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Temptation: Book IV Of The Martyr Series
The Underground is thriving, Wrath is on the run…
And a fifth Virtue has appeared in New York City.
As the Seven Deadly Sins reel from another devastating loss, the Martyrs find themselves in a position they never could have imagined. They have more people, more resources, and more hope than ever before. For the first time in one hundred and fifty years, it looks like they may do more than sustain this war. They could win it.
While Darius Jones tries to bring a new Virtue into the fold and Thorn works to wipe the remaining Sins from the map, the Underground glows with a new-found confidence. Darius is driving them toward a victory they’d long since stopped believing in, and even Thorn is hungry for a life that’s more than constant conflict.
But it may be too good to last…
Even from the shadows, the Sins carve deep wounds, and the new Virtue proves more complicated than Darius originally thought. Old traumas are dredged to the surface, and it soon becomes clear that everything they’ve built can crumble more easily than it came together. Darius and Thorn are faced with the impossible question…
Is it even possible to build a new future with the past breathing down their necks?
Temptation is the fourth installment of the dark urban fantasy series, The Martyr Series. If you like gripping action, graphic violence, and the supernatural fight between good and evil, you won't be able to put Temptation down!
Pick up your copy today to find out if Darius and the Martyrs have what it takes to win this war.
As the Seven Deadly Sins reel from another devastating loss, the Martyrs find themselves in a position they never could have imagined. They have more people, more resources, and more hope than ever before. For the first time in one hundred and fifty years, it looks like they may do more than sustain this war. They could win it.
While Darius Jones tries to bring a new Virtue into the fold and Thorn works to wipe the remaining Sins from the map, the Underground glows with a new-found confidence. Darius is driving them toward a victory they’d long since stopped believing in, and even Thorn is hungry for a life that’s more than constant conflict.
But it may be too good to last…
Even from the shadows, the Sins carve deep wounds, and the new Virtue proves more complicated than Darius originally thought. Old traumas are dredged to the surface, and it soon becomes clear that everything they’ve built can crumble more easily than it came together. Darius and Thorn are faced with the impossible question…
Is it even possible to build a new future with the past breathing down their necks?
Temptation is the fourth installment of the dark urban fantasy series, The Martyr Series. If you like gripping action, graphic violence, and the supernatural fight between good and evil, you won't be able to put Temptation down!
Pick up your copy today to find out if Darius and the Martyrs have what it takes to win this war.
571 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 22, 2024
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June 22, 2024
The idea that the Martyrs are in a place to press the advantage in this book really shows you how much hope the team had been lacking in the previous books. You now have Cain in the Underground and his expanded role in this book is SO welcome. Vibrant is how I'd describe the start of this book, everyone is blossoming and hopeful and it leads to some absolutely stunning scenes that you want more of.
But you won't get more, there are some anxiety inducing twists in this book and if you remember the end of the last series, you know something the Martyrs don't and how that plays out is terrifying. Lust is the main villain and I love how MC Hunton interprets that sin and virtue pairing. A much needed update to the classical approach.
The encompassing world and cast that play out in these books are fantastic and some of the key side characters have some deep character progressions that stem from events in Book 3.
Be excited, thrilled, terrified, hopeful, and shocked in this pivotal addition to the series! Even if you guess some event, you'll still hate to read them play out.
But you won't get more, there are some anxiety inducing twists in this book and if you remember the end of the last series, you know something the Martyrs don't and how that plays out is terrifying. Lust is the main villain and I love how MC Hunton interprets that sin and virtue pairing. A much needed update to the classical approach.
The encompassing world and cast that play out in these books are fantastic and some of the key side characters have some deep character progressions that stem from events in Book 3.
Be excited, thrilled, terrified, hopeful, and shocked in this pivotal addition to the series! Even if you guess some event, you'll still hate to read them play out.
November 28, 2024
Just when you thought those Sins couldn't get any more evil!
Temptation is MC Hunton's most emotionally charged book yet: be prepared for joy, grief, unrequited love, frustrated romance, terrible tragedy, and a truly moving final scene. Not to mention intense action and suspense.
Hunton's modern take on the story's featured Virtue is inspired, and perhaps even revolutionary! It's certainly one of the highlights of this excellent urban fantasy series.
Finally, Darius undergoes significant character development in this book, marking a key turnaround in the series. I can't wait to see what happens next!
Temptation is MC Hunton's most emotionally charged book yet: be prepared for joy, grief, unrequited love, frustrated romance, terrible tragedy, and a truly moving final scene. Not to mention intense action and suspense.
Hunton's modern take on the story's featured Virtue is inspired, and perhaps even revolutionary! It's certainly one of the highlights of this excellent urban fantasy series.
Finally, Darius undergoes significant character development in this book, marking a key turnaround in the series. I can't wait to see what happens next!
December 9, 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
MC Hunton has done it again. This fourth instalment of The Martyrs Series gives us what we needed, what we didn't know we needed, and what we didn't want.
Along with all the amazing characters we are used to there is a focus on one character that's been more on the sidelines until now. Her struggle speaks to so many hardships in our community without bringing the entire focus towards a different topic. I won't ruin the story, but your heart will be punched.
New characters are also introduced. So many new faces in the Underground, and of course a new Virtue to find and recruit. Along with that a new host for a certain Sin. Let me tell you, the anxiety of knowing before the characters were aware was REAL.
This book follows a bit of a different pattern than the first three. There's some very soft and warm moments that are often few and far between in this series. Along with some new love interests, and one (for me anyway) not so surprising development. Your heart will be warm and fuzzy. Your guard will be lowered. At one point you might find yourself wondering where the violence is that MC Hunton normally brings.
But don't you worry.
There is more in store. So much more. The Martyrs are at war after all. And what happens in war? Fights. Violence. Stands. Loss.
And let me tell you, this loss might just send you reeling.
MC Hunton has done it again. This fourth instalment of The Martyrs Series gives us what we needed, what we didn't know we needed, and what we didn't want.
Along with all the amazing characters we are used to there is a focus on one character that's been more on the sidelines until now. Her struggle speaks to so many hardships in our community without bringing the entire focus towards a different topic. I won't ruin the story, but your heart will be punched.
New characters are also introduced. So many new faces in the Underground, and of course a new Virtue to find and recruit. Along with that a new host for a certain Sin. Let me tell you, the anxiety of knowing before the characters were aware was REAL.
This book follows a bit of a different pattern than the first three. There's some very soft and warm moments that are often few and far between in this series. Along with some new love interests, and one (for me anyway) not so surprising development. Your heart will be warm and fuzzy. Your guard will be lowered. At one point you might find yourself wondering where the violence is that MC Hunton normally brings.
But don't you worry.
There is more in store. So much more. The Martyrs are at war after all. And what happens in war? Fights. Violence. Stands. Loss.
And let me tell you, this loss might just send you reeling.
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