"This latest Dark Hunter book is truly exceptional!"

Zarek is a Roman slave turned exiled Dark Hunter. Accused of killing people he was supposed to protect, he's banished to Alaska. Zarek has survived a lonely existence in frigid temperatures never to feel the warmth of even a hug for 900 years. He lashes out at anyone who dares to come near him and suspects all of hidden motives.

The goddess of the hunt, Artemis, wants Zarek destroyed, but Acheron, the first Dark Hunter, convinces her to let Astrid, a Greek goddess of judgment, judge him. Astrid has never found a man innocent. In order to judge fairly, Astrid loses her eyesight during the process. She goes to Alaska and brings Zarek into her home after he's attacked and shot by those sent by Artemis, who agrees with Acheron on one hand, yet always follows her own rules on the other.

Astrid is able to "see" Zarek's suffering and pain, but he's hardened by all the horror of his past. She must discover the goodness in his heart, his ability to love and care, not only for others, but also for himself.

DANCE WITH THE DEVIL is wrought with emotional pain and suffering, the tale of a man at the most vulnerable and the most beautiful moment in his life. And it's the story of an emotionally void woman who accepts the dance with the devil. This latest installment in Ms. Kenyon's Dark Hunter series is truly exceptional!

Reviewed by Sabrina Marino
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted December 10, 2003

Honorable Mention for 2003 PEARL Award
- Best SHAPEFSHIFER Romance

Honorable Mention for 2003 PEARL Award
- Favorite OVERALL PARANORMAL Romance

Summary

Zarek was born the unwanted son of a Greek slave and a Roman senator. Moments after his birth, his mother gave him to a servant with orders to kill the infant. The servant took mercy on the child and took him to his father who had no more use for the baby than his mother had so Zarek became the whipping boy of a noble Roman family.

No one knows how he died or why he traded his soul- he keeps it as a well-guarded secret. He trusts no one. He seldom interacts with other Dark-Hunters and when he does, it is always grudgingly and with the utmost disdain for them.

  Because of his steadfast denial to follow any orders (even those of Artemis) and his lack of regard for anyone other than himself, he is kept in isolation in Alaska where his activity is seriously limited and closely monitored. There are many who fear he will one day unleash his powers against the humans as well as the Daimons.