{"id":340,"date":"2015-06-10T01:37:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T05:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?p=340"},"modified":"2015-08-14T21:29:44","modified_gmt":"2015-08-15T01:29:44","slug":"book-blastreview-deal-with-the-devil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?p=340","title":{"rendered":"Book Blast\/Review: Deal With The Devil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tastybooktours.com\/2015\/05\/deal-with-devil-purgatory-4-by-cynthia.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/TRBDealWithDevil-CynthiaEden-640x237.jpg\" alt=\"Book Blast\/Review: Deal With The Devil\"><\/a><\/p><p>I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p><div class=\"ubb-content-warning\">This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and\/or violence.<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/25534607.jpg\" alt=\"Book Blast\/Review: Deal With The Devil\" title=\"Book Blast\/Review: Deal With The Devil\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Deal With The Devil<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?book-author=cynthia-eden\">Cynthia Eden<\/a> <br><strong>Published by<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?book-publisher=hocus-pocus-publishing-inc\">Hocus Pocus Publishing Inc<\/a> on June 9, 2015 <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 212 <br><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?book-format=earc\">eARC<\/a> <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?book-source=publisher\">Publisher<\/a> <br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00XLOKYF8\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00XLOKYF8&linkCode=as2&tag=sise0c-20&linkId=RN46MOHWPMEMC7VL\" target=\"_blank\">Buy on Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/deal-with-the-devil-cynthia-eden\/1122051752?ean=2940151651936&isbn=2940151651936\" target=\"_blank\">B&N<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/id994589092\" target=\"_blank\">iBooks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/store.kobobooks.com\/en-US\/ebook\/deal-with-the-devil-14 \" target=\"_blank\">GooglePlay<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/25534607-deal-with-the-devil\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Cynthia Eden spins a hot new paranormal Purgatory story with\u2026DEAL WITH THE DEVIL.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Pate is used to making his own rules\u2014as the director of the PARA Unit, he is the boss. Everyone rushes to obey his commands, and no one knows his secrets. No one ever gets too close to him. But then he meets her.<\/p>\n<p>Ella Lancaster is tired of being a prisoner. She escaped one hell just to find herself in another, but Eric doesn\u2019t consider her containment with his agents as punishment. He actually thinks it is a form of protection. But Eric is so very wrong. Ella doesn\u2019t need protecting, not for anyone or anything.<\/p>\n<p>But when the PARA Unit comes under attack, Ella and Eric both find themselves battling a supernatural beast that they never expected. Forced to join forces, to make a deal, Ella and Eric are soon fighting side-by-side, and their attraction for each other can\u2019t be contained or controlled. Hot. Wild. Consuming. Ella\u2019s deal with her devil is soon taking over her life.<\/p>\n<p>And as Eric falls deeper and deeper under the mysterious Ella\u2019s spell, his legendary control begins to crack. The beast that he has kept chained so carefully inside rises to the surface. Unfortunately, when the devil loses his control\u2026there is real hell to pay. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>        <script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n            {\n                \"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n                \"@type\":\"Review\",\n                \"datePublished\": \"2015-06-10T05:37:08+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Excerpt\\r\\n\\u201cHave you looked long enough?\\u201d he asked. His voice was a deep, dark rumble. Sexy.\\r\\nShe didn\\u2019t want to find anything about her jailer to be sexy. 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Sexy.<br \/>\nShe didn\u2019t want to find anything about her jailer to be sexy. This attraction she had to him\u2014it was odd. Unwanted.<br \/>\nBut\u2026there. Instinctive. Primal. Even her heart was already beating faster, and not just because she thought escape was at hand. Because he was close, and he stirred her.<br \/>\nElla lowered her hand away from the glass. She was going to try logic with him first. She\u2019d plead her case. Perhaps that tactic would work.<br \/>\nAnd perhaps not.<br \/>\n\u201cYou\u2019ve had plenty of time to look at me,\u201d Ella murmured. \u201cI suppose I thought it was only fair for me to have the same opportunity.\u201d<br \/>\nHis jaw hardened. Just a small movement, but she saw it and Ella liked that she\u2019d gotten to him.<br \/>\n\u201cDid you think I didn\u2019t know? I could feel it when you were close.\u201d She motioned toward the mirror, then toward the video camera mounted near the ceiling. \u201cI think this was all a bit\u2026much, don\u2019t you? I mean, I\u2019m locked in. It\u2019s not as if I can plot some terrible wickedness here.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cYou can plot it,\u201d he allowed, \u201cyou just can\u2019t carry it out.\u201d<br \/>\nElla took a step closer to him.<br \/>\nHe offered her his hand. \u201cIt\u2019s time we were officially introduced. My name is Eric Pate, and I\u2019m in charge of the FBI\u2019s Para Unit.\u201d<br \/>\nShe stared at his hand.<br \/>\nThe Para Unit. There had been whispers about that group for years. Government agents who policed the creatures that went bump in the night. According to the gossip she\u2019d heard, if a supernatural got on the wrong side of the Para Unit, well, that supernatural found his\u2014or her\u2014butt tossed into Purgatory.<br \/>\nIs Purgatory real?<br \/>\nElla was very much afraid that it was.<br \/>\n\u201cI don\u2019t bite,\u201d Eric murmured. His hand was still offered toward her.<br \/>\n\u201cNo.\u201d Ella cleared her throat. \u201cI think that\u2019s my deal.\u201d Because she didn\u2019t want to show him her fear, she put her hand in his.<br \/>\nHeat.<br \/>\nHer breath caught in her throat. And, yes, she still breathed. Her heart still beat, she could still feel pain and pleasure. Despite the tales heard by so many, paranormals were still alive. They could hurt, they could feel\u2026just like humans.<br \/>\nElla had thought that the man before her was cold. Emotionless. After all, a darkness seemed to cling to him like a shroud, but when they touched\u2014fire seemed to ignite in her hand. Her heart beat even faster, nearly racing out of control. Her breasts ached, as if wanting, needing a lover\u2019s touch. And\u2014<br \/>\nShe tried to pull away.<br \/>\nBut his hand tightened around hers. She could feel the strength in that hand.<br \/>\n\u201cIs something wrong?\u201d<br \/>\nYes, you\u2019re what\u2019s wrong! The man before her was far from human, no matter what he wanted to pretend. And she should not be reacting to him that way. His scent wasn\u2019t human. It was just slightly\u2026off. Everything about him was, yet she was still feeling that pull between them.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Promo-Ad.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Review<\/h3>\n<p><i>Deal With The Devil<\/i> is your typical Paranormal Romance with a few twists. We see an new race of beings called the Fey, but not the Fey we see in typical romance novels. The Fey are not loving, sweet creatures but rather a culture who struggles with deeply &#8220;evil&#8221; urges linked to anger, vengeance and lust. The novel doesn&#8217;t just stop at recreating literature&#8217;s views of Fey, but also ties in genetic research to create cross-breeds: vampire and werewolf mixes that acquire all of the strengths, but none of the weaknesses of the species. So cool!<\/p>\n<p><i>Deal With The Devil<\/i> is a novel about friendship, secrets and the eventual revelations such secrets almost always culminate in. Ella is a strong, fierce individual who travels the world for life times searching for her mate. Her shame and pain are hidden behind a veil of strength and confidence. Ella wants nothing more than to love and be loved.<\/p>\n<p>Eric is a man with his own secrets deeply buried beneath iron clad control. He is the director of the PARA Unit, an organization that he has given his life to in order to police creatures that ordinaries cannot fathom. The encounter with a mysterious Ella begins to crack his carefully developed facade. It is only a matter of time before long buried secrets are exposed to the light and miseries are revisited.<\/p>\n<p><i>Deal With The Devil<\/i> is the fourth novel of the Purgatory series, yet reads like a stand alone novel. The reader misses the enriched history of each character when they plunge into the story so late, but they can still appreciate the struggles of Ella and Eric.<\/p>\n<p>This is novel is your traditional paranormal romance at it&#8217;s heart &#8211; completely immersed in the lore and tales of vampires and werewolves. A person would loves romance novels, things that go bump in the night, action and adventure will enjoy <i>Deal With The Devil<\/i>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tastybooktours.com\/2015\/05\/deal-with-devil-purgatory-4-by-cynthia.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-gQQIqXoiBy4\/VXEv3NZRdbI\/AAAAAAAAbX0\/yK-C1s_3-rk\/s1600\/Button.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<h3>Giveaway<\/h3>\n<p>Rafflecopter Giveaway ($50.00 Amazon or B&amp;N eGift Card)<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"rcwidget_r8rvbb47\" class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/521ac4c8705\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-raflid=\"521ac4c8705\" data-theme=\"classic\" data-template=\"\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"ubb-final-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-solid fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Cynthia Eden<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/153738-96x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\"><\/p>\n<p>Award-winning author Cynthia Eden writes dark tales of paranormal romance and romantic suspense. She is a New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World, and IndieReader best-seller. Cynthia is also a three-time finalist for the prestigious RITA award . Since she began writing full-time in 2005, Cynthia has written over fifty novels and novellas.<\/p>\n<p>Cynthia lives along the Alabama Gulf Coast. She loves romance novels, horror movies, and chocolate. Her favorite hobbies including hiking in the mountains (searching for waterfalls) and spelunking. &#8230;more<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiaeden.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cynthiaedenfanpage\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/153738.Cynthia_Eden\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"rating-report\">\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Rating Report<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Plot<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\">\n<div class=\"rr-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Characters<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\">\n<div class=\"rr-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Writing<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\">\n<div class=\"rr-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Pacing<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\">\n<div class=\"rr-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Cover<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\">\n<div class=\"rr-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"ubb-rr-overall\">\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Overall:<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excerpt \u201cHave you looked long enough?\u201d he asked. His voice was a deep, dark rumble. Sexy. She didn\u2019t want to find anything about her jailer to be sexy. This attraction she had to him\u2014it was odd. Unwanted. But\u2026there. Instinctive. Primal. 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