Tempt Me with Darkness (The Doomsday Brethren, Book 1) [Mass Market Paperback]

Shayla Black (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 26, 2008

He's an immortal knight hungering for satisfaction....

As soon as Marrok sees Olivia Gray's dark windswept hair and burning violet eyes, he's sure they've met in eons past. He's felt her soft gentle curves writhing in pleasure beneath his own hard powerful body...Morganna! For centuries, towering Marrok, once the mightiest of King Arthur's warriors, has endured a terrible curse cast upon him when he spurned the witch.

She's a modern woman about to discover ancient magic....

Olivia shares a mystical -- and irresistible -- connection with brooding Marrok. Soon after the sexy warrior appears in her erotic dreams, he abducts her, demanding she uncurse him. Their intense passion is more powerful -- and intimate -- than either of them has ever known. Olivia may be the key to unlocking the diary that will break Morganna's hold on his life. But in the wrong hands, the book also holds the power to destroy all magickind. As they search for answers, a ruthless wizard returned from exile is building an army of evil. When he discovers Marrok and Olivia have the diary, only their love -- with the help of a powerful group of magical Brethren -- can save them.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

More Spamalot than Camelot, the debut of Black's Doomsday Brotherhood series introduces Marrok of Cadbury, who was a brave warrior in King Arthur's army until his unhappy lover, Morganna le Fay, cursed him with immortality and perpetual sexual frustration. Fifteen centuries later, Marrok is working as a sculptor in London and searching for a way to unlock Morganna's nasty little book of spells, the Doomsday Diary, though he's not sure he can break the curse without unleashing the book's deadly magic. Marrok also has to hide the Diary from villainous wizard Mathias d'Arc (Cruel, clever, hedonistic, rapacious. Brilliantly evil.) and decide whether beautiful art gallery owner Olivia Gray, Morganna's descendant, is his greatest nemesis or his sexual salvation. This orgasmic paranormal might make T.H. White turn over in his grave but will keep Black's fans panting for the next installment. (Sept.)
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"Shayla Black keeps me turning the pages!" -- New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter

"Shayla Black's writing is pure magic. Gripping, sensual, and absolutely delicious." -- New York Times bestselling author Cheyenne McCray

"Pure magic." -- Cheyenne McCray

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books (August 26, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416558586
• ISBN-13: 978-1416558583
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #374,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

You know what they say about curiosity and the cat...but if you still want to know, read below.

Shayla Black (aka Shelley Bradley) is the national bestselling author of 30+ sizzling contemporary, erotic, paranormal, and historical romances for multiple print and electronic publishers. She lives in Texas with her husband, munchkin, and one very spoiled cat. In her "free" time, she enjoys reality TV, reading and listening to an eclectic blend of music.

Shayla has won or placed in over a dozen writing contests, including Passionate Ink's Passionate Plume, Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence, and the National Reader's Choice Awards. Romantic Times has awarded her Top Picks, a KISS Hero Award and a nomination for Best Erotic Romance of 2007.

A writing risk-taker, Shayla enjoys tackling writing challenges with every book.

Customer Reviews

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31 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Its a good romance but not a great book, October 4, 2008

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This review is from: Tempt Me with Darkness (The Doomsday Brethren, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

I read it but only after my TBR pile was empty. Even then I kept putting it down and forgetting to read it for a few days. Don't get me wrong, the story was well written and all the other reviews here give you a clear picture of the storyline. For me the gal in the book 'Oliva' was annoying which really made it hard for me to read. Whinny, "Oh who should I believe, my immortal mate or the father I haven't ever seen before?" She wasn't street smart, witty, funny, interesting, intelligent. But she was a soon to be powerful witch, young, a virgin etc. I had to skip over paragraphs of her "will I or won't I" dialogue as it set my teeth on edge. Thats just me. I enjoy a novel more if I like the main gal, when she annoys me well its a struggle.

Soooooo 3 stars out of 5 but as I said, it is a good book but not my cup of tea.

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars how can it be both boring and annoying?, February 1, 2009

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This review is from: Tempt Me with Darkness (The Doomsday Brethren, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

I've been trying to get thru this so long and have just finally given up. I'm leaving off on page 161.

Annoying things about this book:
1- Olivia is mired in an unending pity party; no redeaming qualities. I
find it really difficult to enjoy a book without a likeable female lead
2- The 'she has to have frequent doses of your semen or she'll die"
How ridiculous and dangerously close to the rubbish that drove me away
from Anita Blake,
3- a mating bond put in place by just about the least romantic or sexy
coupling I've ever read

As a basic concept I think the book had potential but the execution is just not there. Writing this review is the last bit of time I'll spend on what has been a waste of money and time.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Stalled Out On Me!, December 11, 2009

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Cee-Cee (Virginia Beach, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tempt Me with Darkness (The Doomsday Brethren, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

Ok, so I finally finished the first book in the series that seemed to turn into a chore. The begining of the book captured me at once and I was thrilled with the strory line but then it started to falter and lost steam. I wasn't feeling the herione in the story at all. She did nothing but cry and "woe is me" throughout the book. "Does he love me?" "He's just using me to undo the curse" yada yada yada. These questions just kept being repeated over and over that it nearly drove me insane! There was no real bond between both characters. No real moments when they sat down and got to know one another. They spent their time rolling around in the sack and yelling about the same aurguments over and over again. I felt no connection with them other than fate forcing them together. I liked Marrok alot but even he began to wear on my nerves near the end. The characters just didn't hold my heart like I thought they would. By the end of the book I really didn't care if they stayed together or not. The whole Brethren group just didn't mesh well either. The men felt like forced characters in the book just to add more people to the fight. Even Lucan and Bram's friendship didn't really hold up for me. All in all, its a good standby book if you are between series right now. I'm just passing the time with it until the next book of my prefered series, (BDB, Dark-Hunters, Immortals After Dark, Midnight Breed, and Demonica), come out.