title: Desperate Deceptions
author: Roos, Maggie
description: Desperate Deceptions is the fourth and final book in the Desperate series. It is Kuri’s story. He is the mystery demon prince that enchanted, compelled and kidnapped Rose in Desperate Deals and took her to the Underworld. The mystery of Kuri’s origins and his complicated lineage is explained. Nothing about Kuri is straightforward, except perhaps his attraction to Rose. The kidnapping and subsequent events are told from Kuri’s point of view. Kuri has always had the ambition to better himself. From the time he first found out he was a demon prince, he wanted to become King. The only way to become King in the Underworld is to take it by force and Kuri prepares to do that from his childhood days. Kuri is seriously conflicted. He has to learn that not everything can just be taken by force. Love given freely is a new concept to him. He has to learn when to take and when to give. Sometimes when something worth having is taken, it loses all value.