HOTTER THAN HELL (Hell on Earth)
Jackie Kessler
Zebra Books
ISBN: 0-8217-8104-9
August 2008
Paranormal

Daunuan is a bad, bad demon. He inspires lust in all those around him and takes copious amounts of pleasure in leading souls into the fires of Hell. Now, he is up for a bit of a promotion, demon style. Pan, the King of Lust, has tasked him with leading a pure soul astray and bringing her to hell. Once he accomplishes this, he can become a Prince of Lust, Pan's right hand man, and have untold powers. All things a lustful demon can appreciate. He must either accomplish the task, or die, so, he goes with the plan.

Now, see, there is a hitch, his "client" looks a lot like the one thing he has always loved – Jezebel aka Jesse Martin. They had a good thing going until she cast aside all her infernal abilities to be with someone else – a mortal. So, here he is faced with this task that should be easy, after all, he was a demon of lust. Well, thing is, this mortal is pure of soul, making her immune to his magic, unless she makes the first move. Good luck, Daun, because this will be one tough chickie to crack. She has issues that keep her locked away inside herself. Faced with a task that is harder than first appearances, Daun steps up to the plate. He loves a good challenge. His success is a matter of life and death.

Things really become complicated when other Sins come after him, along with another Lust demon. On top of that, he starts to experience, gulp, emotions. What next?

What a twisted and demented take on love! I thoroughly enjoyed the point of view of this randy being. Seeing him get his comeuppance was priceless. Ms. Kessler gives us the Underworld like no-one else. Although this is the third story in the HELL ON EARTH series, anyone can pick up this book and quickly fall for the whit and charm of this writer and her demons. Wonderful!

Reviewed by Thia McClain
Rating 4 1/2