Hush of Ruin

Dark Destinies Paranormal Romance, Book 4

By: H.P. Mallory

Narrated by: Logan Anare

Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

Speak of the devil, and he doth appear....

Sinjin Sinclair has one goal—to gain entry into the Abyss in order to find and protect his one true love. But getting into the Abyss isn’t quite as easy as he might have hoped, and he’ll find himself traveling to Faery in order to request help from an unlikely source....

Meanwhile, Emma continues to try to understand who sent a killer spirit after her. And the one person who can help her solve the mystery just happens to be her incredibly handsome and sexy professor....

Pagan wonders if maybe going to Nyx wasn’t such a good idea when he finds himself as her prisoner....

And what happens when Jolie suddenly feels the presence of her sister through their shared mental bond? Is it possible Bryn has entered the Abyss?

©2022, 2023 HP Mallory (P)2023 HP Mallory

Into the Abyss We Go!

In our fourth book of the series, we have our plots, side quests, emotions rising, and our characters we are bonding with. Yet, you want every book of a long series to stand out while being cohesive.
The one word for this addition is:
STEAMY!
Phew doggies! The spice is flying in variant levels of degrees between several of the characters.
Bringing Nyx in last book really amped up the smolder, but her general status shows her power.
And now half of our crew is in the horrid Abyss, this realm we have spent three books learning about and trying to figure the overly integrate way to get there. The introduction to it last book absorbed me. I was hoping the scenes would be just as interactive here, but they didn’t stag me like the locales of Nyx’s haven and the magic academy.
But, I’m hopeful with the next book there.
Professor Smokeshow… (Gosh! When will I learn?! Lol!) he was as engaging and charming as ever. But he definitely is starting to become…green… ;) I must admit; his behavior in the first chapter irked me!
And no; he is still horrid with recalling names! Ha! Love this gag.
And Emma is still my girl. What she has to go through her, especially in this installment…it is raw, gripping, pulls at your heart, and the narrator captivated this so well. She is such an amazing, perfectly balanced and inspiring character and I admire her.
She deserves love.
I do wish we had more time with Emma’s friends too.
And the ending! Holy dang! It was fast, intense, and left me yelling to learn more.
As a reader, I was growling to need to know now.
As a fellow author; props for a shocking cliffhanger.

Now, time to praise my favorite male narrator: Mr. Anare.
He brought the HEAT for all the passionate scenes.
The emotions of revelations and self-doubts from the past.
Romance tension.
Lots of Scottish animals that always make me grin in good-humor (fir they are good and make me happy,)
But other than Emma’s heartbreaking scenes, the performance was the dungeon scene. All the intense rising and falls of multiple emotions, and how he made you feel the intensity from the character was really powerful and I felt it rumbling for my core when he did it. Bravo to you!
I am ready to crash into book five.