LORD OF THE ABYSS is the fourth and final book in the stunning Royal House of Shadows series. Each book is centered on one of four siblings that are struggling to find their memories, themselves, and their way back home. Each book has been a warped fairytale and every single one has swept me away to this the final book. I am simply delighted that Nalini Singh did not let me down. I believe that this book was even darker and even more steamily sexy than the last three! The pages of LORD OF THE ABYSS almost burned off the pages!

The Lord of Black Castle has always been the lord. There have never been other memories for him, just the Abyss, the castle, and the evil things that he is responsible for sending back to where they belong. That is the way it has always been and that is the way it shall be. Except for the day when a stranger enters his realm. She is a woman who looks at him, a woman who looks at him with no fear. Liliana has known what it is to fear. She knows what a monster is; and the Lord of Black Castle is no monster. Leaving her home and her father far behind her Liliana went in search of the youngest of the only living members of the Royal House of Elden. Micah it was said had been killed by her father in his war on Elden. Liliana knows that she must find the boy behind the mask that has become the Lord of the Abyss or all hope will be lost for the people of Elden. Liliana is prepared to die trying, but she was not prepared to find the most enchanting prince in all the darkness. She tells him stories that enchant him. The stories she tells have woken something in him that he never knew was missing. This girl, this intruder has become a mystery that Micah finds himself intrigued to solve. The woman has made him desire for more than he has, she has made him want things he has never wanted before. Can he find the humanity he thought long gone beneath his armor?

The stunning conclusion to the Royal House of Shadows series left nothing to doubt. I fell in love with Micah. The charming boy from the story had grown into an unforgettable man. I loved watching his armor chip away every day. Micah was as dark as Nicolai, yet he was more sensual, more lustful, and just more. Liliana was also a surprise, born completely on the wrong side of the fight I watched her struggles to fight for what she believed in. I watched what should have been a fragile woman be the bravest of all. Liliana was a perfect match for Micah and I loved watching her transformation just as much as his. LORD OF THE ABYSS was highly sensual and highly addictive; a perfect ending to a remarkable series!