The Highwayman

By Michele Hauf

Max Fitzroy, the legendary Highwayman, had slain scores of demons with a razorlike whip and a burning need for revenge. Now, to rid himself of the demon inside himwho'd cursed him with immortality and stolen all sensual pleasuresMax needed a witch's familiar, the one creature he'd made a career of killing.

But the Highwayman wasn't prepared for the familiar named Aby. The sleek and sexy conduit to the demon world saw past his swirling shadow as easily as he scaled the walls she'd erected to protect herself. Max needed Aby to grant him his freedom, and then he needed to slay her. But how could he destroy the only creature he'd desired in centuries?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harlequin Nocturne
• Release date: Jul 1, 2009
• ISBN: 9781426835988

Michele Hauf

Michele Hauf lives in Minneapolis and has been writing since the 1990s.  A variety of genres keep her happily busy at the keyboard, including historical romance, paranormal romance, action/adventure and fantasy.

Reviews for The Highwayman

[wyvernfriend · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Well, if you can't guess what's going to happen when the main characters are a Shape-shifting familiar (Aby) who can summon demons once she's sexually satisfied and a demon slayer (Max Fitzroy) who is hunting familiars to stop them from summoning demons, seeing as he has half a demon trapped inside him, causing him to be unable to eat, sleep or get sexual release, you haven't been reading many romances.Don't get me wrong, it's pretty well executed, but there were moments when my eyebrow got a bit of a workout with the groping for links in the plot. Several characters and situations didn't come through well and the locations felt flat. Overall it wasn't bad and the two main characters did seem to be quite strong and I have to wonder what the aftereffects of this story are going to be.