Lucinda is the demon dead. Formerly a Monere, descendents of a people rather like vampires, but who gain strength from the moon, she now feeds off them. She has for centuries. She's also Princess Lucinda, daughter of the High Lord of Hell. For hundreds of years, her existence has been sort of boring. Then she encounters Stefan, a rogue Monere warrior whom she's drawn to, unlike any other she's ever known. While on a job -- she sometimes returns rogue Monere warriors to the queen they've forsaken -- she decides to lay claim to the warrior she's returning. To keep these warriors and begin a life of meaning, she and her warriors must undergo trials that threaten their very existence.

I have another hero. Her name is Lucinda. She kicks ass, takes names and causes general mayhem when warranted. Yet she yearns. This is a spin-off from Sunny's Children of the Moon series. And it is great. Smart dialogue, a heroine you'll want to cheer for and adopt at the same time and cameos by favorite characters from the pervious series, LUCINDA, DARKLY has it all. Yet not enough. I, for one, am ready for more -- and more will be forthcoming because this is the first novel in The Demon Princess Chronicles. Write on, Sunny, write on! Don't miss any of this author's books, especially this one. A very, very good read.