Jack, Nick, and Marcus, the devil's spawn, literally, are each given a task and a chance at Daddy Dearest's throne.
Jack: Kathleen O'Reilly
Jack Vassago, eldest son of Satan, is head of Dad's Vegas division. He's in line for a promotion, but just needs to do one little thing first. Jack's mission: To retrieve The Book of Souls from the D'Angelis family. The only thing that stands in his way is Gabriella D'Angelis, a remarkable young woman trapped in the family business by being the only one left to carry on.
Nick: Julie Kenner
Nick Velnias, Satan’s middle son, is a renowned artist who is looking for the perfect subject, but when dear old Dad offers him a chance to one-up his brother he can’t resist. There’s just one thing he has to do first: He has to steal the soul of a pesky preacher's daughter, Delilah Burnett, and then the kingdom of Hell is his.
Marcus: Dee Davis
Marcus Diablo, the baby of the bunch, is a professional thief, stealing objects of beauty and worth for centuries. Daddy Dearest pops in and promises him Hell on a silver platter, and a chance to succeed where his brothers failed. All Lucifer wants is a ruby called the Devil's Delight, but Marcus is not the only one after it. Celeste Abbott and her father have been searching for the ruby her whole life. Now she must team up with Marcus again, but last time that didn't quite work out how she had hoped.
These are three decently written novellas that are unfortunately run-of-the-mill; Done well, but too plainly. I mean, these are Satan’s sons with magical abilities which they barely use and........just........blah. The characters were average and could have been better. They were missing that indefinable characteristic that makes you feel them. The plots seemed really good, but floundered slightly.
I think these stories were okay but had so much more potential. The idea behind it was great, but they (the authors) didn’t do it justice.
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Publisher: Berkley Trade (October 3, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN: 0425211827
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