“Happy Valentine’s Day.” She whispered. “Though technically, it’s in a couple of days.”
“Better than sacrificing a few goats?” I laughed, still breathless.
“Much better,” Mara said, as her hand drifted across my chest to rest above my heart, and the Soulbond scar that rested there.
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Books by Michaela Haze
Daemons of London
The Bleeders
The Human Herders
The Purebloods
The Devil’s Advocate
The Devil’s Advocate
The Devil’s Lullaby
The Devil’s Equal
Standalone Novels
Red City
The Dead Ringer
Coming Soon
Fire Heart (Feb 2020)
Underdog (June 2020)
A map of Hell
Glossary
The Fae (Sidhe):
A being that originated from the dimension of Faery.
- Mimic Sidhe – A shapeshifting fae
- Blood Sidhe – A fae that uses blood to create various treasures
- Fae Lord – A very old and powerful fae. Typically part of the Royal Court.
- Dragon-Blooded Fae – A cursed and enslaved Fae.
Gods:
- The Balance (The Universe)
- Nova (God) - Light
- Death - Dark
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- First Circle – Pride: Abaddon (Originally ruled by Lucifer)
- Second Circle – Wrath: Faith – Queen of the Valkyries (Originally governed by Ba’el and then Dahlia)
- Third Circle – Sloth: Belphegor
- Fourth Circle – Envy: The Leviathan King
- Fifth Circle – Greed: Mammon
- Sixth Circle – Gluttony: Beezlebub
- Seventh Circle – Lust: Asmodeus
- Limbo - Charon
Demons:
A sentient being with access to Hell magic.
- Daemon: A human that has been turned immortal by ritual. They are supernaturally strong and feed through touch.
- Pureblood: A creature born in Hell.
- Drudes – Nightmare Demons
- Incubi/Succubi – Lust Demons
- Ifrit/Dijinn – Wish Demons
- Leviathan: An Envy Demon (serpentine)
- Shax Demon: A snake-like demon (vermin) that feel from the discarded skin of the Leviathan.
- Kitsune: A Japanese fox Demon. A mischievous and tricky spirit.
- Baphomet-kin: Both beast and man. Sons of Baphomet, Duke of Lies (First Circle, Pride)
The Hunters:
Beings (both human and other) chosen by The Balance to act as her will in the Human Realities and to police the forces of Hell and Faery in relation to Humans.
Hellhounds:
First Circle lower Demons. Typically servial.
The Bhakshi and the Shayati
Devouring beasts created by Nova (God) to destroy Death.
Angels:
- The Lord’s Chosen (Seraphim), with golden wings and angelic magic, each of the Lord’s Chosen has a title and runes that have been gifted to them by ‘The Lord’.