Pomegranate Seeds

Dead Tempted, Book 1

By: R.M. Rayne

Narrated by: Nathaniel Priestley

In England 1869, Lady Bronwen is murdered in a satanic ritual by 12 demon worshipers. She is sent to the Under-realm, where she meets Thanatos, its handsome and charmingly demonic ruler who wants Bronwen as his eternal companion.

When Bronwen refuses him, Thanatos makes the lady a deal of her own. If she can track down all of her killers, he will release her from his possession. However, if she cannot resist his seduction, she will remain his forever.

Bronwen accepts the deal, trusting herself and her moral upbringing to endure Thanatos. But as the identities of the 12 are revealed, it becomes clear to Bronwen that she alone values her life. She desperately tries to find something to stay alive for and is forced to question her conscience, religion, social standing, and above all, her womanly desires for a man she believes is the devil.

Content: Slow burn, dark fantasy romance thriller.

©2017 Rachael Rayne (P)2022 Rachael Rayne

Amazing Narrator!

A fun and easy listen with a great narrator. Nathaniel played every character brilliantly and kept me hooked. I did struggle with a couple things in the story. Primarily why the cult tried to keep killing Bronwen after she came back. (Not a spoiler) It seemed to go against what Thanatos wanted, but they did it anyway. But the biggest thing that took me out of the story was the blatant use of lines from movies like Aladdin and Labyrinth. It was jarring when it happened and made the whole thing feel like fanfiction. That being said. I do want to know what happens next. I just hope the modern references don't pop up again.