Rating: 4 1/2 stars

There has only been a handful of times where I've read a book and think, "I want to have babies with it". In the case of Kresley Cole’s Demon from the Dark, I want to start a whole family.

The tenth book in Kresley's very popular Immortal After Dark series is too good for words. This is an author who can bring forth the angst and still have you laughing your head off through most of the story.

Demon from the Dark introduces Kresely's most damaged and tortured hero yet—Malkom Slaine will have you aching with hurt. This is a demon who was sold as a child by his mother to be a vampire's blood slave and is then is saved by Prince Kallen, who becomes his best friend and confidant.

Unfortunately Malkom and Kallen are taken by Viceroy, the ruthless leader of the vampires, who decides to change both men into vampires as his ultimate revenge. When the bloodlust becomes too powerful for them to ignore, one of them ends up killing the other in order to quench their thirst; it's not too hard to guess who kills whom—and this all happens in the prologue.

Fast forward to present day where the party girl witch and everything of the snark, Carrow Graie, has been kidnapped along with her fellow immortal creatures by the Order. The Order is a group run by Declan Chase, who is experimenting and torturing the immortals and has no qualms about it.

Also with Carrow are other familiar faces such as the vampire Lothaire, Lanthe, an evil sorceress, and the demon-angel Thronos who wants revenge against Lanthe. Chase wants Carrow to capture a vampiric demon, known as a Vemon, and it happens to be Malkom. Carrow gives Chase the big old finger but he has something up his sleeve to make her do what he wants. Carrow has no choice but to accept and will go into the demon hell place of Oblivion where she has seven days to bring Malkom back with her.

Demon from the Dark is a rip roaring, action packed hotter than the steam rising off the cement paranormal tale that I'm urging everyone to read. The way Kresley can balance these tragic characters with some light hearted moments amazes me. Malkom is a big old teddy bear by the time Carrow gets through with him and we're given insight on Carrow's psyche and why she acts the way she does.

The action doesn't let up and so many things come to light that will shock you. My mouth dropped when I figured out why Chase acts the way he does and it's quite the doozy; and, things end on such a cliffhanger regarding two characters that need to be the stars of their own books.

I cannot give enough praise to Demon from the Dark and the incredible world building and creativity that shines through these pages. I simply bow down to Kresley's skill at bringing to life Malkom, Carrow and the whole cast of characters that has me so excited to read.

Demon from the Dark will be in my top five favorite books for 2010 and gets a big two thumbs up as a must read book. Kresley has a fan for life with me.
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Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Pocket (August 24, 2010)
ISBN-13: 978-1439123126