Hell for Hire

Rachel Aaron

Book 1 of Tear Down Heaven

Language: English

Publisher: Aaron/Bach

Published: Jan 1, 2024

Pages: 350

Description:

"Featuring a motley crew of loveable demons, a chaotic male forest witch with a sassy talking cat familiar, snarky sentient weapons, wicked warlocks, and plenty of magical mayhem, Hell for Hire is a bewitching and diabolically fun Urban Fantasy that is as thrilling as it is wholesome." - Before We Go Blog

The Crew
A hulked-out wrath demon who eats gamer rage and loves cats, a shapeshifting lust demon who enjoys their food a bit too much, and a void demon who doesnt see the point of any of this. Theyre not the sort of mercenaries you'd hire on purpose, but Bex wouldnt trust her life to anyone else.

Ever since the ancient Mesopotamian king Gilgamesh decided death wasnt for him, killed the gods, and conquered the afterlife, times have been rough for a free demon. But the denizens of the Nine Hells arent the quitting sort, and Bex and her team have been choking a living out of the Eternal Kings lackeys for years. Its not honest work, but when Heaven itself declares you a non-person, you smash-and-grab what you can get.

This next gig looks like more of the same until Bex meets the client.

The Job
Adrian Blackwood is a witch with a problem. His family has skirted the edges of King Gilgameshs ire for centuries, but thanks to a decision he made as a child, Adrian is personally responsible for putting his entire coven in Heavens crosshairs.

Determined to set things right, Adrian drags his broom, caldron, and talking cat thousands of miles across the country to Seattle where he can fight the Eternal Kings warlocks without bringing the rest of his family into the fray. But witchcraft--like all crafts--takes time, and if the warlocks catch him before his spells are ready, hes dead. So Adrian does what any professional witch would do and hires a team of mercenaries to keep the warlocks off his back. He didnt expect to get demons, but when youre already on the killing-edge of Heavens bad side, whats a bit more fuel on the fire?

Sometimes you get more than you paid for.
Neither Adrian nor Bex knew what to expect when they signed their contract, but witch-plus-demon turns out to be a match made in the Hells. With this much chaos at their fingertips, even impossible dreams can come back into reach, because Bex wasnt always a mercenary. She used to be the Eternal King's biggest nightmare, and now that shes got a witch in her corner, its time to put the old magics back on the field and show Adrian Blackwood just how much Hell hes hired.

A new, action-packed Urban Fantasy from the author of NICE DRAGONS FINISH LAST and MINIMUM-WAGE MAGIC!