Sweet Temptation

Gr 9 Up—The author returns to the world of angels and demons in this companion to the "Sweet Evil" trilogy (HarperCollins), this time from the point of view of bad boy Nephilim Kaidan Rowe. Kai is a drummer in a band, but because he is the son of the Duke of Lust, his real job is to seduce girls and women, thus helping the demons get a hold on the human world. Anna is also a Neph, although she doesn't know it at first. She radiates goodness and light and is everything Kai is not. They fall in love, and their relationship could ultimately save all the Nephilim from the Dukes and offer them a chance at redemption, but is it worth the risk? In an author's note, Higgins writes that this title is not meant to be read as a stand-alone work. Recounting the action of the original three volumes in this title makes for some dizzying jumps in time and plot. It's not uncommon for months, or even years, to pass between one chapter and the next, which can be disconcerting at best. Kai's "work" means that there is lots of sex in this novel. There is sex slavery (including that of a child) and a subplot involving a prostitution ring, and rape is threatened on more than one occasion. The dark far outweighs the light in this paranormal romance.