Dear Reader,

The first time I met Dagan Krayl he was standing in the shadows wearing faded, low-slung jeans, a well-worn leather jacket, a hint of a dark smile, and a spray of blood. That got my attention. I wondered about the blood. At first I thought it was Roxy Tam’s. After all, Dae was the villain. It made sense that it would be the heroine’s blood on his hands.

Then he stepped out of the shadows to stand beside Roxy, not in threat, but in support. Not in front of her, all macho and protective, despite his inclination. Beside her. Because he knew she could hold her own, and he knew he had to accept that, respect that, or lose her.

It hit me then. The villain, Dagan Krayl—dark denizen of the Underworld, soul reaper, killer—was the hero.

All I needed to do next was figure out what that meant, and as the answers came to me, SINS OF THE HEART, the first book in the Otherkin trilogy, was born.

The Underworld is divided up in much the same way organized crime slices cities up by turf. Osiris. Hades. Izanami. A slew of demi-gods and demons. They all want their piece of the pie—a bountiful harvest of souls to feed their hunger. To the strongest go the spoils, and the strongest is Sutekh, the überlord of chaos and evil.

But the rulers of the Underworld are a territorial lot, and their alliances are fragile. The balance of power can shift in an instant. In an effort to further solidify his stranglehold, Sutekh fathered four sons who could travel at will between the Underworld and the realm of man. Four beautiful, deadly sons, soul reapers who kill and harvest from the dregs of humanity.

Until someone does the impossible and kills one of them.

From where the soul reapers stand, the most likely suspect is their ancient enemy, Aset. Which puts Dagan in one hell of a bind. Because Roxy Tam is one of Aset’s Daughters, which makes her the enemy of his kind. Talk about forbidden fruit.

It’s Roxy’s duty to stop Dagan and his brothers at all costs, because if they’re successful in their quest for vengeance, the fragile alliances that underpin a 6,000 year old ceasefire will unravel, unleashing a war that would ravage the Underworld and destroy the realm of man. Problem is, Roxy owes Dagan a personal debt. That, coupled with overwhelming attraction, leaves her torn between duty and desire.

I loved writing this edgy, dark story, delving into the mythology of ancient civilizations and skirting the definitions of good and evil. It was great fun watching a being that believes himself to be purely evil find out that maybe there’s just a little bit of good inside.

I hope you enjoy the Otherkin trilogy: Sins of the Heart, Sins of the Soul, and Sins of the Flesh.

Happy Reading!

Eve Silver