Daughter of Death

Note: Ebook and paperback have different covers. I must say the paperback cover fits the story much better. The book is a PNR, is very well written. It does have a darker overtone with a dash of comedy relief throughout.
It’s a story I love to see with a strong female lead, physically and mentally. This story is a stand alone with incredible first and secondary characters, I can easily see the author one day changing it into a series.
We first meet Eve in your everyday-average-human setting talking to her best friend... well that’s where the average stops. Then cue the chaos, and in walks Xai. This guy, everyone hates to love, or is it loves to hate. There’s no denying the author breathed life into these people, but it’s the character development, with a fantastic storyline, that’s really out of this world.
Get ready to expect the unexpected, nothing in this book is what you think, I think. Oh Hell, What you can expect is, it does get very hot.

Daughter of Death is Lexi Foss’s contribution to the year long Bad Girls multi-author event. It introduces us to a new set of characters I hope to see more of in the future (and as the characters decided to birth a series in the world, I hope to get my wish!)

Evangeline (Eve) is a fallen angel turned assassin for the Demon Lord of the US. She fell for love, and had that love shun her at every turn. He is still her one regret, but also her fondest love. They mix like oil and water, but are drawn to each other like a moth to a flame. When Eve is framed for a murder she didn’t commit, Xai (that flame) is drawn back into her life.

Xai is a bad boy with a penchant for pain. He loves to dole it out and covers his emotions by inflicting it to those he feels deserves it most. When his Demon Lord’s daughter comes up as a pile of ash and Eve’s dagger is left as the murder weapon he knows something isn’t right. She is retired, after all. But how can he prove that to his grieving boss. Yes, even the demons can love and feel emotions.

Forced to work together to prove Eve’s innocence, can she get over the pain, let down, and the past to save her future? Or will Xai prove to her once again that he’s only out for number one and let her fall yet again? Is their attraction enough to overcome the past and the painful memories to save Eve’s life? What other mysteries will be uncovered and solved as the story progresses?

As I mentioned at the start, I truly fell for these characters. I laughed, I cried, and I raged on their behalf as I read this story. It drew me in, chewed me up, and spit me out wanting more. The characters come alive and tell their story beautifully. Sometimes a little pain just might be worth it to find the happily ever after you never thought you would or could have.