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      THE DARKEST PROMISE

      © 2017 Gena Showalter

      Published in Great Britain 2017

       by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF

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      Shackled by despair.

       Freed by desire.

      “One of the premier authors of paranormal romance. Gena Showalter delivers an utterly spell-binding story!”

      —Kresley Cole, #1 New York Times bestselling author

      “Gena Showalter never fails to dazzle.”

      —Jeaniene Frost, New York Times bestselling author

      “Showalter...rocks me every time!”

      —Sylvia Day, #1 New York Times bestselling author

      “Showalter writes fun, sexy characters you fall in love with!”

      —Lori Foster, New York Times bestselling author

      “Showalter makes romance sizzle on every page!”

      —Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author

      “A fascinating premise, a sexy hero and non-stop action, The Darkest Night is Showalter at her finest.”

      —New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning

      “Gena Showalter is a romantic genius.”

      —San Francisco Book Review

      GENA SHOWALTER is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the spellbinding Lords of the Underworld series, two young adult series—Everlife and the White Rabbit Chronicles—and the highly addictive Original Heartbreakers series. She’s hard at work on her next novel, a tale featuring an alpha male with a dark side and the strong woman who brings him to his knees. You can learn more about Gena, her menagerie of rescue dogs and all her upcoming books at genashowalter.com or Facebook.com/genashowalterfans.