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Genesis Queen (The Road to Hell series #3) by Gracen Miller
5/5 Stars!
18+
ebook, 387 pages
Published December 18th 2012 by Decadent Publishing
Book Description:
Victory is hollow when fate maneuvers one as a pawn.
Madison’s mission is complete. Nix is rescued from Hell and
her son safe from his dark destiny. But as she rests in the safe harbor of
Nix’s love, her demonic husband warns of a murderous plot. Can she trust that
it’s the truth and not another scheme to claim her for Hell’s throne?
Sometimes internal conflict can house our biggest demons.
With allies divided and prophecy heralding defeat, Madison
gambles on Micah’s tenuous honor to keep their son protected. Torn between her
heart’s desires and her dark requirements, Madison worries her hellish fate
cannot be avoided. When betrayal comes from an unlikely direction, all their
futures may be damned. In the darkest hour of Madison’s life, an undeniable
providence will transpire. Who can she trust? And how far will she fall to
defeat her foes?
Amid the rubble of defeat, will Hell’s Genesis Queen dawn?
Review:
If you are reading this and are new to the Road to Hell
Series make sure you read Pandora’s Box and Hells Phoenix first or you will be
confused they have to be read in order.
Genesis Queen will not disappoint! Wow just wow! I just
finished this morning and I think I need a cold shower! Gracen miller will
knock your socks off with this last book in the Road to Hell Series. A lot of
questions are answered in this book and the ending oh yeah you don’t want to
miss it let’s just say that! This book has it all action, betrayal, heartache,
suspense, humor and sex. Man this was one HOT read!
Besides Kur, Madison has to be my favorite characters. She
would do anything for her son Amos even if that means possibly dying to save
him. She’s not perfect by a long shot and maybe that’s why I like her so much!
She does the best she can by her family with what she has. Miach grew on me a
lot in this book also as we see a side of him I never though was possible! Gracen
Miller did an amazing job with this book and I can’t wait till this baby comes
out in paperback! I highly recommend this book if you like dark steamy
paranormal.
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This or That with Kur
Steph: Hellhounds or Normal dogs and
no not to eat ;-)
Kur: *blinks at you* Who the hell
would want to eat a dog? Ah…never mind. You’re referring to those hot dogs
Madison likes. *shudders* I’m not fond of them. *reclines into his seat and
stretches his long legs out in front of him, nearly touching Stephanie’s foot* To
answer your question…Hellhounds. They’re cosmically bound to their master,
which means they’re loyal without limits.
Steph: Vanilla or Chocolate?
Kur: *lopsided grin* I’m not a vanilla
type of guy…in any way imaginable.
Steph: Early or late?
Kur: To bed? Early anytime I’ve got
a woman with me and then I’m damned sure late to rise from it. For an event? Never
early. I like to be seen when I arrive. Can’t do that when I’m on time. I hope
I answered your question?
Steph: A Normal Life or Your Life?
Kur: My life. *makes a face* No way
would I trade my life for mortality.
Steph: Leather or No leather? (as in
Jackets or pants those would look soo nice on you!)
Kur: *indicates his pants with his
finger* Obviously leather. *winks*
Steph: Boxers or Briefs? (I know there
are a few women out there who would love to know this! I’m one of them!)
Kur: *chuckles* If I wear underwear, it’s boxer briefs.
(did it just get really hot in here to is it just me? ~ Steph)
Steph: Preferred Form Human or Dragon?
Kur: Both have its advantages. Human
for when I’m hitting on the ladies. Dragon when I want to be free or when I’m
in battle. *shrugs* No surprise I’m at my strongest when in dragon form.
Steph: Books or movies?
Kur: Give me an action movie any day
over a book.
Steph: Tattoos or Piercings?
Kur: I like both on my women. *slow,
wicked grin*
Steph: Exotic cars or Motorcycles?
Kur: Neither. I can fly, that is
more impressive than either vehicle.
Steph: Serious or playful?
Kur: *knocks your foot with his* Playful.
Steph: Truth or Dare?
Kur: Depends on the truth you want
to hear. Some things cannot be revealed to mortals without forfeiting their
life. In that case, I’d pick a dare…unless, of course, I want that mortal dead.
Steph: Thank you
for taking the time to come out and talk with me!
Kur: It’s my pleasure. Care to take me
for a ride?
Steph: Anytime Kur Anytime!
"Genesis Queen"
Book 3 in ROAD TO HELL series
Coming December
18, 2012 to Decadent Publishing and online e-book stores
Victory is
hollow when fate maneuvers one as a pawn.
Madison’s
mission is complete. Nix is rescued from Hell and her son safe from his dark
destiny. But in the safe harbor of Nix’s love, her demonic husband warns of a
murderous plot. Can she trust that it’s the truth and not another scheme to
claim her for Hell’s throne?
Sometimes
internal struggles can house our biggest demons.
With
allies divided and prophecy heralding defeat, Madison gambles on Micah’s tenuous
honor to keep their son protected. Torn between her heart’s desires and her
dark requirements, Madison worries her hellish fate cannot be avoided. When
betrayal comes from an unlikely direction, all their futures may be damned. In
the darkest hour of Madison’s life, an undeniable providence will transpire.
Who can she trust? And how far will she fall to defeat her foes?
Amid
the rubble of defeat will Hell’s Genesis Queen dawn?
Genesis Queen Excerpt:
“I like the way you move,
kitten.”
She took a deep breath, like
she needed the extra oxygen to deal with him. “Did you square away the angels
in Hell?”
“Yes.” Details weren’t
necessary when they both knew he’d instituted a brutal torture regimen for all
of them. “Dance with me?”
“To this music?”
“You didn’t appear to be
having any problem.” He held his hand out toward her.
She stared at his palm. Her
expression was reminiscent of an individual confident selling their soul was a
reckless choice but entering the deal anyway.
“I don’t bite.”
Her gaze felt like an impact
against his. “You did in Hell.”
He wrangled the grin under
control. “Then I won’t bite.”
“I don’t think it’s a good
idea, Micah.”
“Why?”
A casual shrug when nothing
about her body language suggested she felt relaxed. She crossed her arms
beneath her breasts. “Nix says my idea of dancing is sex with clothes on. He
couldn’t tolerate it and if he couldn’t….” She trailed off and gaped at him as
if she’d just realized she’d been about to insult him.
Micah grinned. “I haven’t
lived as long as I have without executing restraint.” He stepped closer to her.
“I’ve controlled myself with you more than any other.” Because she is my woman
and deserves my respect.
Madison allowed him to pull
her arms free of their defensive fold. Holding her gaze, Micah coaxed her into
his embrace…left hip to left hip, his leg thrusting between her knees, gliding
upward and parting her thighs.
She bit her bottom lip. Her
breathing grew shallow. The heavy beat of the music thumped around them. His
pulse throbbed faster.
Hell’s delights, she felt
fantastic against him.
“Relax,” he said when she
remained inflexible. A soft wind would break one of her bones. “I only want to
dance with you.” Like when they’d been married, just a different manner of
movement. This one more intimate than what they normally partook.
Her focus locked on his jaw,
and she sharply inhaled when he slid his palm down her back and settled on her
hips. He executed the first moves and she followed. As if magnetized, they
gyrated in perfect synchronicity.
"Madison's Life Lessons"
Prequel Novella - ROAD TO HELL series
(NOT required reading
before beginning the series)
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Fate can mark one early for a
particular future.
Madison Wescott’s life is Hell on earth. Her father, a Baptist
Preacher, convinces her she’s morally corrupt when men notice her blooming
beauty. She strives to be unnoticeable, but nothing satisfies her condemning
parents.
And sometimes fate has nothing to
do with one’s potential.
Temptation rears its head when Micah Dominus visits her father’s
church on Christmas morning, but she is unprepared for her physical reaction to
him. Frightened by her own emotions, she is grateful she’ll never see him
again. But when he shows up again at a friend’s funeral, and at other times in
her life, she’s swayed by his charisma. Micah becomes her white knight through
the good and bad, but can they create the perfect life together? Or has she
just located the beginning of the Road to Hell?
Supernatural
forces more powerful than fate can claim one’s destiny…
Madison’s Life Lessons Excerpt:
“You’re
morally damned, Madison Grace Wescott!” Bruce Wescott screamed the outraged
whisper into his daughter’s face. “It shames me to recognize you as my
daughter.”
Madison
shrunk further into the corner of the church bench, wishing she could shrink
out of sight. Maybe if she were out of Daddy’s sight, she’d be out of his mind
too, she thought as she blinked back the stinging tears. A hurried peek around
the church sanctuary confirmed no one else witnessed her setback.
Unsure
what she’d done to receive his censure this time, she offered a weak, “Yes,
sir, I’m sorry, Daddy.”
Not that
an apology ever appeased him.
“It’s not
me you should be apologizing too, young lady, but the Lord,” he snapped drawing
to his five-foot six stature. “If you don’t repent and alter your ways, God’ll
see you burn in Hell.”
“Yes,
sir, I understand.” She hoped she sounded meek enough to suit his temper or
she’d find herself on her knees after church service praying for her soul.
Depending upon his mood, she could pray for hours without a restroom break or a
knee break. And boy, oh, boy, could her knees suffer brutal agony in that
position.
It would
be great if she knew what to repent so she could avoid the burn of Hell. She
didn’t want to burn any more than he wanted her to burn. A typical complaint
centered on her appearance. Her hair was too blonde, her eyes too blue, her
boobs too big and her figure too lush for her too-tall frame. At fifteen she
was already three and a half inches taller than him. All these complaints
apparently forced men to sin against God by lusting after her. Not that she
encouraged men to lust after her, mind you, but on the off chance that they
did, it was still her fault in
Daddy’s eyes.
“Brother
Wescott,” Becca Slayter said with her hand extended to her father, cheap red
lipstick smeared outside the lip-line of her saggy mouth. The over-abundance of
lipstick did not give her the appearance of fuller lips. Reminded of another
one of her father’s complaints—her lips were too full and sensual—Madison
pinched her lips together. “I wanted to extol how much your sermon last Sunday
enriched my life this week. Why I was telling Cynthia Jones…”
Madison
stopped listening to Becca Slayter’s conversation with her dad because she
didn’t much like ‘Sister’ Becca or her high-pitched annoying voice. And she was
old, like thirty or thirty-five, and all Sister Becca ever did was brag about
some new object she’d received.
She
peeked around the sanctuary and took special care not to openly snag the gaze
of any man. Opening her worn
leather-bound Holy Bible to the Gospel of Luke, she began to read and mentally
pray God would forgive her for whatever sin she’d committed. If she were lucky,
by the time Daddy finished his morning sermon he would forget all about her
morally damned soul. She sure didn’t want to spend the afternoon praying on her
knees.
Praise for Madison’s Life Lessons
“I loved it! Gracen has a natural talent for bringing her
characters to life. I literally felt like I was right there watching and
experiencing everything.”
~ Tich, Loves AllThingsBooks Book Reviews
"Pandora's Box"
Book 1 in ROAD TO HELL series
(MUST BE READ BEFORE READING HELL’S PHOENIX)
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Where does the road to Hell begin?
What
happens when your son turns homicidal overnight and your husband disappears on
his way to work? Do you cower in fear or fight for your life? Madison Wescott
fights against the odds. Distrustful of a God she doesn’t believe in, she finds
herself face-to-face with a world she didn’t know existed and discovers her own
soul is darkened with demonic connections.
With good
intentions? Or by demonic design?
Phoenix Birmingham bursts into Madison’s life
in a whirlwind of sarcasm and sexual appeal. A hero for the masses—and for her
jaded heart—but few will ever know the sacrifices he has made or the sacrifices
to come. Discovering her entire life has been influenced by multifaceted
paranormal beings, Madison is determined to defeat the apocalyptic blueprint
fate has decreed, but only one man dares to challenge the supernatural forces
manipulating them. Even with Phoenix’s aid, can destiny be denied? Or will
demonic design prevail while they pay the crucial price with their souls?
In a small,
sleepy Alabama town the battle for mankind’s liberty has begun...
Pandora’s
Box Excerpt:
“May I?” He held up the
medical supplies.
She nodded and watched as he
doused gauze with antiseptic. “Dr. Nix at your service,” he said with a grin,
two adorable dimples charming her where words failed.
Madison rolled her eyes, and
tipped her head to the side to give him better access. He brushed her hair off
her neck, back behind her shoulder. Such a simple gesture, yet it felt terribly
personal. The air grew thick and sticky with her awareness of him. She shifted
in her seat and crossed her legs.
Madison stared into his eyes.
Green, she thought, his eyes were green, gorgeous and intense, with
ridiculously long eyelashes women would fantasize about. If they didn’t, they
should. A flicker of compassion, concern, and something else she couldn’t
identify flashed in his eyes.
“Ready?” he asked.
The husky tenor of his voice
forced her gaze to shift to his mouth. Nice, sexy lips, designed for kissing.
She gave a mental shake but couldn’t resist wondering how his mouth would feel
on hers.
“Madison?” Humor deepened his
voice, a touch of a smile tilted the edges of the lips she’d been fantasizing
about, and she realized she still stared at them. “You ready?” he asked again,
and her eyes widened in embarrassment over her foolish stupor.
She swallowed hard. “Yeah.”
She whispered past the lump in her throat and forced her vision to lock on the
wall over his shoulder. Good God, what was wrong with her? Her pulse throbbed
like crazy, and she felt woozy. Loss of blood! Must be why she reacted that
way. No other explanation made sense.
Even though the antiseptic
stung like hell, the gentle touch coming from such a gruff man surprised her.
“It’s not bad,” he said, dabbing the blood away. “Just a nick.”
Well, she could nix the blood
loss theory. Exhaustion and stress were the only other excuses she could come
up with. “I’ve suffered worse.” Her voice sounded off, kind of hoarse. She
tried to clear her throat delicately, but he must have noticed her unease,
because his perceptive eyes met hers. Again, she thought she caught the edge of
concern reflected in their green depths.
“This isn’t the first time
he’s attacked you?”
“No. It’s the first time he’s
tried to seriously kill me, though.” She sighed as she closed her eyes, ready
to give up fighting, the sudden tears threatening to fall. Okay, woozy and
acting strange because of strain…not because of him. Seriously, as far as first
impressions went, she wasn’t impressed.
Praise for Pandora’s Box
“Gracen Miller has definitely added spice and intrigue in
to a genre that can somewhat be monotonous with the same story lines about
demons, angels, succubi, and other paranormal creatures.”
~ Kathryn Grimes, Tsk Tsk What to Read
"Hell's Phoenix"
Book 2 in ROAD TO HELL series
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Hell’s become more than just a playground for the
wicked…
Going
to Hell was supposed to save Madison, but knowing she’s dead because of his
failure leaves Nix with only one thing to live for. Revenge. With Micah’s help
he learns to use his Messianic power. Anything for Mads has become his mantra,
even if it means killing innocents to gather the power he needs to succeed. A
tsunami he unleashes on a Gulf Coast city is stopped with magical interference,
and Nix is more than surprised to feel Madison in the opposing magic. Can he
and Micah set a trap to lure her out?
Pandora’s Box…once you open it, there’s no turning
back!
Madison
has done the unthinkable, opened Pandora’s Box to save Nix from Hell. And
failed. She’s willing to risk her own life to rescue Nix, but she worries about
the welfare of her accomplice in the mission and leaving her son behind.
Following up on a lead, she’s ambushed by Nix and Micah. Shocked and hurt to
discover Nix has become a willing participant of Hell, she’s more certain than
ever she won’t escape the demonic fate her husband outlined for her. While in
Hell, she discovers denying the emergence of her succubus is futile, which
means getting Nix out of Hell after embracing her inner demon just became a
very real dilemma…
Hell’s Phoenix Excerpt:
“You’ll heal her promptly,” Micah growled,
shifting back into his human persona, as he offered his legs as a pillow for
her head. She’d have pushed him away if she could’ve managed to contort her
body to that angle.
Madison gaped at the blood darkening her
jeans and spreading down her thigh. “That hurts way worse than I thought being
shot would.”
“I need to get your pants off, Mads, to
heal you.” Nix’s fingers went to the snap of her jeans.
She knocked his hands away. “You’ll heal
the others first.”
“He shot the main artery in your thigh, Madison.
You’ll bleed out before he finishes with them.” Micah compressed his lips
together and spoke as if he ground his teeth together. “I’ve lost you twice. I
will not lose you again.”
“Death would at least grant me freedom
from you!”
Micah’s mouth flattened in displeasure.
“Phoenix, I would ask you to do as she requests.”
“Goddamnit, Mads, I swear I’ll heal them
immediately after I take care of you.”
Madison glared at Nix. “E kawoja ciok tauqelv.” I refuse your
healing. Nix spewed curses in Xapil. “Impressive, you’ve learned how to
curse in demon.”
Nix scowled. “Stubborn.”
Madison clenched her teeth in silent
mutiny. Nix cupped the back of her head, tugged slightly and kissed her hard on
the lips. Excitement zinged through her system. Her attraction to him always
presented itself at the most inappropriate moments.
“I find that stubborn trait sexy, baby.”
“Flattery gets you nowhere, Nix.” She
winced at the tug against her wounded flesh as he rested her against Micah’s
thighs.
“What does?” Nix jerked the hem of one
pant leg up and tugged the blade strapped to her ankle out of its harness.
“Good deeds.”
He brandished the knife he’d given her
for her thirtieth birthday and grinned. “Does healing them count?”
“No.”
Nix rolled to his feet and leveled her with
his stare. “You’re a hard woman to please.”
“Cease the flirtations with my wife.”
Micah’s grip on her shoulders intensified. “Heal those bottom-feeders, and then
heal her.”
Praise for Hell’s Phoenix
“It blows J.R. Ward out of the water!”
~ Dawn Hagan, I Love Books
About the Author
Gracen
is a small town girl who was transplanted to the big city almost ten years ago.
She describes herself as a hopeless daydreamer masquerading as a “normal” person
in Southern society. When not writing, she’s a full-time
basketball/football/guitar mom for her two sons and a devoted wife to her
real-life hero-husband. She’s addicted to writing, paranormal romance novels
and movies, Alabama football and coffee…addictions are not necessarily in order
of priority. She is convinced coffee is nectar from the gods and blending
coffee and writing generates the perfect creative merger. Many of her stories
are spawned from these coffee highs. To learn more about Gracen and her writing
or to leave her a comment, visit her website at www.gracen-miller.com.
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Hellhound Luggage Tag
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