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Summary
Summary
The sizzling first novel in New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter's new paranormal romance series, Otherworld Assassins--featuring a black ops agent who is captured and enslaved, and the beautiful deaf girl who holds the key to his salvation.
THE SWEETEST TEMPTATION...
Black ops agent Solomon Judah awakens caged and bound in a twisted zoo where otherworlders are the main attraction. Vika Lukas, the owner's daughter, is tasked with Solo's care and feeding. The monster inside him yearns to kill her on sight, even though she holds the key to his escape. But the human side of him realizes the beautiful deaf girl is more than she seems--she's his.
THE ULTIMATE PRICE...
Vika endures the captives' taunts and loathing, hoping to keep them alive even if she can't free them. Only, Solo is different--he protects her. But as hostility turns to forbidden romance, his feelings for her will be used against him...and he'll be put to a killer test.
Author Notes
Gena Showalter writes in the genres of contemporary romance, paranormal romance, and young adult fiction. She is the author of the Alien Huntress series, Tales of an Extraordinary Girl series, Atlantis series, Lords of the Underworld series, and Everlife series. Her other books include The Stone Prince, The Pleasure Slave, and The Darkest Seduction. Her books have appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews 2
Publisher's Weekly Review
Confusing world-building mars the launch of bestseller Showalter's Otherworld Assassins series, in which a bewildering variety of aliens have taken refuge on Earth. Deaf, kindhearted Vika Lukas tries to protect the otherworlders captured by her father, Jecis, who runs a nightmarish zoo. When Solomon Judah, an Allorian employed by a shadowy government agency, is kidnapped, Vika cares for him as she does the other victims of Jecis's cruel ambitions. Torn between two other-dimensional entities-one that seeks to protect him, one that urges him to embrace his innate violence-Solo first vows to kill Vika once he escapes, but she refuses to be intimidated by his brutish nature or Jecis's sadism, and Solo begins to fall in love with her. Readers who enjoy a Beauty and the Beast tale with a truly despicable villain may appreciate this story, but they will need to get through the florid prose and some overlong scenes of brutality. Agent: Deidre Knight, the Knight Agency. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
One minute Solomon is wrapping up a briefing on a new assignment, and the next an explosion knocks him unconscious. He wakes to find himself a prisoner in a circus sideshow along with others born on other planets or their earthborn offspring. Vika is the owner's daughter, the head keeper, and the most breathtaking woman Solomon has ever seen. He thinks her kindness toward the captives is just an act, but he grows to learn her compassion runs to her core. Her father, however, is the real deal when it comes to being a psychopath. It will take all of Solomon's strength and heart to get them out alive. Showalter kicks off her new Otherworld Assassin series, addressing her signature themes: inner darkness, inner light, and the battles between good and evil waged both between people and within individuals' souls. Solomon and Vika are almost more allegorical tropes than flesh-and-blood characters, and they may not grab the imaginations of readers new to Showalter. But her fans will be eager to follow her into new adventures.--Davis, Nina C. Copyright 2010 Booklist
