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Z (Demonica #11.7) Larissa Ione Published: April 26, 2016 (Evil Eye Concepts) Purchase: Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Pleasure Unbound. Zhubaal... 
Base Instincts (Demonica #11.7) Larissa Ione Published: Sept. 12, 2015 (Riptide) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books in the series. If you haven’t started yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Pleasure Unbound. Raze is a Seminus demon yet to find his... 
Azagoth (1001 Dark Nights novella) (Demonica/Lords of Deliverance #10.5) Larissa Ione Published: June 10, 2014 (Evil Eye Concepts, Inc.) Purchase at: Amazon Review Source: Purchased Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 5 stars One of these days, Larissa Ione may (if we’re in an alternate universe) publish something that really sucks. But today isn’t that day, and judging by how I have devoured every... 
We might be pretty excited about Reaver releasing yesterday. Did you see the review? Yep. Candace loved it, and she’s not the only one here at VBC who is a huge fan of Larissa Ione and her Demonica/Lords of Deliverance books. Need a taste of Reaver? We’ve got you covered, and as a bonus there’s an epic giveaway at the end of the post. EXCERPT FROM REAVER BY LARISSA IONE Reaver held Harvester’s frail body...
Reaver (Lords of Deliverance #5/Demonica #10) Larissa Ione Published: Dec. 17, 2013 (Forever) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review is spoiler-free, it makes assumes you have read earlier books in the Demonica/Lords of Deliverance series. If not, please check out...
In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for December 2013. All dates are U.S. and tentative. Also: Click the title of any book to visit the Amazon page for pre-order or purchase goodness. I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy and YA is young adult.... 
Lethal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #3) Larissa Ione Published: May 22, 2012 (Grand Central) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Note: While this review contains no spoilers for Lethal Rider, it does reference events of earlier Lords of Deliverance novels. When you pick up Lethal Rider, be prepared to sacrifice several hours of your life. Short of a zombie... 
Around this time last year, I advised hardcore fans of J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series to give Larissa Ione’s Demonica series a try. Well, you should be caught up on Demonica at this point (and our reviewer Candace would remind you to start her Lords of Deliverance series, too). Now what to read? I have you covered, dear readers. If you’ve devoured the demons and hunters within the Demonica... 
As I’m doing a bit of traveling, one of my great Twitter friends Candace (@cpblackburn73) offered to jump over to VBC to talk about where vampires fit today on the romance bookshelves. I think you all know where I stand. This is the Vampire Book Club, after all. HAVE FANGS BEEN REPLACED? By Candace Blackburn I spend a considerable amount of time at book stores. As an aspiring writer, I could call it... 
Note: To those who have yet to read Pleasure Unbound, the comments here will most certainly contain spoilers. We encourage you to read our spoiler-free review of the novel instead. Because we were so busy with Alpha Showdown and, you know, life, we were unable to hold a group read chat on Twitter this week. So, instead we’re going to have an all-weekend discussion here on the site. We’ll use the comments... 
