title: A Demon And His Witch: Welcome To Hell
author:  Eve Langlais 
description: The Welcome to Hell series (is best read in order for full enjoyment of Lucifer and his ongoing matchmaking attempts):<br />
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  The Demon's Mistress
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter One
  
  London April 1816
  
  Glorious spring sunshine beamed through the open curtains, and the raised
  window let in courting birdsong. Nearby, people chattered amid their busy
  lives, and wheels rattled as a horse and cart hurried down the back lane.
  
  The golden light danced on the disheveled hair and ravaged classic features of
  a young man lolling in the faded armchair beside the window. It glinted off
  half-lowered lashes and golden stubble that suggested a night without sleep or
  orderly waking, and dug deep into a jagged scar down one cheek that told of
  more dangerous adventures in the past.
  
  His legs, in breeches and well-worn boots, stretched before him, and a half-
  full wineglass tilted in his lax, long-fingered hand.
  
  On a round table by his elbow stood a decanter with an inch or so of pale
  amber wine, and a plain, practical pistol.
  
  He raised the glass and sipped, seeming intent on the garden outside the
  window, but in fact Lord 