inability to put this book down.
Alpha Heroes
Raises the bar on paranormal romance for sheer thrills, drama, and world-building, and hands-down cements Brooks place at the top of her field.
Romance Junkies
DEMON NIGHT
Meljean is now officially one of my favorite authors. And this books hero?... I just went weak at the knees. And the love sceneswow, just wow.
Nalini Singh
This is the book for paranormal lovers. It is a phenomenal book by an author who knows how to give her readers exactly what they want. What Brooks readers want is a story that is dangerous, sexy, scary, and smart. Demon Night delivers all that and more!... [It] is the epitome of what a paranormal romance should be! I didnt want to put it down.
Romance Reader at Heart
Poignant and compelling with lots of action, and its very sensual. Youll fall in love with Charlie, and Ethan will cause your thermometer to blow its top. An excellent plot, wonderful dialogue... Dont miss reading it or any of Meljean Brooks other novels in this series.
Fresh Fiction
An intense romance that will leave you breathless... I was drawn in from the first page.
Romance Junkies
DEMON MOON
The fourth book in Meljean Brooks Guardian series turns up the heat without losing any of the danger.
Entertainment Weekly
A read that goes down hot and sweetutterly uniqueand one hell of a ride.
New York Times bestselling author Marjorie M. Liu
Sensual and intriguing, Demon Moon is a simply wonderful book. I was enthralled from the first page!
Nalini Singh
Brings a unique freshness to the romantic fantasy realm... Action packed from the onset.
Midwest Book Review
Fantastically drawn characters... and their passion for each other is palpable in each scene they share. It stews beneath the surface and when it finally reaches boiling point... OH WOW!
Vampire Romance Books
DEMON ANGEL
Ive never read anything like this book. Demon Angel is brilliant, heartbreaking, genre-bendingeven, I dare say, epic. Simply put, I love it.
Marjorie M. Liu
Brook has crafted a complex, interesting world that goes far beyond your usual... paranormal romance. Demon Angel truly soars.
Jennifer Estep, author of Jinx
I can honestly say I havent read many books lately that have kept me guessing and wondering whats next but this is one of them. [Brook has] created a unique and different world... Gritty and realistic... Incredibly inventive... This is a book which makes me think and think about it even days after finishing it.
Dear Author
Enthralling... [A] delightful saga.
The Best Reviews
Extremely engaging... A fiendishly good book. Demon Angel is outstanding.
The Romance Reader
A surefire winner. This book will captivate you and leave you yearning for more. Dont miss Demon Angel.
Romance Reviews Today
A fascinating romantic fantasy with... a delightful pairing of star-crossed lovers.
Midwest Book Review
Complex and compelling... A fabulous story.
Joyfully Reviewed
FURTHER PRAISE FOR MELJEAN BROOK
AND FOR FALLING FOR ANTHONY
FROMHOT SPELL
An emotional roller coaster for both the characters and the reader. Brook has penned a story I am sure readers wont soon forget... Extraordinary work.
Romance Junkies
In-depth and intriguing. I loved the obvious thought and ideas put into writing this tale. The characters are deep, as is the world that is set up.
The Romance Readers Connection
Brook... creates fantastic death-defying love... Extremely erotic... with a paranormal twist.
Fresh Fiction
Intriguing... The sex is piping hot.
Romance Reviews Today
I look forward to many more tales from Ms. Brook.
Joyfully Reviewed
Titles by Meljean Brook
DEMON ANGEL
DEMON MOON
DEMON NIGHT
DEMON BOUND
DEMON FORGED
DEMON BLOOD
Anthologies
HOT SPELL
(with Emma Holly, Lora Leigh, and Shiloh Walker)
WILD THING
(with Maggie Shayne, Marjorie M. Liu, and Alyssa Day)
FIRST BLOOD
(with Susan Sizemore, Erin McCarthy, and Chris Marie Green)
MUST LOVE HELLHOUNDS
(with Charlaine Harris, Nalini Singh, and Ilona Andrews)
To Charles and Lori Holbrook, with love
A BEDTIME STORY
Three centuries ago, there lived in Florence a little girl beloved by her mother, father, and young brother. Though she was not a princess, as many girls in these stories are, the wealth and power of her family made such distinctions irrelevant.
Unbeknownst to that happy family, their wealth and power also attracted a demon.
When the girl was seven years of age, her father journeyed to Rome and returned a changed man, as if someone else inhabited his skin. The words of love hed once whispered to her mother became whispers of another sort, until she could bear him no longer. But when he thwarted each assassin she hired and the wounds he received quickly healed, when she poured enough poison to kill an army into his wine and he did not sicken or die, she poisoned her own cup.
Darkness settled over the household. Quiet and frightened, the girl and her brother went largely unnoticed by their father, except for when he subjected them to small torments for his amusement. They noticed him, however, watching his movements as mice will watch a cat until it has left the room, and they saw that he neither slept nor ate. In rare moments, they glimpsed the crimson glow of his eyes, the appearance of scales over his skin, and cloven hooves. They witnessed him move inhumanly fast and fly with bats wings; they saw him battle and behead a woman who wore wings of white feathers. They watched, and as the years passed, the children understood what their father had become.
The girl shielded her brother from their father when she could, and was relieved when the boys schooling took him from their home. Though the girl prayed for a similar escape through a good marriage, no happy fate awaited her; eager to form an alliance with a noble family, the demon arranged her wedding to an aged man known for his perversity. The girl fled and found sanctuary in an abbey whose prioress had once been a friend of her mothers, and who pitied her. The girls father did not pursue her, and she realized that although he had power enough to kill an angel, he dared not cross the Church.