Australia - Present Day

Nic Diavolo figures that by his age, he should no longer be afraid of monsters or the dark. Yet, every night in his dreams, he is haunted -- and hunted -- by strange creatures. The nightmares are just one of the reasons why Nic hasn’t been with a woman in a while. Meeting Shay Pearson has Nic reconsidering his celibacy vow, though. Shay doesn’t recognize Nic for the wealthy man he is, and she is so gorgeous and sweet that Nic is tempted to get to know her a lot better.

What he doesn’t know about Shay is that she hunts demons. A few months ago, Shay joined the Realm of Light as a demon hunter, and now she and her team are in Sydney to check Nic out. With the death of Ben Diavolo a month earlier, the Sons of Darkness are missing one of their demon Lords, and as his heir, Nic can take Ben’s place. But is Nic even aware of his demon half? Derek, another demon hunter, and Ben’s other son, didn’t know that he was half-demon until recently, so maybe Nic doesn’t know either. It’s up to Shay to find out.

From their first meeting, there is an intense connection between Shay and Nic. But will that connection last once Nic learns the truth about Shay...and himself?

There are plenty of scary things that go bump in the night, as Nic is about to find out in HUNTING THE DEMON. He’s had dreams about the creatures for years, but he has no idea what they are until Shay and the demon hunters explain it to him. Of course, he doesn’t believe it at first, nor does he believe Derek when he claims they are brothers. As far as Nic knows, he’s an only child and his mother died when he was young. The connection he feels with Shay is more than attraction, but with so many changes and revelations in his life right now, how can he trust in anything?

Shay and the other demon hunters were first introduced in SURVIVING DEMON ISLAND, and HUNTING THE DEMON picks up pretty much where the first book left off. The main characters from the earlier story, Derek and Gina, play a large part in this one. Also of significance is the leader of the demon hunters, Lou, and Ryder, another hunter, who has a major part in a secondary plot thread. HUNTING THE DEMON is a bit slower paced than the first book, but it is still an exciting story that should not be missed.

Jennifer Bishop