Hellfire #1, Formerly published in 2013 as the Demon Legacy series Jena Gregoire has revised and re-released her series. I loved the characters, I loved the plot and where she went with it but what got me was I needed more world building; a little bit more descriptive information on this paranormal world and a bit more history with the covens. You are just kind of thrown into it and there is little explanation as to why; why the vampires and the witches are in the covens together, and some more character history. We know Dez and Vegas met four hundred years ago and have been friends ever since but I miss the sexual tension to the lead up to a relationship, I love that awkward and in this case drunken fumbling when the switch gets flipped from friend to lover. I did enjoy the fact that once they realized how much they meant to each other, that was it; and how early it was in the book. Everyone else in the book is like It's about time you two realized it, very amusing. I loved Lucas, he's a great comic relief and I sometimes have a hard time liking manwhores, but by this point in the story he's already over it and reformed.
A murdered records keeper is discovered the only thing missing is a list, quickly following her death is the death of several others all over the world. The risk is that the demon doing the killing is looking for a key, the key to open a portal to release all the demons. Dez, Vegas, and his brother Lucas are trying to find out who's behind the it and try to stop them. Dez, half demon half human, has realized her demon half has just been lying dormant her whole life and the exposure this demon has brought out her powers. But even with her new found powers they are still one step behind the demon and time is running out and the window to open the portal is coming.
Overall, I enjoyed it. I liked the characters and the plot well enough to want to read more. But I just wish there was more to it.
Hellfire #2, Six months after the events of the last book, Dez is still missing and Vegas hasn't stopped worrying. They both have been killing as many demons as possible just not in the same place. When an old friend calls Dez out of the blue with new information Dez realizes she needs Vegas's help. After an awkward couple if hours they get things sorted out and are even stronger than ever. A startling realization that the person behind the events in the last book wasn't working alone and that even more demons escaped before they closed the gate. Dez if faced with a choice of two paths she could take one that could possible end it all quick and easy or the hard way.
There's a little bit more personal history revealed in this one for Dez but still so much about this world is left unknown. I do like the two new characters, Charlie and Harley. I like the whole ether thing too, that was pretty cool. Overall, very intense ending and I can't wait to find out what happens next. I hope the shifter do come more into play in the future, I'm a sucker for shifters.
Hellfire Anthology, This contains the prequel and one interlude in between books 1 and 2, the other half of this book is an introduction to another character who's going to be introduced in the next book.
Burning 0.5: A brief look at how Lucas and Natalia fell in love and what happened to her and what set off the events for the coming books.
Suffering 1.5: A very short story about how much both Dez and Vegas are longing for each other and a clue as to how strong Dez is becoming.
Reckoning 2.5: A brand new story, that is also kind of the prequel to a spinoff series. And is mainly shifters, yay finally.
Overall, the series can be read without reading this but not the other way around to read this you need to read the series. It was a nice little interludes that give you a better look into the characters.
Montgomery Ink #8.5, As with the other 1001 Dark Night novellas this can be read as a stand alone. One night a month for the last four years Derek and Olivia have been meeting at a hotel for one night of unbridled passion, no names they only know each other as D and O, no promises aside from them meeting that one night. It all changed when Derek broke the rules he told her his name. It was then Olivia realized who he was, and remembered him and now nothing will ever be the same again. As soon as Derek said his name he knew he had gotten in to deep with her, he realized he started to want more then one night, but something spooked Olivia and now he may never see her again. But it's a small world and Olivia just happens to be his bosses neighbor.
