A Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award Winner (’09)

Enter the midnight world of Devyn Quinn, where passion has no limits and danger rules every desire…

Embrace The Dark Side

Opening a rare book on demons in an occult collection, Kendra Carter trembles before the powe she is about to unleash. A man like no other has been awakened, but is he more than human. From his first caress, Remi gives her incredible pleasure she’s never felt before…

Night after night, in his secret chamber, Kendra explores her most intimate and hottest sexual fantasies. His passion for her is a supernatural force. He controls her body. He steals her soul. He is her demon lover…

Kensington Aphrodisia

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Theme: Demons

Reviews:

“Possession  is a book that I simply could not put down!  It’s fast-paced, action-packed and hotter than sin to read. I was completely in love with (the demon) Remi. Read Possession and find out just how sensually erotic it is to fall for and lose yourself in a demon. 5 Lips” – Two Lips Reviews

“Possession is Devyn Quinn’s absolute best. Fast-paced with characters that a reader falls in love with instantly and erotic scenes that will leave your mouth watering… Quinn never disappoints readers.” – You’ve Been Booked Reviews

“Ms. Quinn’s Possession is a very interesting…a mixture of mystery, suspense, thrills and chills, romance, erotic moments, and an ending that may just leave the reader hanging and begging for more. 4 Cups.” – CoffeeTime Romance

“Quinn’s books never disappoint me and Possession is no exception. Her writing is fluid, while her plots are mesmerizing, dark, and delicious. You’ll be addicted from the very first page! Her plots never take a back seat to the erotica. She blends all the essential elements with exact doses. Not to mention, the ending was so devilishly appropriate, I had an evil grin when I read it. 5 Stars” – Susan Sigler, LoveRomancePassion.com

“Possession” is a dark, intensely erotic paranormal romance, but also a psychological thriller that is riveting and suspenseful. Ms. Quinn’s stories haven’t disappointed me yet.” – Lea, Closerwriter Book Reviews

“What makes this story work — other than a surprisingly sweet love story and steamy, thoroughly satisfying sex scenes that span multiple chapters — is a believable and sympathetic heroine struggling to keep it together amid overwhelming forces, both supernatural and grounded in reality. It’s a romance with well-executed elements of suspense and mystery. Altogether, a deliciously hot page-turner. 4.5 Stars,” – Romantic Times

“The story line is fast-paced with several great twists as POSSESSION is much more than just nine tenths of the law. 5 stars.” – Harriet Kalusner,  Amazon review

“After I looked and read at the back cover, I knew I was in for a treat! If you like your books with sex, love, sex, demons, sex, intrigue, sex, suspense, and sex, then this is the book for you! The author gives a whole new meaning to possession with the demon in this book!  This is one POSSESSION I wouldn’t mind having! 5 Stars.” – A Jacobs,  Amazon Review

Excerpt:

The manuscript is old…very old. Its title is simple, deceptive.

Delomelanicon.

Penned by Satan, the text in its various forms has disappeared and reappeared through the ages. Lost for centuries, the writings coveted by scholars of demonology have again reemerged to infest mankind.

Those daring to possess the book will be taken on a sinister journey guaranteed to change their perception of body, mind and spirit…

 

Chapter One

 

In a library crammed wall to floor with a collection of books unmatched by any public collection in the world, a specially constructed steel lectern stood by itself. A leather bound book rested beneath an enclosure of glass. Adorned with a discolored pentagram that might have once been etched in a rich carmine shade, a faded title printed in Latin was barely discernable: Delo Melas.

            To summon darkness…

Looking at the book, Kendra Carter felt a chill form at the nape of her neck. “Don’t tell me you’ve found it.”

            Gerald Carter smiled. “Indeed, I have. The book you are looking at now is one of the few surviving copies of the ‘Servants of the Realm of Darkness’.”

The icy sensation crawled down her spine, sending a splatter of goose bumps across her skin. “I thought there were no surviving copies.”

“One came onto the market just a few weeks ago,” he explained. “The owner was very eager to sell.”

Kendra gave him a sharp look. “And no doubt you stepped right up to buy it,” she commented dryly.

He maneuvered around her disapproval with ease. “You’re damn right I did. Do you know why this book is so coveted by collectors of demonology?”

Kendra shook her head. “No, I don’t.” She’d never cared for Gerald’s interest in the supernatural. Her step-brother’s collection of demonic and witchcraft themed items unsettled her. Other pieces of cultic paraphernalia enhanced his collection, including an impressive array of ceremonial daggers from all over the world. Like the book, they were displayed behind glass, never to be touched. All together, the entire assortment was priceless.

“This book is a rarity because it’s presumed to be based upon a composition written by the Devil himself after Christ resisted his temptations in the Gardens of Gethsemane,” he explained. “The original text of the Delomelanicon is reputed to have been in the possession of the papacy since the arrival of Saint-Peter in Rome. What you are looking at now is one of the few surviving copies of a book privately commissioned by Pope Alexander the sixth in 1495, reputedly transcribed from the firsthand version.”

            Kendra’s brows rose in surprise. The not-so-familiar name jarred a memory. “The Borgia Pope?” she asked, recalling a college class she’d attended on religion and culture.

Gerald’s frown turned to a smile of approval. “Yes, correct. The relic you see here is five hundred and fourteen years old. That is a rarity within itself, and well worth the investment.”

“I’m not a complete moron,” she huffed. The crucial root of their conversation had yet to arise, namely how much he’d paid for his newest purchase.

“I never said you were.” Gerald reached toward his prize, hands clenching into fists a few inches above the glass protecting its delicate pages. “But this is a prize, indeed, the unholy bible. Of the thirteen copies Pope Alexander commissioned for his private collection, only half a dozen are known to have survived the Holy Inquisition.”

She sighed. He’d obviously done his research. “You seem to know its history well.”

Amusement lit his gaze. “It’s taken me over a decade to track the history and verify the authenticity of this volume,” he said. “Of the six known to have escaped burning, four have disappeared into the hands of private collectors who aren’t inclined to part with their copies.”

The math was simple enough. “That leaves two copies.”

Gerald nodded gravely. “More fascinating still is the fifth copy is believed to have fallen into Hitler’s hands in 1933. His interest in the occult and attempts to use it to manipulate his rise to power are well known. Though it’s unconfirmed, that book is supposedly held under lock and key in Germany’s war archives, never again to be viewed by human eyes.”

And that left one. “And I suppose yours is the sixth and final surviving volume?”

“Yes.” Gerald gloated with no small satisfaction. “Thanks to the persuasion of two million dollars, the Delomelanicon now belongs to the Carter estate.”

 

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