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More Demonica! Woot woot! And just for something different, an m/m romance!
This novella is set in the Demonica world, though it doesn’t really tie into the overarching storyline. Plenty of background explanation is given to the world so it could technically be read as a standalone, but it does contain some spoilers for book 11, Revenant, so keep that in mind if you’re planning on reading the series – which you should, because it’s sensational!
Raze is a seminus demons. He is a rare breed of incubus that needs sex multiple times a day otherwise he will suffer debilitating pain and eventually death. That’s usually no problem for a slutty sex demon, except that seminus demons can only climax with a female, and Raze is into males. He has an arrangement with a succubus friend, Fayle, who ‘relieves’ him as required, and because of that, they live together as she needs to be close by, but he is lonely for true companionship.
Slake is a demon who lives a solitary life as an assassin. He is currently working his final mission which he must complete otherwise he forfeits his soul to his evil employer. While tracking his prey, he comes across Raze, a hot medic working at a popular immortal nightclub. There is an immediate spark between the two males, which is about to become all kinds of messy because Slake’s target is none other than Fayle.
But let’s not worry about that for now, because Raze and Slake can’t resist each other, and there is all sorts of sexy time to be had! The sexual tension is there from the very beginning, and it doesn’t take them too long to act on it and… hotness! But more than sex the two males very clearly care about each other, and I enjoyed their dynamic and the progression of their relationship.
“Right now, what I want is standing in front of me, and I’m pretty sure I can have it.” His voice went low. Smoky. Sexy as fuck. “Am I right?”
But Fayle has a vicious jealous streak and she’s not prepared to bow out of Raze’s life quietly. And then there’s the added complication of Raze’s inability to be with a male. Well, he can clearly ‘be’ with a male, but he can’t climax with a male, and he needs that to survive. How can these two hot-as-hell demons embrace their deep connection when a relationship between them is so impossible?
Larissa Ione has written another great addition to the Demonica world. Raze works at Underground General Hospital so there are cameos from Eidolon and Wraith, and a spectacular appearance by Revenant who pretty much stole the show for me.
“He sold his soul to a Soul Reaper—”
“That was stupid.”
“Yeah,” Raze said, without missing a beat, “we agree on that. Anyway—”
“No, I mean, really stupid.” Revenant leaned against the doorframe and divided his unnerving attention between Raze and Slake. “I mean, it just seems obvious to me. Don’t sell your soul. Seriously. Who does that? What the fuck?”
I love this series and will read anything Demonica related. I love that Ione has mixed things up, continuing to introduce new characters and giving us something different while still staying true to her incredible paranormal world.
This is a really entertaining read, and if you’re a fan of the series you won’t want to miss it.
4 stars.
For more information about the Demonica series – including series reading order – please check out our Demonica / Lords of Deliverance Series page.