title: Dark Beginnings: The Darkest Fire (Lords of the Underworld) / the Darkest Prison / the Darkest Angel
author:  Gena Showalter 
description: This title includes three new stories from "New York Times" bestselling author Gena Showalter. "The Darkest Fire" - He is the guardian of Hell, more monster than man. She is the goddess of oppression, more angel than woman. Together they will enter the flames to battle a horde of demon lords - and discover a passion unlike any other...Discover the origins of Pandora's box and the demon spirits trapped within. "The Darkest Prison" - passion and danger collide in this brand-new Lords of the Underworld adventure! Once, Atlas, the Titan god of Strength, was the Greek goddess Nike's slave. Now, he is her master. And soon these sworn enemies destined to destroy one another will be forced to risk everything for a chance at love. "The Darkest Angel" - An iron-willed demon assassin, the angel Lysander has never known lust - until he meets Bianka. Spawned from the bloodline of Lucifer, the beautiful but deadly Harpy is determined to lead the purehearted Lysander into temptation.
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  > > TORTURERS AND SADISTS, NIGHTMARE MADE REAL, THE DARK ELDAR ARE EVIL
  > INCARNATE. COLD AND BEAUTIFUL, SLENDER OF BONE, THEIR LITHE APPEARANCE
  > BELIES THEIR DEADLY TALENT FOR SLAUGHTER AND CRUELTY.
  
  > > FROM THE HIDDEN CITY OF COMMORRAGH, THE DARK ELDAR LAUNCH THEIR LIGHTNING
  > RAIDS INTO THE DEPTHS OF REALSPACE, SOWING TERROR AND LEAVING DEVASTATION IN
  > THEIR WAKE. THEY HUNT FOR SLAVES, FODDER FOR THE HELL-PITS AND THE PETTY
  > AMUSEMENTS OF THEIR LORDS WHO DRAW SUSTENANCE FROM THE BLOOD SHED IN RITUAL
  > BATTLE. FOR IN THIS HELLISH REALM, LIVING FLESH IS CURRENCY AND OVERLORD
  > ASDRUBAEL VECT RULES ABOVE ALL WITH THE GREATEST SHARE.
  
  > > BENEATH THEIR SUPREME MASTER, THE ARCHONS OF THE DARKLING CITY MURDER AND
  > CHEAT TO KEEP ONE STEP AHEAD OF SHE WHO THIRSTS. FOR THE DARK ELDAR HARBOUR
  > A TERRIBLE CURSE, A WASTING OF THEIR FLESH THAT CAN ONLY BE SLOWED BY THE
  > INFLICTION OF PAIN. LIFE ETERNA