Review: An angel with fangs helps give the devil his due
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2011
Blake's life is a living hell, possessed by a demon who has turned Blake into a killer, Blake knows that he must die so that the demon will never hurt anyone again, but with the demon calling the shots it's not going to be easy.  When loner vampire Elise witnesses Blake's suicide attempt, the hopelessness of his situation stirs her long lost humanity and as Elise gets to know Blake and is touched by his selflessness, Elise discovers that even though she's immortal, by isolating herself to protect her heart from further hurts, she's forgotten how to live.Set in the Night Huntress world, with a short appearance by Cat and Bones and a longer one by Mencheres, Devil to Pay works much better on its own than it did sandwiched in between regency romances in it's original release inFour Dukes and a Devil. Storywise, Devil to Pay manages to get the job done even in the shorter space, the leads are both likable and sympathy stirring, and there's nothing like impending death to spur a relationship along. I liked the ending but wouldn't have minded getting to bask in the afterglow of the happily ever after just a bit - but then that's the nature of shorts.On the whole, Devil to Pay ends up being a nice little tidbit for Frost fans who missed it in its first incarnation, but Frost brings in just enough of her world so that the story will still work for fans-to-be.