Hell on Earth (book series)

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Hell on Earth is the dark paranormal series by Jackie Kessler.

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Jackie Kessler is the American author of the Hell on Earth urban fantasy paranormal romance series published by Kensington/Zebra. To date, the books include Hell's Belles, The Road to Hell and Hotter Than Hell, as well as a tie-in novella in the anthology, Eternal Lover. She has had numerous short stories published in various magazines, including Realms of Fantasy and Farthing. In 2009, Kessler published the superhero novel Black and White with co-author Caitlin Kittredge. The sequel, Shades of Gray, was released in 2010.

It focuses on the former succubus Jezebel, now the mortal Jesse Harris, as she tries to avoid her Hellish past and learn how to be truly human. Hell, however, wants Jesse back, which is really putting a crimp on her human life.

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