Deliver Us From Evil by Allison Brennan -a Review

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Demonologist Anthony Zaccardi can’t save the twelve priests brutally slaughtered at a California mission, but he’s determined to send the killer—an ancient demon—back to hell. And when tough, sexy local sheriff Skye McPherson refuses to believe something supernatural is at work, Anthony realizes that to deliver us from evil, he must first win Skye’s trust, then her heart.

Review:

Deliver Us from Evil by Allison Brennan is a standalone romance suspense novel.  Anthony Zaccardi is our hero, and he is a demonologist.  What is a demonologist?  Someone who can sense &  hear, as well as know everything about demons and hell.  Anthony is summoned by a close friend to help him with a very unsettling situation at a private monastery.  12 priests, who have faced terrible evils, were sent to this California mission over the years to live in quiet, and safety from those evils.  Years before, Anthony built a tabernacle, with spells that would protect those in the mission from demons.

By the time Anthony arrives at the mission, all 12 priest are dead, having been viciously murdered.  The friend who called Anthony for help was the only survivor, and he is in a coma.  At the time Anthony came upon the atrocious scene, the police arrive and take over the investigation.  Sheriff Skye McPherson, our heroine, questions Anthony, whom she now looks on as a suspect.  Anthony tries to explain about demons and the supernatural, which Skye brushes off as the words of a fanatic.  She does not believe in demons, even if the strange murders depict the work of something out of the ordinary. 

What follows is an exciting action packed adventure that has Anthony working with Skye, which will also start an unlikely romance between them.  Skye fights off the attraction; since she is not sure if she can trust him, especially with his claims of demons and Satan.  Even when she begins to see unusual happenings, which include Anthony engulfed in fire, with no marks.  Skye refuses to believe the possibility of the supernatural, and ignores what is happening in front of her as nightmares.  This ignorance will bring her to face an evil being, in a deathly situation that threatens her life.

The last third of the book will have us on the edge of your seat, wondering if Skye will survive, and if Anthony can save her.  Deliver Us From Evil was very exciting and a different type of read for me. It reads very well as a standalone, and if you like the supernatural with romance suspense, than give this book a try. 

Reviewed by Barb

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