Title: A Demon Does It Better
Author: Linda Wisdom
Format: NetGalley ebook
From Goodreads:
Bestselling author Linda Wisdom, with 13 million category romances sold, is working to build her single title audience with the hottest new area of the romance category– sexy demon heroes.
Lovely witch Lili Carter takes a job at a paranormal hospital where patients have been disappearing. There she encounters Jared, a dangerously sexy demon on a mission that gets Lili into a world of trouble. Lili can't avoid Jared for long and soon they find themselves creating a whole new kind of magick...
Before starting this book I expected to read something that
was witty, humorous, fun, and of course paranormal. I wasn’t disappointed at all. This book was every bit of what I’ve come to
expect from Linda Wisdom and more.
This book is about Lilianna, Lili for short. Lili is one of the witches banned from the
Academy in 1313 (along with Jazz, Blaire, Thea and some others). She is a healer and a doctor – not to mention
a very powerful witch. She has just
begun a new job at Crying Souls hospital.
Sounds like a creepy place, right?
You have no idea! She is on the
search for her friend Sera, whom disappeared without a trace while working at
the hospital. Worse yet – she’s not the
only one. But for some reason, no one is
taking notice.
While working there she is assigned to work downstairs, home
to the mentally ill in the paranormal world.
There are seven patients and all are deemed to be very dangerous. Of course they are, that’s why they have two
giant ogre guards watching them around the clock, right? These two ogres are a
real piece of work, definitely not beings you’d want to meet in a dark alley…
or heck, even a light alley. But Lili
isn’t scared of them. Lili isn’t
outwardly scared of anyone. She is a
very strong female character, and that’s what I loved about her. She was compassionate and caring, and made
friends easily.
She also meets the other patients, including one referred to
by Dr. Mortimer as only Patient 1172.
There is instant attraction there, and it is definitely heated. The thing is, Lili has seen Patient 1172
before. Patient 1172 is a shadow demon
named Jared. Jared is every bit the
paranormal lead character you hope to find in these books. He is strong and caring, seductive , dark and
mysterious. And he knows what he wants.
I really enjoyed reading about Lili and Jared, watching
their impossible situation grow and flourish.
The scene on the Ferris wheel was
enchanting. I could easily picture the
twinkling lights below, the warm air, the heated presence of Jared next to
Lili. I felt his fear of heights, and
how that diminished and the acknowledgement of his feelings – even if only to
himself – endearing.
“Lili’s eyes
widened at his one-word declaration that vibrated with demon power the way it
hadn’t when he said the word on the Ferris wheel. While she didn’t know a lot about demons, she
did know what just happened.”
The passion
between the two of them was hot and yet very tender and romantic. It definitely made me eager to turn every
page and want to read more.
But let’s not
forget who almost stole the whole show here.
Cleo… otherwise known as Cleopatra.
Yes, THE Cleopatra. She is witty,
seductive, caring and a bit of a party cat.
Wait! Did I just say cat? Let’s just say that once you see Cleo in
action, especially when she gets loaded on cat nip wine, you will never look at
felines the same again. I really loved
her character. She often broke up the
tension, or lent a soft spot when things were getting rough. She is definitely a scene stealer, but helped
make this story everything that it was.
Something
else I really enjoyed was how the other witches were mentioned in this
book. If there is one thing I go crazy
for (other than super hot alpha males) is crossover characters. It really helps build the whole world, not
just for a scene or even a book. And
Linda Wisdom does it wonderfully. I’m
really hoping that all of the witches will get their own book eventually.
Halfway
through the book and I made the note in my notebook that I was in no way
disappointed with this book. I was
wishing Lili and Jared could make more of a connection quicker than they did,
yet the build up was wonderful. There
were several plot lines opened up in this story, and I was a bit worried how
everything would come together. But
seriously, that was just silly of me to worry.
The author handled everything perfectly, and there isn’t a single thing
I would change about this story.
A Demon Does It Better is number 2 in the Demons series by
Linda Wisdom. I haven’t read number one
yet, but I knew that it was about a different witch. I had no trouble understanding the timeline and
felt that this book could easily stand alone.
But of course, I am definitely going to get my hands on Demons Are A Girl’s Best Friend (Demons #1)
just as soon as I can!
Available for purchase at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About Linda Wisdom:
Linda is a born and bred Californian who’s written from the first day she could hold a crayon.
After she sold her first two books to then brand spanking new Silhouette Books she continued on, also writing for Dell Candlelight Ecstasy, Harlequin Books, Bantam Loveswept, and a romantic suspense for Kensington.
Her office shows the magick she likes to instill in her books with her collection of dragon and faery figurines, Pocket Dragons and Halloween Barbies.
Her Hex series, along with some of her backlist books, have been optioned for TV and movies.
She lives in Southern California with her husband, two dogs, a parrot, and tortoise that all create their own form of magick.
