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Heartless: A Paranormal Romance

Heartless: A Paranormal Romance

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  • Author：Gena Showalter
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Summary

Don’t miss the first book in New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter’s sexy， heart-pounding new Immortal Enemies series about a ruthless warrior hellbent on revenge， the fae princess determined to thwart him at every turn， and the desire that threatens to consume them in Heartless。

"One of the premier authors of paranormal romance。 Gena Showalter delivers an utterly spellbinding story！"
—Kresley Cole， #1 New York Times bestselling author

Vengeance is irresistible…

Kaysar the Unhinged One， fae King of Midnight， can drive anyone to madness with his song。 A ruthless warrior forged in hate， he lives to force his enemies to their knees。 He will stop at nothing to succeed—even abducting and seducing his foe’s beloved bride to ensure his own child one day sits on the male’s throne。 Except， his prize escapes to the mortal realm before the first kiss， her heart transplanted into a human beauty with dangerous secrets… 

Chantel “Cookie” Bardot is a professional gamer girl great at trash-talking， bad at peopling。 After a long-awaited surgery， she begins to morph into a powerful fae princess。 Catapulted into a strange land ruled by a cruel but seductive villain， she must battle flesh-and-blood monsters and navigate royal intrigues。 But the true danger is Kaysar， whose every wicked touch tempts her beyond reason。 Should she run…or descend into the darkness with him？ 

Immortal Enemies

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Reviews

Comfort Gotau ，

Finally came around to finishing the book。 I love Gena but these book was slow for me。 Still super excited for warlord 2

Alise ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 First of all a note to myself - stop reading other peoples reviews before reading the book。 As much as I love to see other people thoughts on the story it really messes up the expectations of the characters， as everyone sees them differently。 The world is beautiful and fun， as much as I didn’t like the idea that the computer game “Cookie” is plying in the mortal world resembles the fae world， obviously， now when I have finished the book， makes a lot of sense。 At the beginning I thought it may ch First of all a note to myself - stop reading other peoples reviews before reading the book。 As much as I love to see other people thoughts on the story it really messes up the expectations of the characters， as everyone sees them differently。 The world is beautiful and fun， as much as I didn’t like the idea that the computer game “Cookie” is plying in the mortal world resembles the fae world， obviously， now when I have finished the book， makes a lot of sense。 At the beginning I thought it may cheapen the story but now when I finished it opens up a lot of different options for next stories and characters。 As 100% Kaysar’s sister is alive and well， probably in the mortal world， 85% she is the one who have created the computer game… but time will tell， as there is so many questions with how’s and why’s， that only Gena will be able to tell。 I’m concerned now， why haven’t we seen Kaysars room？！ His kingdom at all？！ I was so eager to see all the jars with tongues and etc。 Instead we get his forgotten realm… that now belongs to Cookie。 There could probably be another book about how Cookie discovers Kaysars real self by entering his home and bedroom…I love the concept of this story and characters。 Love the “mad hatter” vibes and the craziness of it all， as well I like that cruelty and slaughter is acceptable and both characters encourage each other。 Obviously everyone who is killed has deserved it， because they are against the King or the new Queen， so there is no guilt or disgust about their actions。 It’s completely clear why someone is killed。 To be honest there is more room for more gruesome scenarios。 As crazy and violent as they all are， more specific details could be revealed。 Sometimes I was waiting to read something disgusting or something that would make me cringe， but everything is more or less plain， a lot of killing， some bloodshed but nothing specific。 It could be spiced up more， but then I’m not the majority of the readers。 Maybe it’s not what everyone wants to read。 Kaysar - you can’t not love him - who doesn’t love a sexy bad boy （fae） who have suffered all his life and only “the one and only” （Chantel） can make him happy and save him。 I think I always have gravitated towards couples where the female saves the male from his own suffering。 She makes him understand， at the end of course， what he couldn’t see for all this time… thousands of years。 Chantel supposed to grow as a character， find her true self， for some reason the ability to feel the emotion of others skins “garments”， or it just strengthens her own specific emotion or trait， doesn’t really convince me that she has grown… more like she had been like that from the begging， just now everyone else can see it too。 She is very rational and strategic from the beginning， she has developed new powers， she has fallen in love， found new home… she has it all and she is more or less calm about it all。 I loved that Kaysar could show his anger more， because nothing goes away in one day， he takes some time to figure stuff out… maybe a little longer than anticipated， but he has good reasons for that and it makes everything more believable。 The only thing I was not a fan of - the bribing - he really overcompensated with the gifts and she was very greedy to accept and keep them all。 Felt like harpy vibes with their love for shiny items， but it throw me off every time from their emotional connection。 I got distracted， he gives her everything and she just takes it and after some time just forgives his actions towards her。 I get it， thats the way how people react to the ones you love， but I don’t think he needed to give her all these gifts， I wanted him to somehow differently show his true feelings。 It took me a wile to read this book， maybe because I really don’t like e-books， I should just be more patient and order the paperback， but i’m really looking forward for the future stories。 I think it will be great and definitely enjoyable series。 。。。more

Sharon Tyler ，

Heartless is the first book in the Immortal Enemies series by Gena Showalter。 Kaysar the Unhinged One， fae King of Midnight， can drive anyone to madness with his song。 A ruthless warrior forged in hate， he lives to force his enemies to their knees。 He will stop at nothing to succeed—even abducting and seducing his foe’s beloved bride to ensure his own child one day sits on the male’s throne。 Except， his prize escapes to the mortal realm before the first kiss， her heart transplanted into a human Heartless is the first book in the Immortal Enemies series by Gena Showalter。 Kaysar the Unhinged One， fae King of Midnight， can drive anyone to madness with his song。 A ruthless warrior forged in hate， he lives to force his enemies to their knees。 He will stop at nothing to succeed—even abducting and seducing his foe’s beloved bride to ensure his own child one day sits on the male’s throne。 Except， his prize escapes to the mortal realm before the first kiss， her heart transplanted into a human beauty with dangerous secrets。 Chantel “Cookie” Bardot is a professional gamer girl great at trash-talking， bad at peopling。 After a long-awaited surgery， she begins to morph into a powerful fae princess。 Catapulted into a strange land ruled by a cruel but seductive villain， she must battle flesh-and-blood monsters and navigate royal intrigues。 But the true danger is Kaysar， whose every wicked touch tempts her beyond reason。 Should she run or descend into the darkness with him？ Heartless is a solid start to another series from Showalter， but I will admit that I still rather expected it to connect with other series that I have read and if it does I missed those connections。 I really liked Cookie's character and thought her sass and independence were great。 Kaysar is a wounded character， and even when he is being a jerk I did not hate him like I would other characters doing the same things。 I did think some of the mayhem and killing was a bit too easily accepted by Cookie， however the flow of the book and give and take between her and Kaysar was great。I also liked the world building and secondary characters。 I want more of all the secondary characters， and what happens next in this world。 I also want some answer on little bits of information dropped in this book that have my imagination spinning to fill in the gaps。 Thankfully， having read a great many of Showalter's books， I have faith that future books will fill in those gaps and entertain quite nicely。 Heartless is a good start to another series from Showalter。 。。。more

Jennifer ，

I really enjoyed this book。 It was darker and more morally gray than the books that I've read in the past。 I definitely enjoyed the ending。 I really enjoyed this book。 It was darker and more morally gray than the books that I've read in the past。 I definitely enjoyed the ending。 。。。more

Michele Avery ，

A little slow in parts， but overall a good read。 I actually listened on audiobook and the narrator's voice is super sexy sounding。 A little slow in parts， but overall a good read。 I actually listened on audiobook and the narrator's voice is super sexy sounding。 。。。more

Patty ，

What a wonderful fantasy blending mortal and Fae worlds！ I loved both Cookie and Kaysar as troubled/imperfect main characters and thoroughly enjoyed the other quirky supporting ones。 Although quite dark and violent at times， the enlightenment at the end was quite satisfying。

Messalana ，

Can't believe Gena wrote this。。。I gave read ALL her books to date。。。even the young adults。。。which I most certainly am not。。。this is the first time in many years I was surprised and disappointed！ Can't believe Gena wrote this。。。I gave read ALL her books to date。。。even the young adults。。。which I most certainly am not。。。this is the first time in many years I was surprised and disappointed！ 。。。more

L。 Skyford ，

Look。 I honestly thought I was reading The Warlord by Gena Showalter for the first few chapters…then I was like， “Wait。 I thought she was supposed to be a harpy…” So I figured it out and kept reading。 This one is a cute story about Cookie， a ruthless gamer girl， who receives a heart transplant from a fey。 A fey that Kaysar， the king of the fey court of Midnight is hunting。 They are both not good with people and each other， but recognize and honor each others strengths， which I thought was very f Look。 I honestly thought I was reading The Warlord by Gena Showalter for the first few chapters…then I was like， “Wait。 I thought she was supposed to be a harpy…” So I figured it out and kept reading。 This one is a cute story about Cookie， a ruthless gamer girl， who receives a heart transplant from a fey。 A fey that Kaysar， the king of the fey court of Midnight is hunting。 They are both not good with people and each other， but recognize and honor each others strengths， which I thought was very fun。 One of my pet peeves though， is when the only gay characters are pedophiles。 That’s just not cool and perpetuates a stereotype。 C’mon， please show someone in a healthy， pan/bi/same-sexual relationship。 It’s mildly sexy。 I always wish there could be more， but I enjoyed the travel through the fey realms， battling mystical creatures， and the fight scenes。 Now to read The Warlord…-FordCW: one of the characters experienced childhood assault and it’s heavily implied。 。。。more

Esther Ryan battaglia ，

I love fantasy worlds and nobody can make me feel more a part of them then Gena！ Kaysar is most definitely nuts but "seeing" him learn new love is very endearing。 Cookie is a total badass and I wish I had her ability with plants！ Pearl Jean。。。 she's someone I could spent hours talking to lol if you haven't read this story yet you definitely should， and soon！ I love fantasy worlds and nobody can make me feel more a part of them then Gena！ Kaysar is most definitely nuts but "seeing" him learn new love is very endearing。 Cookie is a total badass and I wish I had her ability with plants！ Pearl Jean。。。 she's someone I could spent hours talking to lol if you haven't read this story yet you definitely should， and soon！ 。。。more

Elizabeth H。 ，

Full review to come！

Suzanne ，

This is a solid PNR！ Looking forward to more in the series。Full RTC

Delia ，

I really didn’t like this book， started off too slow， and never grabbed my attention。

HEA Junkie ，

I listened to this one。 It was great。 I really hope we’ll get another trip to Astoria。 The writing is epic， our alpha extra growly and Cookie was a super great heroine。 Really， really recommend！

Carol L Cridge ，

Enjoyed this adventure。 It did remind me of a twisted 'Alice in Wonderland' romance with seriously damaged characters。 Bits of humor were injected in all the right places。 Perfect。 Enjoyed this adventure。 It did remind me of a twisted 'Alice in Wonderland' romance with seriously damaged characters。 Bits of humor were injected in all the right places。 Perfect。 。。。more

Laurna Croan ，

Hope there are more books to come 😘

Angelique Brown ，

I was a little disappointed in this first book in this series。 Gena Showalter is one of my top 3 authors， Lords of the Underworld is one of my favorite series， read it twice now all the way through。 Cookie had a great character but I wasn't thrilled with the story line， not sure what it was but It didn't have me as excited as The Lords Series。 Too many gaps for me。 What happened to the sister， what happened to Jareth。 Hoping the next book in this series has more romance， more action and follow t I was a little disappointed in this first book in this series。 Gena Showalter is one of my top 3 authors， Lords of the Underworld is one of my favorite series， read it twice now all the way through。 Cookie had a great character but I wasn't thrilled with the story line， not sure what it was but It didn't have me as excited as The Lords Series。 Too many gaps for me。 What happened to the sister， what happened to Jareth。 Hoping the next book in this series has more romance， more action and follow through。 。。。more

Oneyda ，

I wanted to like the heroine but I didn't; maybe it's the way the reader brought her to life。 Story felt unfinished and I was left hanging with what happened to some of the characters。 I wanted to like the heroine but I didn't; maybe it's the way the reader brought her to life。 Story felt unfinished and I was left hanging with what happened to some of the characters。 。。。more

Chaudhury SB ，

𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲。。。💖𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 ' 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴' 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵， 𝘒𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 & 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭 '𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘦' 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘰𝘵， 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘯𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯。🫀𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬， 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬， 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 & 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧， 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠。 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲。。。💖𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 ' 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴' 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵， 𝘒𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 & 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭 '𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘦' 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘰𝘵， 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘯𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯。🫀𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬， 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬， 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 & 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧， 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠。 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 & 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦。 🏹⚔️🗡️𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬。 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞， 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞。🌿🍒ᴡɪᴛɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴡɪʟʟꜱ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇʏ ꜰɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜰᴏᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ' ʜᴀᴘᴘɪʟʏ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ '。💕𝐏𝐬𝐬𝐭。。。𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐚𝐫 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬 👅 o𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐬 & 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 🦷 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬。 💍 𝐇𝐨𝐭， 𝐡𝐮𝐡？ 🥵𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭 ？ 𝐎𝐨𝐩𝐬！！😉 。。。more

Ambyr Wells ，

Cookie！！！My goodness， this story is so different from most of Gene's others！ I loved the overly strong female lead to this story and that the male seemed to take more of a backseat。 Yay for strong women！！ Cookie！！！My goodness， this story is so different from most of Gene's others！ I loved the overly strong female lead to this story and that the male seemed to take more of a backseat。 Yay for strong women！！ 。。。more

Elle Jones ，

I'm never really sure about a new series and whether it'll work out for me or not。 While I love action， adventure， and of course romance & humor。。。that doesn't mean I'll exclusively love anything in that genre。 Kaysar & Cookie don't disappoint and while he's categorically a dick she calls him out on it。 Cookie's devotion to her people （even Kaysar） is wonderful and I appreciate her willingness to support and move on if necessary。 I even stopped hating Jareth at some point。。。go figure。 The whole I'm never really sure about a new series and whether it'll work out for me or not。 While I love action， adventure， and of course romance & humor。。。that doesn't mean I'll exclusively love anything in that genre。 Kaysar & Cookie don't disappoint and while he's categorically a dick she calls him out on it。 Cookie's devotion to her people （even Kaysar） is wonderful and I appreciate her willingness to support and move on if necessary。 I even stopped hating Jareth at some point。。。go figure。 The whole dresses thing was awesome。 。。。more

Teresa Lopez ，

Another satisfying read by Gena。

Callie Kat ，

this is a great book if you love romance books or video games！！！！！

Laurla2 ，

-3 or 4 stars。 -i was a little confused on who to root for and why， because none of the characters are heroes。 they're kind of villains。 and yet i'm still rooting for them。 i mean， its a good story， just villain， definitely another villain， and another turns out to have a murderous streak。 i do like this authors sense of humor。"hmph。 today's youth。 too much sass， not enough class。""and i thought i was bad at peopling。 you have to be the worst peopler in history。""as they'd talked， they'd had a m -3 or 4 stars。 -i was a little confused on who to root for and why， because none of the characters are heroes。 they're kind of villains。 and yet i'm still rooting for them。 i mean， its a good story， just villain， definitely another villain， and another turns out to have a murderous streak。 i do like this authors sense of humor。"hmph。 today's youth。 too much sass， not enough class。""and i thought i was bad at peopling。 you have to be the worst peopler in history。""as they'd talked， they'd had a moment of bonding， accepting that their baggage came in similar makes and models。""why did you hangover our room？" she motioned to the damage to help him translate her meaning。 "oh。 that。 i had a bit of an argument with myself。 i won。""she wasn't putting sex back on the table or anything， but she wasn't storing her casserole dish in another room， either。""someone had stripped and bathed her， then left her in her original packaging。" [naked]"i won't accept a repeat of my childhood。 waiting and waiting for my turn to matter。""tsk-tsk。 you cannot make the monster， then complain when it bites you。""i give you the three little words you have deserved for so long - you were right。" 。。。more

Leah ，

Chantel， ahem， Cookie is my freaking hero。 Forget heroine， this badass is only deserving of the hero title because she tamed the untameable beast that is Kaysar。 Though I had my doubts until the last few pages， tbh。 Such a wild ride， and I know I'll read it again！ Chantel， ahem， Cookie is my freaking hero。 Forget heroine， this badass is only deserving of the hero title because she tamed the untameable beast that is Kaysar。 Though I had my doubts until the last few pages， tbh。 Such a wild ride， and I know I'll read it again！ 。。。more

Cynthia ，

I'm not usually a fan of fae storylines， but for some reason， I needed this story at this time！ It was great！ A fantastical， make-believe， page-turning world filled with larger than myth-life characters with a Poison Ivy leading lady who drops one-liners quicker than Don Rickles！ I'm not usually a fan of fae storylines， but for some reason， I needed this story at this time！ It was great！ A fantastical， make-believe， page-turning world filled with larger than myth-life characters with a Poison Ivy leading lady who drops one-liners quicker than Don Rickles！ 。。。more

Asheley T。 ，

DNF @ 45%I chose to pick this one up this because I love fae books。 I've enjoyed Gena Showalter's work in the past and I do enjoy paranormal romances here and there。 However， this was intolerable。 There is essentially no plot in this story except for the characters thinking about sex and talking about sex。 I'm not a prude or anything， but I really need more depth to characters and a story for it to work for me。 This is a bummer， because I absolutely loved this author's Lords of the Underworld se DNF @ 45%I chose to pick this one up this because I love fae books。 I've enjoyed Gena Showalter's work in the past and I do enjoy paranormal romances here and there。 However， this was intolerable。 There is essentially no plot in this story except for the characters thinking about sex and talking about sex。 I'm not a prude or anything， but I really need more depth to characters and a story for it to work for me。 This is a bummer， because I absolutely loved this author's Lords of the Underworld series。 Sadly this one just wasn't a fun read and I found myself dreading reading。 So it's a DNF for me。 Thank you to HQN Books and NetGalley for sending me a copy in exchange for a review。 。。。more

Francesca ，

3。5

Aelin Knight ，

I struggled to finish this book as I disappointed with the two lead characters and their tumultuous relationship。 The introduction to Kaysar’s torture and loss of his sister was well designed and provided the reader with necessary information。 His brutality and inner monologue was annoying and creepy。 Cookie displayed strength and then turned on her own ideas。 This book highlighted the destruction of a soul through cruelty and how vengeance can isolate a heart。 I just expected more from this boo I struggled to finish this book as I disappointed with the two lead characters and their tumultuous relationship。 The introduction to Kaysar’s torture and loss of his sister was well designed and provided the reader with necessary information。 His brutality and inner monologue was annoying and creepy。 Cookie displayed strength and then turned on her own ideas。 This book highlighted the destruction of a soul through cruelty and how vengeance can isolate a heart。 I just expected more from this book and was left feeling robbed of an interesting plot。 。。。more

Karen Pierce howard ，

Cookie and KaysarCookie and Kaysar are a perfect match。 They feed off of each others energy。 It keeps you in suspense 。I can't wait for the next book in the series！！！！ Cookie and KaysarCookie and Kaysar are a perfect match。 They feed off of each others energy。 It keeps you in suspense 。I can't wait for the next book in the series！！！！ 。。。more

AngelicDarkness ，

Amazing！ Kaysar has officially stolen my heart 💜

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Heartless: A Paranormal Romance

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Heartless: A Paranormal Romance&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Heartless: A Paranormal Romance&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0