They’ll tell you I seduced them. Used my looks and body to lure them into my playground. They’ll tell you I’m a sinner. A demon who held them captive with temptation and lust. They’ll tell you I’m evil. A monster obsessed with the both of them. They’ll tell you they made a deal with the devil.What they won’t tell you…is how much they liked it. Please note: This story contains content that may … it.
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Please also note: The Devil was formerly part of the Cards of Love Collection. You do NOT have to read any other books in the collection in order to read The Devil.
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“What can I say?” His lips curve into a smirk. “I like things I shouldn’t. The more taboo, the better.”
Damien. Freaking. King. Ladies and gentlemen. I’ve never connected to a character so much in my life and all it took was one simple fucking sentence. I read the quote above and I literally shouted “ME!!!”
He just gets me and I get him. He has officially earned his spot on my book boyfriends list.
This is one of those books that is best when you go in blind so I’m not going to go into the plot. The beginning had me intrigued, the middle had me on fucking fire, and the end had me questioning my morals and my sanity. I saw one of the scenes coming towards the end but it was still hard to read, and then Ashley Jade pushed it even further in a way I was unprepared for mentally or emotionally. That ending broke my fucking heart, blew my mind, and made me hate a certain character so fucking much. I knew he was fucked up (and he has every right to be fucked up due to his upbringing) but I never thought he was this level of fucked up. He has crossed into the “I’m not sure if he can be redeemed” territory, but we will see what book two brings because I literally have no idea how this is going to play out.
Ashley Jade’s writing style is unbelievably good and delicious. It’s not every day that an author can A) get me hooked that fast on a story and B) surprise me, so I think it’s safe to say that I think I found a new favorite author.
Overall rating: 5 stars
Steaminess: 4 stars
What did I just read? This story took me by surprise, and I cannot wait to read the conclusion.
OMG, OMG, OMG!
Holy crap! I was sooo not expecting the things that happened in this book!
I was like “Oooh, this is juicy”, then I was like “Oooh, even better”, then I was like, “Damn, that’s hot and dirty”, then I was like “Wait a minute…what???”, then I was like “ Holeeeeey shit that’s even feckin’ hotter!” and then I was like “O…M…G…he did not just do that…”
And then I had to lock my doors and shut the blinds if ye catch ma drift?
This one had it all.
An amazing story.
Completely imaginable characters.
Hot AF sex scenes.
Made me feckin’ gasp and squee out loud, man!
I’ll be honest, I thought I had it figured out from the beginning but nope, I most definitely did not!
EDEN
I liked this chick. I mean, I can totally imagine me being a bit of a recluse and agoraphobic if I had been shamed and humiliated the way she had.
So, yeah. She doesn’t leave the house much at all after an unfortunate experience with an older man and she lives with her step-father. Just the two of them since her mum died in a car crash about a year ago.
Only thing is…she’s been in love with him since she first saw him four years ago.
Now that her (rather nasty) mother is out of the picture she basically spends most of her time fantasizing about him.
She has it bad for him and he let things go a little too far one night and now she’s determined to have him. But he keeps playing with her feelings, big time.
CAIN
Okay, so right from the start I was into this dude. He’s alpha to the core, strong, handsome in a manly way and dirty as fuck. And by the sounds of things, very highly sexed.
He hates to admit it to himself but he wants Eden too. But nothing can ever happen though because he’s running for mayor and hopefully presidency one day so he needs to be squeaky clean.
It’s been his dream since he was a small boy. His marriage to her mum was for political gain, not love.
Anyway, he is so tempted by her but…omg when we get a look into his past. Ooft! Be prepared for some shock and confusion.
DAMIEN
I’m not going to say too much about Damien because I don’t want to give anything away. But there are three things you need to know.
He’s feckin’ HOT!
He’s also alpha to the core.
You might think you have him figured out in the beginning but. You, Do. Not.
SEX SCENES
Yeah, I’m still trying to calm my heartbeat down! There were some amazing scenes and it was sooo hard to choose my favourite.
I dig my teeth into his bottom lip until I taste blood, but that only makes him grin. “Now we’re talking.” I open my mouth to tell him to fuck off, but he sweeps his tongue inside, like the serpent he is. When I resist, the hand on my dick grips my balls, forcing me to open my mouth wider. Our teeth clash, and I shove my tongue down his throat, hoping he’ll choke on it. However, it only entices him, and he starts sucking mine, provoking me. “Suck my cock just like that,” I growl into his mouth. “You fucking pussy.” I should have learned my lesson about daring Damien from earlier because his finger brushes the hot spot between my balls and ass and I shudder. “Let me hear you beg.” Swear on everything, I hate Damien King with the fire of ten thousand suns. Swallowing my pride, I murmur, “Please, suck the cum out of my dick.” I drag my teeth along the shell of his ear. “If you don’t…I’ll walk over to your precious Mrs. Miller and stuff it down her throat until she suffocates.” Panic lashes through me the second the words leave my mouth—I’ve never let anyone see the volcano of evil I keep deep down inside—but it quickly turns to pain when he elbows me in the stomach…and then satisfaction when his hand grips my throat and he lowers his mouth to my cock. My heart beats out of my chest as he sucks me hard and fast, the pain giving way to pleasure. My balls lift and my hips spasm as he draws every ounce of cum from my cock and swallows it.
FINAL THOUGHTS on THE DEVIL by Ashley Jade
I LOVED this book and can not wait to start the next one so…I’m off to my nest! With a towel this time, lol.
5 Stars
What did I just read with this one, this one really was a complete head-screw.
This manages to paint us a picture and then turn everything thing on its head so completely.
My advice here read this one blind, it has so many unexpected twists and turns and some complete shockers in store for you.
Told from three separate POV’s Damian, Cain and Eden all with such separate agendas.
This then tells us a story jumping back to the past and sharing with us Damian and Cain’s entwined history.
As this so rightly proclaimed this story has no heroes.
This was also hot as hell in the heat department, I mean absolutely scorching and that finale was just superb.
I am starting the next book immediately.
This one sure was a twisted one it also had a lot of the things that usually make me steer clear but because I went into this blind I stayed the course and surprisingly enjoyed stepping out of the zone.
This gets a thumbs up from my camp.
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So good I had to order the sequel as soon as I finished
Completely pulled the rug out from under me! Be ready to read The Devil’s Advocate immediately afterwards.
HOLY HELL!!!! Why oh why did I wait so long to read this book. I am kicking myself so hard for not listening to all my bookwives telling me to read it already!! I just purchased the paperbacks so I can have Jade sign them next week in NYC.
This has got to be the most messed up book I have ever read and that is the biggest compliment I can ever give a book!! I loved every single minute of it and am desperate to jump into book 2 right now but had to take a minute to write this review.
Cain and Damien are sinfully delicious!!! I will be shouting from the rooftops for everyone to read this book. It has everything you could ever want in a book, forbidden lust, deceit, secrets, lies & mind games. I almost had to put my ipad in the freezer since there are chapters that could cause it to spontaneously combust they are so HAWT!!!!
Dumbfounded
I’m reeling. Walking around in a stupor. What a wild ride this book was! Incredibly complex, full of twists and turns, and brilliantly written! I loved it!
Wow! What have I just read? A twisted, steamy masterpiece.
Holy crap. That’s all I have to say about this book. Oh, and that it was amaze-balls good!
I know I shouldn’t like this story – it is twisted and perverse. But, damn it is great.
I didn’t finish. I didn’t like the premise at all. I don’t mind dark, but this just seemed mean. Like really mean. I decided not to continue.
I could not get into this book because it came across a vulgar to me. sorry!!! Why does every other word have to be “Fuck”? I am not adverse to using the word, but it can be seriously overdone and it is not necessary to get the story across.
What a wild ride of a story this was. It centres around the three characters, Eden, Cain and Damien. Eden’s mother has died and she’s living with the man her mother was married to. Cain is ambitious. He always has been and even his marriage was for political gain. Eden is in love with him, despite him being much older and wiser. The story flicks back and forth from the present to the past as the reader learns more about the main two characters, Cain and Damien and how their pasts interact with the present. It’s like being on a roller coaster and you can’t get off. I thought I’d figured out one character and that the other character was cut and dried. Easy to read. Easy to figure out, but sometimes what we think we see is merely an illusion. It was one hot, twisted, sexy, messed up, crazy ride, but I loved it. The ending blew me away because I didn’t see it coming. Now I’m straight on to book 2. Can’t wait.
“Sometimes the only difference between love and obsession is a broken heart.”
This book is one Twisty, Wicked, and amazing ride. I couldn’t put it down. Ashley Jade has outdone herself with this book, and what a book it is. What’s better than a sexy domineering alpha male? I’ll tell you what, two sexy domineering alpha men. Cain or Damien; Damien or Cain?!? I want both!!! This book is hot, hot, hott!! It needs to come with a splash warning because it will leave you soaked. The Devil is definitely in the details, and boy is he smoking. I want, nay, I need MORE!! This book is only the beginning and I cannot wait to see what happens next. Five very big Devilish stars.
Well, well, well….
Now I get the hype. First book of Ashley Jade I read and I was HOOKED to this story. It was SO hard to put down. I’m diving head first in ‘The Devil’s Advocate b/c I must know how this story ends.
Ashley Jade, I’m a fan!
What just happened?!
What did I just read? I mean… Seriously? This book stressed me out so much! I was on edge the entire time. It was hot, crazy and messed up. But now I need to read the second one
Okay, I could not put this book down. Had to buy the second book. Love love love this book. So glad I got this book for free because I would not have put it in my usual genre.
I absolutely did not see that one coming…thought I had it figured out but hold smokes I was so far off base. This is a quick read and I gobbled it up in one day. Cain and Damien – seemed like a match made in hell, but soon turned out to be heaven…and then boom, out of left field it all changed. There are some seriously hot sexy times packed in this one. I’m gonna give it 5 dark and dirty stars.
This is book 1 of a duet and needs to be read before The Devil’s Advocate.
The Devil by Ashley Jade is book One in the Devil’s Playground Series. This starts the story of Cain, Eden and Damien. Cain is actually Eden’s stepfather although her mother has past on. Cain and Damien are both very dark men who stop at nothing to get what they want. Eden is the shy sheltered young women at the heart of the men. This is a dark taboo read that may not be for everyone but for me it is a page turner and glad their story goes into another book, called ‘The Devil’s Advocate’.