Review: Supernatural by Larissa Ione, Alexandra Ivy, Jacquelyn Frank & G.A. Aiken

Supernatural

by Larissa Ione, Alexandra Ivy, Jacquelyn Frank and G.A. Aiken

(Lords of Deliverance # 1.5, Demonica #5.5, Guardians of Eternity # 7.5, Nightwalkers # 1.5, Dragon Kin # 4.5)

Paranormal Romance

This has been a highly anticipated anthology for me. Yeah, that's saying something considering I usually don't care much for short stories. But how often can I say 2 authors I love are in it and the other 2 are also supposed to be really good? My point exactly! I'll review them individually but just know that if for nothing else, I'd recommend this book for Ione and Aiken's stories!!

Vampire Fight Club by Larissa Ione
4.5 Feathers

I loved this story! Set in the Demonica/Lords of Deliverance worlds. We have cameos from our favorites from both series. Of course this story involves UGH because that's where Vladena originally works. After her brother comes into UGH pretty beaten up and dies they all start an investigation into where this all happened. As it turns out, there's a secret Fight Club, and no, it's not only vampires, there are plenty of shifters who fight in these underground events. That's what Vladena is, and her brother was. But she has a disadvantaged, she can't shift. And that is genetically a death sentence. She's almost come to terms with that. And now she wants revenge for the death of her brother.

Nathan is a vampire and leader of the Fight Club, but he's not the head honcho. He's someone else's puppet. And he has a lot of anger and resentment for things that were done to him that destroyed his soul. He's seen it all, nothing entices him anymore. Except when he sees Vladena, he wants her.

We get cameos from Eidolon, Shade, Wraith and even Con! As well as a BIG revelation at the end which I'm sure will play a part in the Lords of Deliverance series. See, Nathan is a day-walking vampire, and the key to that is who made him.

Darkness Eternal by Alexandra Ivy
3.5 Feathers

I'll be honest I have not read Guardians of Eternity, and this was actually my first read by Alexandra Ivy. I did like it, but I wasn't glued to the pages for it. Uriel is a vampire warrior and he hates jinns because one put a curse on him years ago during a battle and told him he would be his instrument in defeating his enemy. So he's lived thinking he can't be trusted around his own people in the event he will betray them.

Kata has actually been imprisoned by her sister and her mate, and when her sister finally dies and she believes herself to be free and able to search for her child. But Uriel is sent for her. And the attraction is immediate.

Except they are not home free yet, as it turns there's a trip into hell in their future. Along with some pretty hot sex.

This story was interesting, I liked the writing style, there was some romance, some steam, some action. I will definitely be reading more of her work soon.

Kane by Jacquelyn Frank
3 Feathers

OK... I have not read the Nightwalkers series but I have read Ms. Frank before, and I feel that in this story she did not get my interest. At all. I found myself even skimming through parts of it. *hangs head in shame*

Kane is one of the young ones, he is not 100 years old yet so he's still considered a child. They are not allowed to touch humans, but his desire for Corrine brings him to barely touch her one night. Just a soft caress. He is immediately forced to wipe her memory, he is punished and she is left alone. Except that touch started a change in her and she now needs to be close to him to live, and being forced apart for so long has made her very sick.

Now, having him shackled to a bed might not be a bad way to wake up, but she does have a lot to understand, and in a short period of time. They manage to do it mostly through his mind powers and her ability as his mate to read some of his thoughts.

Not bad... just mehhh

Dragon On Top by G.A. Aiken
4.5 Feathers

Oh the wonderful world of Ms. Aiken's writing! I am currently reading the Dragon Kin series but even though this is #4.5 it really could be read right after book 1 as this goes back in time not to the current set of brothers we are reading about, but their parents. In this case their aunt Ghleanna the Decimator.

She is the ultimate warrior chick, nobody mess with her. She knows she should need a mate that is as strong as her. But when she is tasked with escorting and protecting Bram, the smart and peacful dragon who writes up all the peace treaties that end her wars, she finds herself reconsidering that.

Ghleanna and Bram are just adorable, funny, sexy, hot and so damn entertaining! You can't help but love them! This story might just be my favorite in this anthology! 

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Reading on the Dark Side: The Demonica Series!

Got a thing for demons? Well, we are here to deliver! Under The Covers is so excited to bring you the Demonica series.  This sexy series by Larissa Ione has it all! Hot demons, moody wargs, sexy vampires and angels! And let me tell you, Ione writes some of the hottest sex scenes out there. If you've read it, then enjoy the eye candy, and if you haven't.... rush to the book store!

Eidolon & Tayla

Name: Eidolon
Race: Seminus Demon (sex demon, like an incubus)- Mother was a Judicia demon
Mate: Suzanne from UTC, who was renamed in the book as Tayla!
Book: Pleasure Unbound (Demonica #1)
Appearance: Eidolon is both sexy and smart! Tall, dark and handsome, with short strokeable black hair and dark coffee brown eyes that become golden when he is excited and red when pissed!
Family: Shade, Wraith, Lore and Sin are his siblings of which he is the eldest.
Profession: Being hot, err I mean Doctor
Quote: “You’re at Underground General Hospital. As you can probably guess, we specialize in nonhuman medical care. Our location is secret, so don’t ask.”
“UGH? Your hospital is called ‘ugh?’ Oh, that’s precious.”

Name: Tayla Mancuso
Race: Half human/half Soulshredder demon
Mate: Eidolon
Book: Pleasure Unbound (Demonica #1)
Appearance: Hair colour of red wine, green gold eyes, creamy freckled skin with the body of a fighter; lean and muscled. Likes to wear red leather, much to Eidolon’s delight
Family: Gemella, they share the same father.
Favourite food: Oranges
Sex: Has given up on the whole idea, she is unable to orgasm, no matter how skilled her lover...
Profession: Aegis Slayer/Guardian, whose job it is to kick the ass of anything that goes bump in the night, like a modern day Buffy!
Quote: "The pretty nurse had just injected her with something that totally rocked, and if she wanted to think about boinking a bronzed, tattooed, impossibly handsome doctor who was so far out of her league she need a telescope to see him, then screw it. Screw him. Over and over."

Shade & Runa

Name: Shade
Race: Seminus Demon- Mother was an Umber demon
Mate: Runa
Book: Desire Unchained (Demonica #2)
Appearance: Black shoulder length hair and ebony eyes, rugged masculine features.
Profession: Paramedic at Underground General Hospital
Family: Has one remaining half sister called Skulk and his other siblings are Eidolon, Wraith, Lore and Sin
Hobbies: He likes to spank the pain outta you!
Curses: Doomed never to love unless he wants to spend eternity damned...which he doesn’t!
If he had a slogan... Healing women, one spank at a time!

Name: Runa Wagner
Race: Used to be human, but after an unfortunate incident...not so much anymore
Mate: Shade
Book: Desire Unchained (Demonica #2)
Appearance: Long caramel coloured hair, pale champagne coloured eyes and golden skin.
Family: Has a brother called Arik who works for the government.
Profession: I would tell you...but then I would have to kill you!
Quote: He stepped in front of Runa. "Coffee" The word rolled off his tongue as if he'd said "I'd like to give you an orgasm" "Yes" she whispered because he could give her...oh, right coffee.

Wraith & Serena

Name: Wraith
Race: Seminus demon- His mother was a vampire
Mate: Serena
Book: Passion Unleashed (Demonica #3)
Appearance: About 6 ½ feet tall, long(bottle) blonde hair, and blue eyes, his original eyes which are the same colour as his brothers were replaced
Mummy Issues: His mother had him caged and tortured, when his brothers found him he had been so badly tortured they had to replace his eyes.
Profession: Finding rare and useful objects for the hospital.
Special Abilities: Can get inside your head and show you your wildest sexual fantasies
Quote: "I’m outta here. Locked, cocked and ready to rock."


Name: Serena
Race: Human...for now!
Mate: Wraith
Book: Passion Unleashed (Demonica #3)
Appearance: Lithe body, 5’5” wavy blonde hair, brown and gold eyes
Hyman Status: VIRGIN, something she really hates it, being charmed does have a downside!
Charms: Has a bracelet that makes her invulnerable as long as she wears it, the only way it can be removed is through sex or her giving it up willingly. But due to a childhood disease as soon as she takes it off she will die.
Secret Fetish: Extra pointy canines! She digs the vampire!

Lore & Idess

Name: Loren aka Lore
Race: Seminus demon, although his mother was human, making him a half breed.
Mate: Idess
Book: Ecstasy Unveiled (Demonica #4)
Appearance: 6 ft 6, big and muscular, dark eyes and black short hair
Profession: Assassin, sold himself to slavery to save his twin sister Sin
Family: His twin sister is Sin, and his half brothers are Eidolon, Shade and Wraith (they share the same father)
Special Abilities: Can kill with his right arm, no one can touch his right arm without dying.
Butt clenching Quote: “Help me? You know what would help me? Stripping you naked so I can dive between your legs and lick you until you scream.”

Name: Idess
Race: Guardian Angel (Memitim)
Her Charges: Kynan and Lore
Mate: Lore
Book: Ecstasy Unveiled (Demonica #4)
Appearance: Tall, curvy and athletic beautiful and feminine, honey coloured eyes, waist length chestnut coloured hair that she wears in a braid.
Family: She has a brother another angel called Rami, and just about the scariest father...ever!

Sin & Con

Name: Sinead aka Sin
Race: Seminus demon, although his mother was human- the very first female Seminus demon
Book: Sin Undone (Demonica #5)
Mate: Conall
Appearance: Coal black eyes, long blue-black hair, tan skin and petite.
Family: Her twin brother is Lore, and her half brothers are Eidolon, Shade and Wraith (they share the same father)
Profession: Assassin, was a slave but now runs her own guild.
Special Abilities: When she touches someone she can start kill them with a disease.
Line your Siblings never wanna hear: "Yeah, I need sex or I die. so stop with the obnoxious chaperon shit because I really don't want you anywhere nearby while I'm doing it. And I don't think you want that either." She gave them her sweetest smile. "And I know that the second you're gone, I'm going to ride Con until he begs for mercy."

Name: Conall
Race: A Dhampire- Half vampire half warg
Book: Sin Undone (Demonica #5)
Mate: Sin
Appearance: 6 ft 6” tall, sandy blonde hair, silver eyes, lean athletic body
Profession: At the moment, Paramedic for the UGH, but he has tried many things and is easily bored.
Conall trying on the charming: “I’m over a thousand years old. I’ve seen it all. You, sweetcheeks, are nothing new.” At what must have been an outraged expression on her face, he laughed again. “Come on. Surely you can’t think you are the only female out there who’s had a rough life, had her heart walked on, been kept in a dungeon for three centuries, blah, blah pick your trauma, and are now stomping around with all this pent-i[ anger you spill like acid on everyone who tries to get to know you.” He narrowed his gaze at her. “How close am I?”

Kynan & Gem

Name: Kynan Morgan
Race: Human, but with a BIG destiny!
Book: All of ‘em
Mate: Gem
Appearance: 6 ft 2, tan skin, athletically built with spiky dark hair and eyes the colour of denim. Gravelly voice due to a throat injury
Profession: Used to be in the Army, but is now an Aegis Guardian.
Quote: “I am going to do you right here on the table, Gem. Can you handle that?”

Name: Dr Gemella Endri- Gem to her friends
Race: Half Soulshredder, half human, but was raised by Sensor demons.
Book: All of ‘em
Mate: Kynan
Familly: Raised by Sensor demons, but is Tayla’s sister.
Appearance: Goth style, dark hair with various brightly coloured highlights and green eyes
Quote: God, she wanted to jump on him, take him to the floor and ride him twice before dinner.

Our Demonica Theme Song

(Yeah, maybe it's because Sin was listening to it and she's a cool chick, what can I say)

Drowning Pool - Bodies

Still not sure?  Check out our reviews for all the Demonica books!

• Pleasure Unbound
• Desire Unchained
• Passion Unleashed
• Ecstasy Unveiled
• Sin Undone

And just as a bonus, our review of Eternal Rider, first book in the Demonica spin-off, Lords of Deliverance.

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Pleasure Unbound | Desire Unchained | Passion Unleashed

Ecstasy Unveiled | Sin Undone

Battle of the Covers: UK vs USA - Demonica!

The Demonica series by Larissa Ione is getting new covers this year.  I personally think the old USA covers are sexy, but the new ones are just cool, the tattoo design looks really striking I especially like Pleasure Unbound!  I love the design style of them.  Ms. Ione has some of the best covers!

What are your thoughts?






USA                                       UK


USA                                       UK


USA                                       UK


USA                                       UK


USA                                       UK

So what do you think?? 

Cast your votes below and leave your comments!

Review: Sin Undone by Larissa Ione

Sin Undone (Demonica #5)

by Larissa Ione

Paranormal Romance

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Conall: n. Hot as hell, Viking sexiness, half vampire half shifter. He has the best of all worlds wrapped up in one. (And us wrapped around his finger!)

Sinead: n. Total bad ass chick. Sex demon, full time assassin, and the cause of the Apocalypse!

This is the final instalment in the Demonica series and it follows Sin, the only female and Seminus demon and Conall a dhampir (half vampire and half warg) who works in UGH as a paramedic. In the previous book Sin had unknowingly caused a highly contagious disease, Sin Fever, that is killing more and more wargs across the globe, in this she is on the run from various factions trying to kill her with just the protection of Conall and her newly found brothers Eidolon (*Suzanne sighs*) Shade, Wraith and Lore (*Annie sighs*). But Con is slowly getting through the barriers to Sin's heart even though he knows it will end in tragedy because of a fatal flaw in his race.

Con is torn between having to fulfil a role in the dhampir council and is assigned the role of guinea pig to find a cure for Sin Fever. His body might be creating certain defenses by drinking her blood. But how much more of it can he have before he becomes addicted? And being in close proximity with Sin might be bad for his health. He had a taste of her, body and blood, and now that's all he can think of! All he wants. And isn't it just so convenient that while they are alone together, and he has to protect her, even from her own assassins, he also has to satisfy her demon urges.

It took me a while to get into this one, but after the first 100 pages I started to really get into it. Although I found Sin a bit annoying in the previous books, she really grew on me in this one as you get to know her and see her begin to trust her (hot) demon brothers and Con. Con was okay, he didn't capture me the same way that other heroes has, I think Sin was the more memorable and most well drawn character out of the two. I think I may be in the minority in that opinion, but for me he was a bit forgettable!

I liked that the plot at the end of this one was quite open ended, in regards of another series especially as it looks like it will involve the four horsemen, which I find very interesting. And although it left it open ended in that regard all the issues with the different characters and couples were resolved, we even saw a HEA for Luc the surly paramedic that works at the UG, which I thought was a nice secondary romance.

Sin and Con will rock your world! They will have you excited, mad, panting, moaning and crying! This was such an emotional ride, and I never wanted it to end! Con is such a great character. He has that sexy predatory thing going on with Sin, but it's not there in the beginning. In fact, at the start of the book, they practically despise each other. Their continual banter is also very amusing to watch. In addition to their jabbing, they also help each other to face their demons within themselves. They open each other up in a way that exposes everything about them, and yet they can still love each other after that.

We have enjoyed the world that Larissa Ione has created it is full of demons, humans, angels and everything in between.

Favourite Quote
"Kiss me again without my permission," she whispered against his lips, "and I'll gouge you and sell your balls to a Ruthenian specialty meat shop. Understood?"
"You won't do that." He whispered back. "You'd miss them too much."
"Men are always overestimating the worth of their genitals."

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Review: Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione

Passion Unleashed (Demonica #3)

By Larissa Ione

Paranormal Romance

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Wraith is dying. The only way he can save himself is to find a charm, but to do this he must first seduce and take the virginity of a human woman, a human woman who will die without the charm. After being tortured by his insane mother, human women have been off the menu, both sexually and as a meal, but more is at stake than just Wraith's live and so he goes hunting for Serena. But can he really do it, especially when he thinks he is starting to fall in love with the spunky, fearless human?

WE LOVED THIS BOOK! Truth is we never wanted things to end! Everything was amazing. The plot. The romance. The writing. Superb!

Wraith is the perfect bad boy hero; he excels at two things, fighting and sex and seems to not care about much else, apart from maybe his brothers. In this book, we get to see a different side to Wraith as he starts falling in love with Serena, and as he gets more tender and protective he becomes the biggest danger to a woman’s heart; a bad boy with a heart. In this book we actually see that Wraith is actually a really sweet guy...so long as you are Serena. And Serena, although not as good as Runa, she is still really likable. She's a pretty cool chick. She has a "gift" that while keeps her alive; it also keeps her from living fully.

This book also had an "Indiana Jones" feel to the story, all Wraith needed was a whip (maybe he could borrow one from Shade?!) and a hat! Every book in this series has had its own theme, and they all work very well, and seem very believable to be in the same world, while at the same time it keeps the series very fresh. The plot in this one was also BIG! They literally save the world, what a battle between good and evil? Angels and demons? Then this book is for you.

Gem and Kylan's Update! Still one of our favourite parts of this series and FINALLY we get a resolution to Gem & Kynan in this book. Love their relationship and love both their characters. One thing that bothers us though...Why didn’t they have their own book!

We also had the introduction of a new brother, Lore! His book is next in the series and Ione left some intriguing hints about him and where he comes from and what he is doing, We can’t wait to read more!

Favourite quotes from Wraith & Serena:

"All I ever had before you was nightmares, but now I dream. Because of you."
"I've always dreamed, but I never thought they'd come true."

Favourite quote from Gem & Kynan:

"Her resolve almost flew out the window when she saw him. He looked hot as usual, dressed in blue jeans, a sweater and a leather bomber. His spiked hair was wet and he smelled of outdoorsy soap. God she wanted to jump on him. Take him down to the floor and ride him twice before dinner. Resisting the urge to fan herself she ushered him in."

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