The Darkest Craving

Lords of the Underworld, Book 10

By: Gena Showalter

Narrated by: Max Bellmore

Audie Award Finalist, Romance, 2014

New York Times best-selling author Gena Showalter is back with a breathtaking Lords of the Underworld tale about a warrior trapped by darkness and the woman determined to save him.

Having endured weeks of torture in the bowels of hell, Kane wants nothing to do with his beautiful rescuer, Josephina Aisling. The half-Fae female threatens to awaken the demon of Disaster inside him - a beast he's determined to kill, no matter the price.

Josephina is hunted by a brutal enemy - her royal family - and Kane is her only source of protection. He's also the only male to ever set her aflame, and even he succumbs to the heat. But as they navigate the treacherous world of the Fae, they are forced to make a choice: live apart...or die together.

©2013 Gena Showalter (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

• Earphones Award, 2014

"Narrator Max Bellmore rides herd on Showalter's epic paranormal romance to excellent effect. He clearly portrays Showalter's huge cast of immortals, each with individually crafted personas, while simultaneously building sympathy for Kane and Josephina's star-crossed romance. In particular, he captures Kane's frustration as he tries to free Josephina from Fae enslavement. Listeners experience firsthand the perils of Josephina's life in the Fae realm through the indifferent or downright nasty tones Bellmore gives to them. Segmenting an extended plot into meaningful episodes, he alternates moments of high drama with well-inflected description. His commanding voice reflects the mood of Showalter's action-packed story, filled with both fight scenes and Kane and Josephina's stolen intimate moments. Bellmore ensures that Showalter's immortal-length saga doesn't drag for its mortal listeners." (AudioFile)

Good one, perfect amount of Action and Romance

What did you love best about The Darkest Craving?

The story - everything

Who was your favorite character and why?

Kane

What three words best describe Max Bellmore’s voice?

Great

Any additional comments?

I like how she kept the story going it wasn't just all sex, it had action and romance. Love!

A total twist on the Lords of the Underworld!

Compared to the other books this one was remarkably different but in the best way possible! It followed the story line, while also creating a completely knew realm to love/hate, Kane's story is just as yummy as the rest but the performer/performance of the narrator left me cringing at certain parts. As well as the narrator going a completely wrong path with some of the unfocused characters (personalities?) voices? Compared to past narratives. Or so it felt like that to me. Other than that, I really do and did love this book, and author!!!

I love this series

I loved this series. I can't believe I'm almost to the end of the series. I really enjoyed this narrator.I love this author also.it's got humor, sexy scenes, this a wonderful story.

Candy Cain! This one is another favorite !

I’m mean, all the warriors stories are my favorite. Like the others, this one had a storyline, love, sex, brutally, a strong woman. Everything. Moving on to the next book in the series.

Great series

Love this series however this particular book while mostly fun was a bit much on the mushy stuff from both Kane and Josephine. At the end it was more cringe than I personally like. Won’t stop me from the next book nor loving this series.