title: The Darkest Torment: A spellbinding paranormal romance novel (Lords of the Underworld)
author:  Gena Showalter 
description: "Showalter always puts her characters through literal hell. Watching them survive and learn to thrive gives these action-packed stories real emotional punch." -RT Book Reviews<br /><br />"One of the premier authors of paranormal romance. Gena Showalter delivers an utterly spell-binding story!" -Kresley Cole, #1 New York Times bestselling author<br /><br />"Gena Showalter never fails to dazzle." -Jeaniene Frost, New York Times bestselling author<br /><br />"Showalter's signature blend of sizzling attraction, breathtaking worlds, and lethal stakes rocks me every time!" -Sylvia Day, #1 New York Times bestselling author<br /><br />"Showalter makes romance sizzle on every page!" -Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author<br /><br />"A fascinating premise, a sexy hero and nonstop action, The Darkest Night is Showalter at her finest." -New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning<br /><br />"Gena Showalter is a romantic genius." -San Francisco Book Review<br /><br />"Showalter writes fun, sexy characters you fall in love with!" -Lori Foster, New York Times bestselling author<br /><br />"The Showalter name on a book means guaranteed entertainment." -RT Book Reviews
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  Hellcursed
  
  
  
  
  
  Erica Hayes
  
  
  
  
  
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  Author’s note:
  
  
  
  
  
  _Hellcursed_ is a companion short story to my urban fantasy novel SHADOWFAE,
  about a succubus, Jade, who’s in thrall to a demon lord for a thousand years.
  
  
  
  
  
  You don’t need to read _Hellcursed_ to understand the novel. And _Hellcursed_
  has an historical setting, where SHADOWFAE is contemporary. So please don’t be
  misled into thinking the novel is an historical.
  
  
  
  
  
  But I think _Hellcursed_ is an intriguing (and sexy!) little introduction.
  
  
  Especially if you’re wondering how Jade ended up in thrall to a demon in the
  first place.
  
  
  
  
  
  And when you’re finished, you can read on for an exclusive preview of
  SHADOWFAE. Hope you enjoy it.
  
  
  
  
  
  Hellcursed
  
  
  Copyright © 2009 by Erica Hayes. All rights reserved.
  
  
  
  
  
  Excerpt from Shadowfae
  
  
  Copyright © 2009 by Erica Hayes. All rights reserved.
  
  
  
  
  
  _Erica Hayes_
  
  
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  Hellcursed
  
  
  
  
  
  My new master stared at me, ash drifting from his golden h