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Two warrior angels. First friends, now lovers. Their future? A WILD UNKNOWN.


The Demon King and I

The Demon King and I, November 2008

by Candace Havens

Berkley
Featuring: Arath the Demon King; Gillian Caruthers
304 pages
ISBN: 0425223639
EAN: 9780425223635
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"The First Book in a New Paranormal Romance Series That Readers Will Adore!"

Fresh Fiction Review

The Demon King and I
Candace Havens

Reviewed by Rachael Dimond
Posted March 8, 2009

Paranormal | Romance

Gillian Caruthers, along with her three sisters, are Guardian Keys. Their job is to protect Earth by guarding portals that beings from other worlds would use to infiltrate our world. Each sister is trained and has the power to protect Earth from certain beings. Gillian's job is to guard against demons, people like King Arath. King Arath is the king of the demons and the last person Gillian needs to have a crush on. But he's not your typical evil demon, he's really sweet! Gillian is having dreams about people close to her being murdered and after one dream turns out to be reality, she alerts the police. The murders seem to be the work of demons. Somehow other world beings are coming through the portals and murdering humans. King Arath has the ability to always know what is going on in his world and doesn't think the culprit is a demon. But Gillian has other ideas and is determined to protect herself and her family from these dangerous beings. When the bad guys hit close to home, Gillian is left with an ultimatum that she isn't sure she can deal with. Will Gillian's family make it out alive or will the beings from other worlds cause havoc on Earth? Gillian finds her attraction to King Arath growing and doesn't know how to handle it. How can two people from different worlds find love together when neither can live in the other's world? When Gillian discovers the truth behind King Arath's past she decides not to tell him what she knows. The war is on and King Arath is in a dangerous situation. Will he make it out alive or will a rogue demon put an end to his life once and for all? THE DEMON KING AND I is the first book in a delightful new paranormal romance series. The story is told in first person point of view by the heroine, Gillian. There is a fun breezy flow to Candace Havens novel with a dash of chick lit that makes THE DEMON KING AND I a lighter read then your typical urban fantasy type book. The storyline is slightly reminiscent of Yasmine Galenorn's Otherworld Series as both books have a group of sisters with powers who protect the portals from otherworld beings. While Galenorn's books are dark and gritty, Haven's book is like a ray of sunshine on a dreary day. I enjoyed reading about a kind hearted demon and found it a refreshing change of pace. Overall, THE DEMON KING AND I took me out of my book slump and was a pleasure to read. I would definitely recommend this book to romance readers who enjoy a fast paced paranormal with a chick lit flavor to it.

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SUMMARY

The four Caruthers sisters are heiresses with privilege, wealth, beauty and brains. But these party girls have something extra as well. As the Guardian Keys, possessors of an ancient family secret, they also hold the fate of the world in their hands—between cocktails. Gallery owner Gillian Caruthers is a sensation in the art world—in this world that is. In her other world she’s called the Assassin, a real knockout with an affinity for snuffing out dimension-jumpers who foul up her personal space. She never expected to join forces with one. But when a plague of murderous demons plunge the earth in darkness, she has no choice but to get a little help from a being who knows his stuff. Arath the Demon King isn’t quite the scaly thing she expected. In fact, he’s kind of hot—and a bit of an enigma if his strange past is any indication. In solving that riddle, as well as the cause for the sudden influx of mystical creatures on Earth, Gillian may just have to force herself to work closer to Arath than she anticipated. And somewhere between the light and the darkness they might discover they have more in common than they imagined…


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