Aw! So sweet and so psycho!

Really though! Bjorn was sent to kill Fox. They're both assassins but kill for different reasons and they are willing to kill each other if they have to.

I liked both of them but liked Fox more just because she said hilarious things.

There were a few background stories going on that made me antsy to see what will happen but that is the good thing as about being behind on the series because I don't have to wait for the next book to come out. I only have to download it and that's what I'm going to do now.


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I'm going to round up. The characters repeatedly made questionable choices, but they were otherwise likable, and I was interested to see how things would play out. ( )

Gena Showalter heats things up with The Darkest Assassin (Lords of the Underworld #14.6). In this story, Elite 7 member Bjorn is sent to assassinate Gatekeeper Fox, who is possessed by the demon Distrust. The two are instantly attracted to each other despite literally trying to kill each other. This contemporary paranormal romance is suitable for adult readers.

I adored this story. Gena Showalter did an amazing job. The Darkest Assassin was original and exciting throughout. There were unexpected twists and interesting outcomes. The characters have a lot of dimensions and grow throughout the story. Fox was raised by Galen (The Darkest Captive #14.5). I loved hearing her story. I enjoyed the banter between Fox and Bjorn. The two had amazing chemistry. I love how they help each other and develop a relationship.

The Darkest Assassin is an excellent addition to the Lords of the Underworld series. I appreciated the plot and how Fox and Bjorn interacted with the other characters in the series. I recommend this story to people who enjoy enemy to lover paranormal romances and to followers of the Lords of the Underworld series. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book. ( )

I’ve read all the books in this series. Bijorn was in a spin off series (Angels of the Dark) and I’ve been wondering if he’d ever get a book.

Fox has been in a few books too. And I’ve never really taken to her, (she seemed very cold and standoffish) but once I read why she was that way, the story had me liking her more.

The story has us visiting Fox not long after she kills innocents (“sent ones” who are angels) she is then attacked by Bijorn (he’s been sent to dispense justice after she’d killed the “sent ones”) captured and taken to his home, there she is thrown into a dungeon, to await her fate.

Back story on Bijorn ..... he’s an angel, (what class?) he’s an assassin?
He was captured a while back and tortured alongside his best friends (Thane and Xerxes) it changed his character. No longer the happy man his friends knew, but years together the three men have an unbreakable bond. And it helped to keep Bijorn grounded. Oh and he was a “wife”!! But it’s not a happy marriage, it’s a very one sided and poisonous one!!

Backstory on Fox ..... adopted “daughter” to Galen the keeper of both false hope and jealousy, she “houses” the demon Distrust. The constant nagging in her head (the demon tells her she not worthy, to kill anyone first, that way they can’t kill her. To always be distrustful of others) orphaned are a very early age, Fox has had to survive the best way she can. She’s also a Gatekeeper (she can create portals) a rare and dying breed, so she keeps that bit of information to herself. A skilled warrior and assassin, every bit as lethal as her title “The Executioner”

It’s a short story, so we don’t have time for Fox and Bijorn to have a slow relationship.
The trust between these two is slow in coming, he wonders when she will try to kill him, she wonders when she can escape. Bijorn is also told by his superiors that Fox has to die for her crimes (which he’s finding harder and harder to do) But after several incidents a tentative alliance is formed. Both fight their attraction to one another, but realise that together they are stronger. But one mistaken moment, and they are back to square one.

The story gives us more info on William (his book is next and widely anticipated) and the fight between lucifer and the Lords of the Underworld. It seems to be coming to a climax, so I have to wonder if the series is coming to an end?

I have to say, I liked this book, I would have loved a longer story. Liked how we go to catch up with old characters (would have liked interaction with a few Lords)

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