Dark Harmony (The Bargainer, #3)

by Laura Thalassa

There are worse things than death. Things that lurk in the shadows and slip into your dreams. Things that have no business existing. Things that once slept … but have now awoken.

For Callypso Lillis, the fae magic that now runs through her veins is equal parts curse and good fortune. For the very thing that bonds her to Desmond Flynn, the King of the Night, also makes her vulnerable to the Thief of Souls, a man who wants to break the world … and Callie along with it.

But it’s not just the Thief whose shadow looms over the Otherworld. Des’s father is back from the dead, and he wants revenge on the son who sent him to the grave in the first place.

Des and Callie must figure out how to stop both men, and time is running out. Because there are forces at play working to tear the lovers apart once and for all … and unfortunately for them, death is no longer the worst thing to fear.

• ISBN10: 1793253439
• ISBN13: 9781793253439
• Publish Date: 28 October 2018
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Independently Published
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 436
• Language: English

Reviews

[stefu1]

It feels like the end of an era. I really enjoyed this series and I am sad to see it go. Great journey, great characters, and I hope to see them again.

[stacey_is_sassy]

Holy Shamoly!!! That was bloody HOT!!!

I really enjoyed The Bargainer series and I'm sad to see it come to an end. The characters were original, the storyline kept me entertained from beginning to end and the sexual shenanigans were HOT!!

This is the second audio I've listened to where a second narrator makes a one chapter appearance. WHAT THE HECK IS THAT ABOUT??? What's the point? The fact that it's Susannah Jones narrating for the majority of the story, why would you even bother? Ms Jones is one of my favourite narrators and I think she can convincingly perform both the female and male characters. Not that Jay Ben Markson did a bad job for the two seconds (or what felt like it) he performed, it just seemed a little pointless. I'm not sure I'm a fan of this new fandangled (to me) approach to narrating. If you're going to have two narrators, bloody use two narrators.

I gave Dark Harmony four stars instead of five stars because I thought the epic battle between foes was a little off, to be honest. I mean we've finally put all the pieces together, worked out who The Thief is and it just fizzled out. My heart wasn't pumping. I wasn't thinking that...maybe good wouldn't overcome evil. It just felt a little anti-climatic and missing the kaboom I was expecting. I enjoyed every step of the journey to the fight, just not the actual fight. I mean seriously, The Thief had been playing havoc for so long he deserved a million years of suffering and torture. It was so blah, I can't even remember how it ended.

Loved Cally and Des together and thought their love and devotion to each other was amazing. Observing Cally come into her powers made her even more exceptional and I loved her games in manipulation. Des is a little bit bad but in an *OH SO GOOD WAY!!* I loved Des' insatiable need for Calypso and his protective, adoring and devoted ways. The two of them are the best kind of para/fantasy couples where she plays just as an important role as him.

If you haven't tried a Laura Thalassa story or series yet, I highly recommend checking The Bargainer out.