Hell Bent (Ascher)

From instant New York Times bestselling author Aurora Ascher, comes the firstnovel in a funny steamy, paranormal romance series about learning how to love-and what love is in the first place-complete with HEA, clothes-ripping-hot love scenes, a crew of devilish demon brothers who are supposed to be the bad guys-Love can be Hell. Asmodeus, Prince of Hell, just wants to make music. Jazz, specifically. Unfortunately, he's a demon. And he's supposed to be evil. Clearly, for Ash, a career as a musician isn't exactly an option. Plus, he's cursed.Sick of playing by the rules, Ash and his three brothers escape Hell in search of freedom on Earth. But it's harder than they thought to keep their enemies off their tail . . . The four rogues quickly become the Underworld's Most Wanted, and if they're caught, the consequences will be dire. Yet everything changes for Ash when he meets a beautiful violinist who can see through his curse. It must be too good to be true, but, no matter the risk, he has to have her. Evangeline Gregory is just your average human. She works at a jazz bar, plays gigs on weekends . . . and, apparently, hallucinates demons. At least that's what Eva tells herself when, moments after she meets the man of her dreams, she sees him shift into a 7-foot-tall monster. Not believing her own eyes, Eva decides to investigate and soon finds herself caught in the middle of a supernatural clusterf**k of epic proportions. But Ash isn't the only one keeping secrets, and the search for answers reveals a shocking truth that will change the course of her life forever. Or maybe just doom it. Eva and Ash will learn the path to love can be complete Hell.

For fans of Jenna Levine and K.F. Breene, the steamy, laugh-out-loud paranormal romance about learning how to love-including the darkest parts of ourselves-complete with HEA, clothes-ripping-hot love scenes, and a crew of devilish demon brothers who are supposed to be the bad guys . . . From the instant New York Times bestselling author of SANCTUARY OF THE SHADOW! The hunter shall become the hunted . . . Enslaved to an evil demon queen for millennia, Mishetsumephtai has only ever served one purpose. He is the Hunter, the one who drags the guilty back to Hell. But finally tasting freedom on Earth has changed him, and for the first time, Mist questions his duty. The human female who smiles at him with no idea what a monster he is, draws him in, and he'll do anything to possess her. . . . And the timid shall become the fierce. Lily Donovan thought the most dangerous thing about running to the corner store at night would be the aisles of junk food. She didn't bargain on encountering chaos in the form of a man with unusual tattoos and beguiling amber eyes, stalking her through the ice cream section. Since the death of her parents, Lily has tried to forget what she is. But denial is not an option when she's confronted with everything she's been running from. Neither Mist nor Lily can ignore the burning magnetism between them. But Mist's reprieve from Hell was always temporary, and the punishment for disobedience will be worse than death. Yet he can't relinquish the woman whose scent calls to him like nothing he's hunted before.

A hot-headed witch and a lovable bad-boy demon add up to a scorching enemies-to-lovers tale, in the latest spicy paranormal romance from instant New York Times bestselling author Aurora Ascher. They can run from their demons . . . The jokester of the demon brothers, Meph wears his grin like armor and uses humor as a mask. But lately, his composure has been slipping, especially around her. Iris. The blue-haired witch with a vicious temperament. Something about her soothes the darkness within him . . . but he's not looking for a savior. There's no such thing for someone like him. But they can't hide forever . . . Bitter and haunted by her traumatic past, Iris Donovan isn't keen on welcoming demons into her life-even if they're her sister's friends. Especially not teasing, tattooed, Meph, with his red eyes and devilish smile. After a toxic relationship, she's sworn off commitment, and she's not looking for another Mr. Damaged. Yet she can't stop craving what she shouldn't want. To conquer this monster . . . they must tame it together. With the return of a deadly enemy, the pain they've been suppressing is exposed, and Meph and Iris can no longer deny their feelings. Before Meph is swallowed by his darkness, Iris must overcome her fears and embrace that terrible part of him . . . Or lose him forever.

Oil and water. Angels and Demons. Some things shouldn't mix. But when a fallen angel needs the key back to heaven, her only hope may be a crow shifting demon, in the latest spicy novel from instant New York Times bestselling author, Aurora Ascher. A demon with a forgotten past . . . Raum is the quiet one who rarely smiles. He's felt numb since Heaven erased his memory as punishment for crimes he can't recall. His only relief comes from his penchant for theft and his unusual connection with animals. Until, that is, he crosses paths with a beautiful angel. An angel searching for redemption . . . A loyal servant of Heaven, Sunshine is fighting to regain her rank and redeem herself for her shameful past. Tasked with retrieving a grimoire from Hell, she binds Raum into her service with an unbreakable contract. He must help her navigate the underworld-or lose everything he holds dear. But her plan backfires when she finds herself drawn to him, like a moth to a flame . . . A forbidden desire . . . The rivalry between demons and angels is ancient,deep, and . . . obvious. Yet it can't extinguish their scorching attraction. But when hints of Raum's past finally come to light, a web of deception and betrayal is revealed that changes everything . . .

From New York Times bestselling author Aurora Ascher comes a super spicy tale of misunderstood villains, and enemies to lovers with a Beauty and the Beast twist. In this story, he's the villain, not the hero . . . Murmur, the nefarious Necromancer, is losing his mind. His army of souls screams in his head, and his dreams are filled with bone-chilling visions of his approaching death. But a villain always has a plan, and his will unleash a torrent of destruction unlike anything Hell has seen before . . . But for his plot to succeed, he requires one final ingredient: the blood of a certain headstrong witch, who quickly becomes a complication he never saw coming. This heroine can rescue herself . . . Suyin, leader of the Montreal coven, hides her dread beneath a tough exterior. Unusual abilities she can't explain are taking over her life, and she's haunted by ominous dreams. Her fears are realized when she's captured by a demon with bloodshot eyes and a scorpion tail. Murmur plans to leave her in his dungeon, but Suyin has no intention of making this easy for him. Bargaining with demons is dangerous business, but she'll do anything to survive. Enemies may become lovers, but fate has other plans. Forced into close proximity, things begin to shift between Suyin and her captor. But as the Necromancer's machinations reach a pinnacle, he is faced with an impossible choice: achieve his master plan, or free the woman who resurrected his dormant soul. --- Beauty and the Demon is a villain-gets-the-girl paranormal romance featuring a half-mad demon with questionable morals, a goth witch who kicks ass and takes names, and a magical library in a castle in Hell. It contains violence, explicit scenes involving ghostly bondage, and excessive profanity. Abandon hope all ye who enter here.