Sons of Judgment Series by Airicka Phoenix

No good deed goes unpunished.Riley Masters learns this the hard way when she finds a wallet and decides to do the right thing. But returning it will cost her much more than she bargains for.Abandoned by her mother, raised by an indifferent father, Riley has accepted the fact that she would be alone always. She has no idea that a single act of kindness would propel her into a world where creatures that shouldn’t exist guard the human race from the demons that lurk in the shadows... moreNo good deed goes unpunished.Riley Masters learns this the hard way when she finds a wallet and decides to do the right thing. But returning it will cost her much more than she bargains for.Abandoned by her mother, raised by an indifferent father, Riley has accepted the fact that she would be alone always. She has no idea that a single act of kindness would propel her into a world where creatures that shouldn’t exist guard the human race from the demons that lurk in the shadows. That it will cost her the lives of those she loves while unearthing a destiny she never imagined with a man who is forbidden to love her. She finds passion, romance and the family she’d been searching for her entire life, but at what cost and what is she willing to sacrifice to find answers and happiness?Octavian Maxwell has always known his place. He is a Caster, a Son of Judgment. His job is to protect the mortal world from the creatures plotting to destroy it. Instead, his world is shattered when a human girl walks into Final Judgment, a girl he has been searching for his entire life, a girl he is forbidden to ever touch. Being with her will break the oath he’s sworn to never love a mortal. But his heart has already found its mate and it refuses to let go.Final Judgment… a place undetected, a gateway to evil and a legend that will undo everything anyone has ever known about our world. less

His love will become her curse.For centuries, Gideon has kept his secret, knowing that it could mean the life of the woman whose very heartbeat was his reason for living. But when Veil Creatures are slaughtered in their homes by those sworn to protect them, it may be up to him to save those he loves from a fate worse than death. What he doesn't expect is the betrayal and a choice that could leave his family devastated... moreHis love will become her curse.For centuries, Gideon has kept his secret, knowing that it could mean the life of the woman whose very heartbeat was his reason for living. But when Veil Creatures are slaughtered in their homes by those sworn to protect them, it may be up to him to save those he loves from a fate worse than death. What he doesn't expect is the betrayal and a choice that could leave his family devastated.Valkyrie Devereaux believes only in the power of justice, loyalty and obeying the laws of her people. Love was something to be feared and she had been taught long ago that anything that could make you weak, needed to be eliminated. But when she is assigned to join the Casters of the north in hunting down the creatures killing the innocent, even she can't help the twang of longing for something that goes against everything she was raised to believe was wrong.Like fire and gasoline, passions collide. Heat erupts as they fight against their desires and their very nature. But a fire like theirs can never be smothered. It can never be stopped. It can only burn to unimaginable heights, but what happens when it careens out of control and destroys everything around them? And who is waiting for that exact moment to destroy the brothers?She will become his death. less

He swore to end her. All Magnus had to do was pick up a package and get his brother’s child back. A simple task that any Caster worth his salt could have done in his sleep, except nothing had been that simple for him in years. For centuries, Magnus relished in the slaughter and annihilation of the demon race. Ridding the world — and hell — of every last one was an oath he was determined to keep... moreHe swore to end her. All Magnus had to do was pick up a package and get his brother’s child back. A simple task that any Caster worth his salt could have done in his sleep, except nothing had been that simple for him in years. For centuries, Magnus relished in the slaughter and annihilation of the demon race. Ridding the world — and hell — of every last one was an oath he was determined to keep. But Magnus had his own gnawing beasts devouring his soul with memories of a past he was powerless to change. Zara was something else. She was beautiful and powerful, and the very definition of evil. Yet everything about her called to him, beckoned him to forget his nightmares and vengeance. She could fix everything if he would just submit, but she was the very thing who had ruined him in the first place and Magnus submitted to no one. But Zara proves to be much more than just the source of his agony. She’s a key to ending the war, a power that can tilt the scales and save them all, or will she be the reason he loses everything? She may end him first. less

Her secret could save them all and destroy her. Daphne Cadwell had always known there was something wrong with her. For years, she’d kept her abilities hidden, tucked away from the watchful eyes of her concerned brothers.But when the man she loves is taken and the gates keeping hell at bay is torn down, accepting her gifts and betraying her family may be the only way she can save them all... moreHer secret could save them all and destroy her. Daphne Cadwell had always known there was something wrong with her. For years, she’d kept her abilities hidden, tucked away from the watchful eyes of her concerned brothers.But when the man she loves is taken and the gates keeping hell at bay is torn down, accepting her gifts and betraying her family may be the only way she can save them all. But can she risk her family and her own freedom to do it? And what if by unleashing the evil twisting inside her, she dooms them all?Regulus Maxwell had accepted that he would never see his family and home again. Even if he could return from the hell he’d been sold to, he would never allow his filth to touch those he loved, especially not Daphne.But when Daphne shows up at his prison, begging him to come home, he doesn’t resist. Monster or not, being with her was the only thing he’d wanted for the last sixty years.Only the world was nothing like he’d left it. Demons ran free and humanity had all but fallen. The war had begun and Daphne was the last piece in Baron’s puzzle. less