The Damed by L.A. Banks

This sixth episode of the Huntress Series, THE DAMNED, will test the resolve, of everyone involved. Lilith, the consort to the Un-named one, did not give birth to a day walker or capture the Chairman's throne. Since the Vampire Chairman abdicated, the throne is now vacant and everything in the levels of Hell is in a state of cataclysm.

Topside: Damali, the female Neteru, Carlos, the male Neteru, and the Guardian team left Philadelphia feeling like battle weary veterans. They have retreated to the sacred Navajo desert of Arizona to regenerate. From all appearances, things are almost normal, but in actuality all Hell has broken loose. The team has been infiltrated, new recruits have been added, and the trust level is circumspect. Mentally everyone is on overload; the group is not tight.

Carlos is fluxing between his desire for his former life as a master level vampire, and his destiny to the Light. Damali has decided she needs a place of her own; she is not feeling Carlos. There is a peculiar aura, Damali and Carlos have not been able to do a 'mind-lock', and both are dealing with bouts of jealousy. Damali's Neteru tattoo has been dormant, and the sliver glint in Carlos' eyes is nonexistent. The intimacy issues with the team are mind-boggling; everyone is playing musical partners. It seems that the team, especially Damali and Carlos, exist in a surreal state; at best they are sharing a platonic dishonesty.

The problem: The portals of Hell have been left open and demon food, the damned, are walking the earth, infecting anyone who makes contact. In thirty days the population of the world will be infected and destroyed or worse.

The solution: Find and destroy Lilith, behead the Vampire Chairman, and retrieve The Book of the Damned; someone must go to the seventh realm of Hell. Carlos is the one person with the familiarity and power to make the trip. But can the male Neteru go undetected in Hell? Will his fluxing interfere with his effectiveness? Is his ego undermining the mission? There are more questions than answers. To find a solution the team must leave the sacred grounds of Arizona.

From the Blessed Covenant to the newest members on the team THE DAMNED is truly a test of faith. L.A. Banks again takes readers into a cliff hanging, nail biting battle of cogent versus pernicious. If you favor any one of the other diverse members of this multicultural team, you will love the intimate attention Banks gives each of them. I do caution you to stabilize your mental faculties, and guard your jugular, someone has to be sacrificed. THE DAMNED is intense, climatic, unbelievable, and scorching hot! Kudos to L. A. Banks for keeping this series fresh, heterogeneous, erotic, and still tasting of spiritualism. (Reviewed by aNN--RAWSISTAZ Reviews