Blurb
Sephina
is about to trade one addiction for another—his name is Axel.
Moving
to a new village was supposed to help Sephina Antara get clean. After
all, she’d gotten into a lot of trouble as a sex demon with a drug
addiction. This time her relapse comes with a side of hot dragon
man.
Axel
Stavros may be a drug dealer, but he’s also the town healer.
Half-human, half-dragon, his blood can cure just about anything, but
it has some erotic side effects for its user. And the new beauty in
town is about to find out...
Excerpt
Axel
reached out and touched the soft flesh of the woman. He'd been given
the gift of a hellion with the face of an angel. Her cheek fit
perfectly in his palm as he cupped her face. Her eyes flickered in
response, shifting from a playful, yellow glow to a deep, primal,
amber hue. He drew his finger down her shoulder and observed the
heated silk of her skin.
"You're
hot enough to be a dragon's mate." He spoke gently, afraid to
spook her.
Her
dainty hand swatted him away. "A sexual demon like you doesn't
need cheesy pickup lines."
He
frowned. "Your skin is very warm, woman. What are you?"
"I'll
tell you mine if you tell me yours."
Axel
appraised her and was happy to note that her climax had helped stop
the trembling of her hands. But it would only be a matter of time
before the effects of the withdrawal continued. "My name is Axel
Stavros, one of the few quetzalem in this realm."
He
searched her face for a reaction, but found none. Instead, the
firecracker ran a hand through her electric pink hair, mussing it up
so that she looked like she'd just rolled out of bed. He groaned at
the thought.
"Quetzalem,
huh? Well, that explains the tasty BBQ smokehouse quality of your
skin."
He
frowned. There was no detecting how this woman truly felt about his
intentions. "You are familiar with my breed then? Perhaps you
know that once a year we go into heat for twelve hours, and during
this time we need constant climax to fan the embers of the brimstone
lacing our bones. If we do not, our brimstone dries. Never more can
we get it back once the cinders turn to ash."
"Well,
it's a good thing you found the sex demon in town, isn't it?"
Of
course. He should have guessed. She was too damn hot to be anything
else; it was her young, innocent face that had convinced him
otherwise. He'd already experienced the fire coursing through her
veins like liquid passion, and he knew her claim to be more than
true. It was an understatement.
He
motioned for her to follow him. "Come to my home and I'll give
you what you need."
That
perked her up. No doubt she thought he meant the fae wing. "You
know, sex demons can sympathize with your little problem. Except we
have it worse. If we don't get climax on a regular basis, we can
weaken, and even die."
"I
doubt you've ever had a problem with this." His gaze raked over
her sumptuous, goddess-like body. He instantly regretted the words
when her yellow eyes swarmed with a deep orange and flecks of brown.
She'd gone from carefree to tormented in only the breath of a
sentence.
"I
haven't, but my sister Zahra nearly died just last month. She was
tortured by someone who knew this information. Not everyone likes sex
demons. Surely you can appreciate this, dragon boy, since your kind
has been hunted to near extinction."
Axel
looked upon the woman in a new light. She wasn't just a sensual
hellion. She'd seen enough things in her obviously young life to be a
woman who knew how to take care of herself. Contemplating what kind
of hard times would have led to the thick skin she possessed fueled
his veins with rage. Thinking of anyone hurting this beautiful woman
brought a haze over his vision. Remembering her current condition, he
took her hand in his, but she jerked it away. He'd held it just long
enough to realize the shakes had returned.
He'd
seen enough withdrawal to know her insides probably felt as if they
were soaked in acid, being pickled in bitter liquid need. Her mind
would only be half-registering his words. The other half would be an
evil mantra teasing her with the desire to make this itching of her
skin and pain within her body go away.
"I'd
been clean for a month, but I had a slip up the other day." Her
gaze flickered with disappointment. "My sister still doesn't
know. We left our hometown mostly on my behalf." She
laughed,
but it escaped in a bitter, desperate cry. He searched her face for
tears, but found none. "Gods, why am I telling this to my
dealer?"
"I'll
be more than your dealer soon."
Review Rating: 4 LIGHTNING BOLTS
Review: Fast paced, dark, but riveting, Addictions of a Sex Demon will have you at the edge of your seat. I like the author's premise with this book, and it is part of a series, but not necessary to read in order. For those of you that are series buffs and need to read them in order, this is book 3.
The world created in this book is very dark. Be warned, there's lots of sexual matter, drugs, and language. Sephina and Axel are interesting, complex characters that brought life to the pages. Their story is full of wild sex, and some dark moments, but all around I found this to be a quick, HOT, satisfying read. Unique and hot, that's a few great choice words to describe Ms. Shield's books and writing. Looking forward to more!
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Author Bio
Jaye Shields holds a degree in Anthropology from San Francisco State University with an emphasis in archaeology. Her previous claims to fame include being a bass player for a grunge band called the Hymens, being mistaken for Britney Spears while in Tokyo, and commercial model. She insists the commercial still counts even though her lines were cut.
When she's not flying the skies as a flight attendant for a major airline, she spends her time writing sensual paranormal romance and urban fantasy. Thanks to her grandmother, she's been reading romance novels since she was ten years old. Jaye sprinkles her love of history, mythology, and the occult into flaming hot reads. Visit her at www.JayeShields.com
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