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Pleasure is their ultimate weapon . . .
Runa Wagner never meant to fall in love with the sexy stranger who seemed to know her every deepest desire. But she couldn't resist the unbelievable passion that burned between them, a passion that died when she discovered his betrayal and found herself forever changed. Now, determined to make Shade pay for the transformation that haunts her, Runa searches for him, only to be taken prisoner by his darkest enemy.
A Seminus Demon with a love-curse that threatens him with eternal torment, Shade hoped he'd seen the last of Runa and her irresistible charm. But when he wakes up in a dank dungeon chained next to an enraged and mysteriously powerful Runa, he realizes that her effect on him is more dangerous than ever.
As their captor casts a spell that bonds them as lifemates, Shade and Runa must fight for their lives and their hearts-or succumb to a madman's evil plans.
My opinion: After reading the first book in the Demonica series, I knew I had to check out the next one! This book focuses on Eidolon's brother, Shade. He wakes up in a dungeon, chained up and unaware of how he got there. His cell mate is a woman named Runa, and Shade is all to familiar with her; they dated for awhile...until she caught him in bed with two other women one night. Immediately after she caught him cheating, she was attacked by a werewolf which lead to her turning into one. In a way she blames Shade for this and she's none too happy to be trapped with him. They soon learn that they are being kept by Ghouls who are kidnapping demons, shifters, and other beings to harvest their organs. And who is responsible for the whole operation? Roag, Shade's brother, who was thought to have died in a fire. Shade was cursed by a warlock when he was younger; the curse maintains that if shade should choose a mate, he will eventually fade away and become invisible to everyone, suffering with need and hunger for the rest of his life. Knowing this, Roag forces Shade and Runa to bond to each other (which can't be undone). They eventually are able to escape from their captor and make it to safety, but of course something has to be done about the horrifying organ harvesting. In the middle of everything, being bonded has brought Shade and Runa closer together; but with the curse looming over his head may cost him his life - if Roag doesn't get to him first.
This book was great, exactly what I was hoping it would be. I loved Eidolon so much that I was afraid I wouldn't be able to connect with Shade as well, but that didn't happen. Runa was really cool and extremely understanding given the circumstances. She told herself that she hated Shade, but after they were bonded she didn't have a complete meltdown so you can tell she was still harboring some major feelings for him. Even though he hurt her beyond belief. She still continued to throw the fact that he cheated on her in his face, even though he is a Seminus demon and is therefore an incubus that has to have sex to survive. But I guess sometimes when you're wronged you don't care the circumstances (you got hurt, damn it!). I loved Shade, he was seemed so sexy and beneath the tough exterior he really had a good heart. Shade's brothers, Eidolon and Wraith, thought it best to kill Runa to sever the bond in order to save Runa's life, but Shade was adamant that they not harm her. Yes, part of that was probably being bonded, I think they almost don't have a choice but to protect their mate. But I also think no matter how much he denied it, he fell in love with Runa right away. They make such a cute couple and I look forward to seeing more of these two in the rest of the series. I knew Wraith would be the feature in book #3 because he went through a lot in this book and he's going to have a lot to deal with so I'm so excited to get started on the next one in the series! Another great thing about this series is the definitions of some of the words used throughout the book to describe the supernatural world (sometimes you forget what a term refers to, so then you can just go to the front of the book and find out); very helpful! Definitely a great read that I would recommend everyone check out!
My rating: 4/5 stars
This book was great, exactly what I was hoping it would be. I loved Eidolon so much that I was afraid I wouldn't be able to connect with Shade as well, but that didn't happen. Runa was really cool and extremely understanding given the circumstances. She told herself that she hated Shade, but after they were bonded she didn't have a complete meltdown so you can tell she was still harboring some major feelings for him. Even though he hurt her beyond belief. She still continued to throw the fact that he cheated on her in his face, even though he is a Seminus demon and is therefore an incubus that has to have sex to survive. But I guess sometimes when you're wronged you don't care the circumstances (you got hurt, damn it!). I loved Shade, he was seemed so sexy and beneath the tough exterior he really had a good heart. Shade's brothers, Eidolon and Wraith, thought it best to kill Runa to sever the bond in order to save Runa's life, but Shade was adamant that they not harm her. Yes, part of that was probably being bonded, I think they almost don't have a choice but to protect their mate. But I also think no matter how much he denied it, he fell in love with Runa right away. They make such a cute couple and I look forward to seeing more of these two in the rest of the series. I knew Wraith would be the feature in book #3 because he went through a lot in this book and he's going to have a lot to deal with so I'm so excited to get started on the next one in the series! Another great thing about this series is the definitions of some of the words used throughout the book to describe the supernatural world (sometimes you forget what a term refers to, so then you can just go to the front of the book and find out); very helpful! Definitely a great read that I would recommend everyone check out!
My rating: 4/5 stars
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