title: The Darkest Touch: A spellbinding paranormal romance novel (Lords of the Underworld)
author:  Gena Showalter 
description: "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 />"With compelling stories and memorable characters, Gena Showalter never fails to dazzle."-Jeaniene Frost, New York Times bestselling author<br /><br />"For fans of expertly written, gritty paranormal romance that is laced with hope, Showalter has just the book for you."-RT BookReviews on Burning Dawn<br /><br />"Showalter does her magic with an intricately developed world, complex and intensive character arcs and dark, compelling paranormal themes. She releases that literary punch to the gut with excruciatingly detailed scenes that haunt the senses long after reading the pages."-USA Today on Wicked Nights<br /><br />"The Lords of the Underworld series...keeps getting more satisfying. Sometimes with a long-running series, characters or storylines can run their course, but not with Showalter's talent. The chemistry has never been hotter and both the characters and the world they live in are beautifully detailed."-RT Book Reviews on The Darkest Craving<br /><br />"One of the premier authors of paranormal romance."-#1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole<br /><br />"Passion, humor, pulse-pounding action and just plain fun...Showalter's books are always a refreshing escape!"-New York Times bestselling author Lara Adrian<br /><br />"One of Showalter's biggest strengths is her ability to create wounded characters who are riveting and intense, but who also hold out the hope of redemption."-RT Book Reviews on Beauty Awakened<br /><br />"Bold and witty, sexy and provocative."-New York Times bestselling author Carly Phillips on Animal Instincts
zlib_text: **Praise for the novels of** _ **New York Times**_ **and** _ **USA TODAY**_
  **bestselling author GENA SHOWALTER**
  
   _ **The Darkest Whisper**_
  
  “[Showalter] infuses her stories with plenty of passion, hope and love. If you
  like your paranormal dark and passionately flavored, this is the series for
  you.”
  
  — _RT Book Reviews,_ 4 stars
  
   _ **The Vampire’s Bride**_
  
  “Thanks to Showalter’s great writing and imagination, this story, reminiscent
  of a reality show with all-powerful gods pulling everyone’s strings, will
  really appeal.”
  
  — _RT Book Reviews,_ 4 stars
  
   _ **The Darkest Pleasure**_
  
  “Showalter’s darkly dangerous Lords of the Underworld trilogy, with its
  tortured characters, comes to a very satisfactory conclusion…[her] compelling
  universe contains the possibility of more stories to be told.”
  
  — _RT Book Reviews,_ 4 stars
  
  “Of all the books in this series, this is the most moving and compelling. The
  concluding chapters will simply stun you with the drama of them.”
  
  — _Mists and Star