Bond of Passion: A Demonica Novella
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Summary
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Larissa Ione returns with a story in her Demonica series…
He was an assassin。 She was his lover。
And his victim。
Now， years later， she’s back from the dead and looking for vengeance。
Thanks to an unexpected and fortuitous disaster， Tavin’s contract with the underworld’s Assassin Guild was broken decades early。 But instead of freedom， he’s suffocated by guilt and regret。 In many ways， he’s more trapped than he was before。 In an attempt to numb his pain， he works at Underworld General Hospital， saving people instead of killing them。 But nothing can diminish the memory of assassinating the female he loved…not even the knowledge that he’d done it to spare her an even worse fate。
Deja remembers all of her dozens of former lives， and she knows that she only found love in one of them…until her lover murdered her。 As a soul locked inside the nightmarish boundaries of demon hell， she stewed in hatred until a single， fateful event gave her one more shot at life。
And at revenge。
Now another specter from the past is threatening them both。 Can two damaged people overcome their history to save not only themselves， but a second chance at love？
**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story。 For new readers， it’s an introduction to an author’s world。 And for fans， it’s a bonus book in the author’s series。 We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do。**
He was an assassin。 She was his lover。
And his victim。
Now， years later， she’s back from the dead and looking for vengeance。
Thanks to an unexpected and fortuitous disaster， Tavin’s contract with the underworld’s Assassin Guild was broken decades early。 But instead of freedom， he’s suffocated by guilt and regret。 In many ways， he’s more trapped than he was before。 In an attempt to numb his pain， he works at Underworld General Hospital， saving people instead of killing them。 But nothing can diminish the memory of assassinating the female he loved…not even the knowledge that he’d done it to spare her an even worse fate。
Deja remembers all of her dozens of former lives， and she knows that she only found love in one of them…until her lover murdered her。 As a soul locked inside the nightmarish boundaries of demon hell， she stewed in hatred until a single， fateful event gave her one more shot at life。
And at revenge。
Now another specter from the past is threatening them both。 Can two damaged people overcome their history to save not only themselves， but a second chance at love？
**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story。 For new readers， it’s an introduction to an author’s world。 And for fans， it’s a bonus book in the author’s series。 We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do。**
Reviews
Leo C。
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3。5
Patricia
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This is one of my favorite series。 UG and it's servants always make for a steamy read and the spin offs are addicting。Demons， fallen angels， vampires and so much more find love， revenge and this time a bit of both。He killed her even after falling in love with her but there was so much more at play。 Now released from her prison revenge is all she thought about。 How could he love her yet kill her？ No matter， she plots and is slow close to revenge but things aren't always as they appear。Love the ch This is one of my favorite series。 UG and it's servants always make for a steamy read and the spin offs are addicting。Demons， fallen angels， vampires and so much more find love， revenge and this time a bit of both。He killed her even after falling in love with her but there was so much more at play。 Now released from her prison revenge is all she thought about。 How could he love her yet kill her？ No matter， she plots and is slow close to revenge but things aren't always as they appear。Love the characters and look forward to more to come。 。。。more
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Connie
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Loved， loved， loved it。 Tavin has so much angst about his past， but he has risen above it and turned his life around。 Deja， “thought” she hated him， but that was not true。Karma， is a bitch， but both were strong fighters and survivors。 Great HEA plus you catch up with many from UG。
Darcy
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It's always fun to be back at UGH。 Tavin and Deja's story was interesting with all the connecting points and history。 I liked that Deja was able to see how things were from Tavin's point of view， which helped her thing differently。 I also liked that Deja was able to learn more about her history， which changed how she thought about herself。 I was glad that both of them were able to get past things and settle into their lives together。 It's always fun to be back at UGH。 Tavin and Deja's story was interesting with all the connecting points and history。 I liked that Deja was able to see how things were from Tavin's point of view， which helped her thing differently。 I also liked that Deja was able to learn more about her history， which changed how she thought about herself。 I was glad that both of them were able to get past things and settle into their lives together。 。。。more
A
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great book I’m so excited that Tavin finally got his book and it was a good one。 Thank you Larissa for sharing this great story and I can’t wait for the next one。
Rebekah Newman
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More， more， moreAnother great entry。 This is my favorite paranormal world to read about。 It was fun to find out about Tavin after all these years and to meet Deja。 I only wish it was longer。
Sara Sánchez
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Amazing as always。 I read it in one day， now I need to wait long for the next time。 I loved to read about the characters from the first books！！
Siobhan
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I adored my introduction to the Demonica world and devoured the original series in no time。 I keep meaning to go and read the rest of the full-length novels， but it has yet to happen。 However， I do allow myself to read the novellas。 While I’ve enjoyed some， others have not worked for me as well as I’d hoped。Bond of Passion is one that I did not enjoy quite as much as I’d hoped。 While the story was interesting and kept me turning the pages， there were times when I felt lost。 The universe has beco I adored my introduction to the Demonica world and devoured the original series in no time。 I keep meaning to go and read the rest of the full-length novels， but it has yet to happen。 However， I do allow myself to read the novellas。 While I’ve enjoyed some， others have not worked for me as well as I’d hoped。Bond of Passion is one that I did not enjoy quite as much as I’d hoped。 While the story was interesting and kept me turning the pages， there were times when I felt lost。 The universe has become so big， there are so many characters introduced， that there were times when I felt like I was missing information。 I love a big world and envy authors capable of creating an ever-growing complex universe， yet it is hard to follow at times when you’re missing books。 In this case， I feel the story would have hit harder had there not been as many direct links with other stories。 It distracted a bit from this one， which left me feeling a little disconnected。All in all， an enjoyable story。 While enjoyable， it was not my favourite in the series， and it’s certainly one that requires a lot of knowledge about the universe。 。。。more
Namera [The Literary Invertebrate]
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Brigitte
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I have been a big fan of this series from book one and I am pleased to find that this a great addition to the series。Tavin is a reformed assassin working for the Underworld General。 He is trying to make amends for all the terrible things that he was forced to do as an assassin。Greslin/Déjà is one of his victims。 A victim and an act that he can't ever forget。 Déjà is working at the same hospital with one goal in mind。 Seduce Tavin and make him fall in love with her。 Then kill him！ He saves her fr I have been a big fan of this series from book one and I am pleased to find that this a great addition to the series。Tavin is a reformed assassin working for the Underworld General。 He is trying to make amends for all the terrible things that he was forced to do as an assassin。Greslin/Déjà is one of his victims。 A victim and an act that he can't ever forget。 Déjà is working at the same hospital with one goal in mind。 Seduce Tavin and make him fall in love with her。 Then kill him！ He saves her from a disaster and that puts her in his close proximity。 Just what she wants。 It will easier to carry out her plan。 She is not the only one who wants revenge though。 There are many others who want revenge too and she finds herself in the middle of all the gruesome deeds that they are doing to him。 Does she join them or attempt to save him for the pleasure of carrying out her plan？ Tavin isn't aware of who she is and is attracted to her from the first time that he meets her。 How will he react when he finds that she is his lost love？I really enjoyed this novella。 Despite everything going on， the author finds time for humour amongst the horror。 It's fast paced and well developed and the icing on the cake is the presence of loved characters from previous books。 Actually， I might go back to the beginning and revisit my favourite characters。 。。。more
Sarah Slusarczyk
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The Demonica series is back with a bang！ For those that haven’t read this series， Bond of Passion isn’t a bad place to start。 While it may be a novella with 1001 Dark Nights， it can be read as a standalone and it's a perfect way to dip your toes into the Demonica Universe。This little novella has it all， spicy hot scenes， drama and vengeance， giggles left and right， you name it， it’s got it。 I loved how I got to revisit characters from previous books， and saw a little of what they have been doing The Demonica series is back with a bang！ For those that haven’t read this series， Bond of Passion isn’t a bad place to start。 While it may be a novella with 1001 Dark Nights， it can be read as a standalone and it's a perfect way to dip your toes into the Demonica Universe。This little novella has it all， spicy hot scenes， drama and vengeance， giggles left and right， you name it， it’s got it。 I loved how I got to revisit characters from previous books， and saw a little of what they have been doing。 It was a treat to read。Tavin is in the sh*t。 He was hired years ago to off a princess， but what does he do？ He goes and falls in love with her。 Too bad his contract can’t be changed。 Now that said princess is reborn in the form of deadly Deja， and she is back with revenge in her eyes。 But what happens when that same love from another lifetime is rekindled in the current one？ Can Tavin win his lady love and will Deja let go of the pain she feels？ Read it to find out！ All I can say is that I love this series， and I can’t wait to see more from it！ 。。。more
Alicia
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I always forget how much I love this world until I jump back in。 We get another Seminus demon story， and back to the Demonica roots being set in Underworld General Hospital。 It jumps around to a few other places as well， but I really enjoyed being back in there。 There’s quite a few cameos in here of other characters， and it’s always nice to see them from other people’s perspectives。 The world is so big now and it seems like most of it tried to be included in here， which would been no easy feat。 I always forget how much I love this world until I jump back in。 We get another Seminus demon story， and back to the Demonica roots being set in Underworld General Hospital。 It jumps around to a few other places as well， but I really enjoyed being back in there。 There’s quite a few cameos in here of other characters， and it’s always nice to see them from other people’s perspectives。 The world is so big now and it seems like most of it tried to be included in here， which would been no easy feat。 And it wasn’t just name dropping， these were genuine interactions。 It’s a really well balanced story with action， flashbacks， emotion and lore。 Bit more on the gruesome side than most of the others， but are they’re all demons you expect a bit of torture。 And Seminus demon- we get some spice in there too。 This one perfectly captured my attention and held it。 Well worth a read。 。。。more
Laura Cozicar
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What can I say about this book？ I mean， I feel like Janice on ‘FRIENDS’ … ‘OH … MY … GOD！！！ First off， Tavin … HOT！！！ Tavin and Déjà … SMOKIN！！！ The storyline … INTENSE！！！ The action （and I do mean action！！） … Hubba Hubba！！！ Is it hot in here？ I just love this author and I love her Demonica World so much！！！ Visiting all my favourite Demonica characters … PRICELESS！！！ May have to do a reread … hummmmm … where to start？
Vanessa Ramirez
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✨ARC Review ✨***Thank you to Larissa Lone and Social Butterfly PR for the ARC to review。***Bond of Passion was so good。 There was so much hate， passion， and revenge in this story。 I loved Deja and her story。 She was strong and caring which I loved。 Tavin was amazing。 I loved his redemption and his growth。 The storyline was amazing and actioned packed。 The twists and turns were amazing and I was definitely hooked from the start。 ***⭐⭐⭐⭐***
Stephanie*
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4。5 stars - I wish this book was a full length novel！ Loved being back in this world and seeing everyone again！ My only gripe is it ended too soon - I would’ve loved a more wrapped up ending - it felt too abrupt for my liking！ Overall loved this one！
Liz ~ LittleBoneLibrary
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As someone who hasn’t read any of the other Demonica series， this was an easy way to get a feel for the world， the characters and Larissa Ione’s writing。 While each novella can be read as a standalone， it did pose some challenges as there’s clearly a lot of history with secondary characters in this book that I was missing。 Tav and Deja’s dancing around each other created great tension and I enjoyed watching them both squirm。 The steam and heat was great！ I also loved the action packed story wit As someone who hasn’t read any of the other Demonica series， this was an easy way to get a feel for the world， the characters and Larissa Ione’s writing。 While each novella can be read as a standalone， it did pose some challenges as there’s clearly a lot of history with secondary characters in this book that I was missing。 Tav and Deja’s dancing around each other created great tension and I enjoyed watching them both squirm。 The steam and heat was great！ I also loved the action packed story with explosions， torture and more。 For a novella it really packed a punch！ I am definitely adding more of this series to my never-ending TBR！ 。。。more
Melinda
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Love this series！I read this in one day because I couldn't put it down。 I've always wondered about Tavin's story and was not let down by it。I did have a problem with Deja's gray skin。 I kept picturing a dolphin or elephant's skin。 I got over it though because I liked her so much。 Love this series！I read this in one day because I couldn't put it down。 I've always wondered about Tavin's story and was not let down by it。I did have a problem with Deja's gray skin。 I kept picturing a dolphin or elephant's skin。 I got over it though because I liked her so much。 。。。more
Read All About It
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Even after 21 books this world will still grab ahold and not let go。 I’ve read almost every book in this series and they never get old or stale。 They just get better。An assassin sex demon falls in love with his target。 She’s back for revenge。 new name， a new accent， and an enchanted necklace that altered her features， as well as a bizarre screwup that put her in a different body than the Neethul one she’d died in that he would recognize， he’d never see it coming。We see lots of characters from pr Even after 21 books this world will still grab ahold and not let go。 I’ve read almost every book in this series and they never get old or stale。 They just get better。An assassin sex demon falls in love with his target。 She’s back for revenge。 new name， a new accent， and an enchanted necklace that altered her features， as well as a bizarre screwup that put her in a different body than the Neethul one she’d died in that he would recognize， he’d never see it coming。We see lots of characters from previous stories that I fell in love with and you will to。If you haven’t read these books yet what are you waiting for。 。。。more
Sapphyria
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Bond of Passion is my first visit to Larissa Ione's Demonica series。 I have the series on my TBR list but haven't had a chance to dive in yet。 That is， until now。 Tavin and Deja's story is full of passion， good and bad。 Tavin was an assassin， bound by contract to kill。 When the contract was revoked， Tavin swore he would only do good in the world。 He still mourns the one person he hated assassinating the most - his true love。 Deja is back。 She's been reincarnated after her lover assassinated her。 Bond of Passion is my first visit to Larissa Ione's Demonica series。 I have the series on my TBR list but haven't had a chance to dive in yet。 That is， until now。 Tavin and Deja's story is full of passion， good and bad。 Tavin was an assassin， bound by contract to kill。 When the contract was revoked， Tavin swore he would only do good in the world。 He still mourns the one person he hated assassinating the most - his true love。 Deja is back。 She's been reincarnated after her lover assassinated her。 Now， she's seeking vengeance。 Cruel， coldblooded vengeance。 Except， that isn't Deja。 Oh， she's mad， but the man she sees doesn't feel like an assassin to her。 He almost seems remorseful。The story of Tavin and Deja is complex and had me on the edge of my seat。 The cat and mouse game they played was well executed and Tavin didn't even realize the role he played。 Their story hooked me from the very beginning and I was engaged throughout it all。 。。。more
Francesca the Fierce （Under the Covers Book Blog）
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3。5 Stars
Thundercat （iread_romance）
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The Demonica series by Larissa Ione has been on my TBR for a very long time and I finally got the chance to read one of the installments。 If you know me， you know I don’t always start from the first book， so when I got the opportunity to read Bond of Passion as an ARC， I jumped on itAs this is the 21st book in the series there were a lot of unknown characters and backstories， but I could still follow the story。 12 years ago Tavin was hired to kill a princess， whom he ended up falling for， but ev The Demonica series by Larissa Ione has been on my TBR for a very long time and I finally got the chance to read one of the installments。 If you know me， you know I don’t always start from the first book， so when I got the opportunity to read Bond of Passion as an ARC， I jumped on itAs this is the 21st book in the series there were a lot of unknown characters and backstories， but I could still follow the story。 12 years ago Tavin was hired to kill a princess， whom he ended up falling for， but even love wasn't enough to save them。 Now Deja is back， she’s unrecognizable and hungers for revenge。 She will do exactly the same thing Tavin did to her。 She will seduce him and when she’s the only thing he can think about， she will kill him。 She isn’t prepared for Tavin to involuntarily waver her by showing how he turned his life around and is now saving lives instead of taking them and how he still can’t forgive himself。This was an action-packed read about betrayal， death， intrigue， and lots of secrets。 I loved Deja’s arc， formerly known as Gristlen the Unseen， a Neethul princess。 She always had a gentle soul which is why she had to live her life as a hermit。 Neethuls are one of the most vicious， evil， sadistic demons who see kindness as a weakness。 She tried to seem cruel but she didn’t have a violent bone in her body and Tavin saw right through her。 As Deja， she also has a good soul but she’s more confident， stands her ground， and is a kickass heroine。 Tavin had to make a very hard decision 12 years ago and he was never able to walk away from his past。 I don’t want to spoil the hows and whys but after learning everything that went down， I kind of understand why he did what he did。 Their world is harsh and violent and if the end was inevitable， maybe the route Tavin has taken was the better one （certainly not the best one）。 But even if I understood him， I was still on Deja’s side when she confronted him。 This book only hints at it through other characters’ musings， but in my eyes， they were definitely fated mates and I was curious how they will be able to mend bridges。CW: gore， tortureTropes: fated mates， enemies to lovers， revenge， nursed back to health， second chance， damaged heroes find happiness， in love with the mark 。。。more
AJ
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5 stars！God， I love this world！ Diving into this book was the most exciting feeling – coming back to a paranormal world that I am quite obsessed with， and catching up with so many characters that I love so much。 But more than all of that， this book is a fun， exciting， intriguing and passionate sort-of-second-chance-romance for a side character in the Demonica world that I have been so looking forward to reading more about。Tavin is a seminus demon， and was a former contracted assassin with the As 5 stars！God， I love this world！ Diving into this book was the most exciting feeling – coming back to a paranormal world that I am quite obsessed with， and catching up with so many characters that I love so much。 But more than all of that， this book is a fun， exciting， intriguing and passionate sort-of-second-chance-romance for a side character in the Demonica world that I have been so looking forward to reading more about。Tavin is a seminus demon， and was a former contracted assassin with the Assassin’s Guild。 He was forced to do devastating and horrific things， and none was more devastating than killing the love of his life， even if it was to save her from unimaginable torture。 He’s now a free man and is working as paramedic in Underworld General Hospital， saving lives in atonement for all of the ones that he took。 But he still lives in guilt and heartache， with no intention of ever falling in love again。 Deja is the reincarnated soul of Tavin’s lost love， but in a slightly different body。 She is hell-bent on revenge， and has just graduated as a nurse for the sole purpose of working at Underworld General， getting close to Tavin， seducing and then killing him。 Her mission is complicated by recent events in the Demonica world which resulted in the release of thousands of previously deceased demon souls （hers included） and， like her， they are back for vengeance。 And Tavin has a whole host of them on his tail。 It’s a fantastic set-up， and the action and excitement is there pretty much from the beginning。 There’s explosions， fights， some pretty horrific torture and badassery， and it all moves at a great pace。 Deja is right in the thick of it with Tavin， but her goal of getting close to him only to seduce and kill him gets sidetracked along the way as she sees so much about the man she once loved that is still there。 Some unexpected tender moments and a bit of supernatural sexy time only add to her confusion， and in the middle of all of the supernatural awesomeness that I love so much about this series， there’s a beautiful， heartfelt， and seriously sexy love story that captured my heart。 I loved both of these characters so much， and I was so happy to see them find their way back to each other。 “It takes more strength to live with intense feelings than it does to hide behind a wall of indifference。” It’s exciting and romantic， there are some great twists to their story， and several long-held secrets to be revealed。 They’ve got a lot to contend with， and I was right there with them as they do exactly that， and I loved watching their story unfold。Tavin is a much-loved member of the Underworld General crew， and as a fellow seminus demon， the Sem brothers have dragged him into the fold， and he’s very much part of the family， so there’s lots of time spent with characters from the original books， which I loved！ There are chapters from some alternate perspectives， which was a great treat， and through it all there’s the expected wit， banter， sarcasm and humour that I love so much about this series！ This novella is a fantastic addition to the Demonica series， and it was well worth the wait to see Tavin finally get his happy ending。5 stars！An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kimberly / Love Notes Book Blog
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3。25-3。5 stars。 As always， I love Larissa Ione's Demonica world and this book was a good addition to the series。 Bond of Passion is Deja/Gristlen and Tavin's story。 A demon， Tavin was forced to work off a debt many years ago as an assassin。 He met Gristlen when she was one of his assigned targets。 They fell for each other quickly， but， while Tavin tried to get out of his assignment， he eventually was forced to kill her in order to save her from worse fates。 Now， all those who Tavin killed have h 3。25-3。5 stars。 As always， I love Larissa Ione's Demonica world and this book was a good addition to the series。 Bond of Passion is Deja/Gristlen and Tavin's story。 A demon， Tavin was forced to work off a debt many years ago as an assassin。 He met Gristlen when she was one of his assigned targets。 They fell for each other quickly， but， while Tavin tried to get out of his assignment， he eventually was forced to kill her in order to save her from worse fates。 Now， all those who Tavin killed have had their soul's brought back to life with the reopening of Sheoul-gra。 Tavin is now working to save lives at the Underworld General hospital。 Gristlen has come back to life in a new body and is bent on revenge against Tavin。 She gets a job as a nurse at the hospital， posing as "Deja"， in an effort to get close to Tavin and get her revenge on him。 But there is more to what happened between them than either of them know。 When they are together， they feel like they are meant to be。。 Can they work through their past to make a future together？I was happy to see a new book from Ms。 Ione as I love this series and the world she created。 But I am not a huge fan of enemies to lovers where the hate is so strong between the couple。 I understood Gristlen's need for revenge， but I really liked Tavin and felt sorry for him。 I also wanted more resolution after he found out who Deja was。 Still， the story was good and I liked Tavin。 Overall this wasn't my favorite book in the series， but I am looking forward to more from Ms。 Ione and the Demonica world in the future。 *arc provided in exchange for an honest review* 。。。more
Jem
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ARC review for this amazing book！Where do I even start？ I got introduced to this demonica series a couple of years ago and had read the first three books consecutively。 A very intricate， detailed and of course。。。 steamy world *wink wibk* created by Larrisa and it hooked me up immediately。 I always loved healing abilities in the characters that I read！ When I got a chance to dive back into this world for an honest review， I immediately jumped into it head on！ I gotta admit I fell in love with bot ARC review for this amazing book！Where do I even start？ I got introduced to this demonica series a couple of years ago and had read the first three books consecutively。 A very intricate， detailed and of course。。。 steamy world *wink wibk* created by Larrisa and it hooked me up immediately。 I always loved healing abilities in the characters that I read！ When I got a chance to dive back into this world for an honest review， I immediately jumped into it head on！ I gotta admit I fell in love with both the main characters almost immediately。 I also got to meet some of my favourite characters again and it was such a sweet reunion。 If you want a book with all sorts of feels， tear dripping romance and heavy steam （hello？ It's a sex demon） then look no further！ This is the book for you。 If you haven't tried the Demonica series yet， then this book gives you a wonderful opportunity to dive headfirst into the series。 Happy reading！ 。。。more
Lisa Spofford
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