Not good enough for heaven. Not bad enough to burn.
Kylie has no idea how she ended up dead, but she knows one thing for Detective Liam Stone is going to help her figure it out. As Kylie and Liam investigate her death, they uncover a terrifying underground realm of demonic torture and pacts. With the heat of passion between them rising, Kylie and Liam must face their own secrets or risk being burned alive.
Pure Hell is the first book in Charity Parkerson’s Seventh Level series where demons, ghosts, and bad deals threaten to upend everyone’s lives. These books are best enjoyed when read in order.
Charity Parkerson is an award winning and multi-published author with several companies. Born with no filter from her brain to her mouth, she decided to take this odd quirk and insert it in her characters.
*Eight-time winner of Readers' Favorite Awards *2014 Golden Ankh nominee *2013 Readers' Favorite Award Winner *2013 Reviewers' Choice Award Winner *2012 ARRA Finalist for Favorite Paranormal Romance *Five-time winner of The Mistress of the Darkpath
This was far more fun than I initially thought. I loved that for once there wasn't an entire zoo of supernatural beings, just demons, and this was written at a fast clip, with zest and both funny as well as erotic at times.
Please note this is the review for the two book compilation, which isn't currently listed on Goodreads, thus contains the review on both books:
Seventh Level is an Urban, paranormal fiction written by Charity Parkerson and Regina Puckett. It consists of two books, Pure Hell and Hell Bound
Kylie had always seen the world differently, she saw the spirits of people no longer in the realm of the living. Her gift alienated her family, if they couldn’t see it, it wasn’t there. But she saw it, she knew this world to be part of the world’s design. But she didn’t just see the that world, it saw her too, and her presence, her unique attunement to this world had her something to watch. Amidst those she sees there was Septem, a demon seeming to seek nothing more than to terrorise her to the edge of desperation, where giving her life seems to offer the only reprieve. But even then they are not done with her. Caught between worlds Kylie follows Liam as he tries to solve her murder, her only comfort in being close to him. But the other world isn’t done with her yet. There is a role only she can fulfil.
In Hell Bound Wade Collins had his music, and whatever was in his wallet. Music was his life, his love. Until he met Morgan. He was instantly drawn to her, her presence staring images of marriage and commitment, she was not a person to be cast aside, but for the sake of his career he had intended to do so. He had failed. But the road, and his career had beckoned and he had answered the call, choosing to continue using his travels with his band, but there was not a day that passed he didn’t think about her. Not a day where he was unfaithful. Until Pamela came a long with an offer he couldn’t refuse. And he had tried. But even he had not understood the price. Pamela was not all she seemed, and in exchange for the fame and fortune he aspired to earn he had unknowingly entered a horrific deal with the devil himself.
I have to say, as a two book bundle it was a great read, although my favourite of the two has to be the second one. It had a very similar feeling the the old TV series ‘The Collector’ where the protagonist is forced to work for the devil and attempts to find a person redemption, or a loophole to free them, from the soul condemning deal before time runs out. It was a great series, and I see much of what I liked in this book. The plot was well-constructed, imaginative, and entertaining, and the characters were individual and interesting. The only thing that would have made this a little better would have been if some of the erotic scenes weren’t as crudely worded, but that’s just down to personal taste. It was a great story and an entertaining read.
Kylie is living a dull life filled with the ability to see the dead, that is until she herself ends up dead. Liam is the cop on duty but he is so so much more. Follow Kylie in her quest to find out who killed her and why. I could not put this book down until I finished!! Charity Parker's on is absolutely brilliant. Alicia Reads
It was quite interesting at the beginning but then strange things started to happen. Some were quite good because it kept me surprised but then it was just too much and I just wanted to finish it.
"Evil isn't content with simply owning you. It wants to break you and leave you nothing."
WOW!!! This story snagged my attention from the beginning and the thrills didn't stop till The End.
Kylie can see and talk to the dead, and is being tormented by a demon. She begins working with a cop that shares her paranormal skills, and they start looking for who killed her. The suspense builds into a twist at the end I didn't see coming!
If you are looking for a smexxy read that will take you on a journey to Hell, I highly recommend this one!!!