Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione

“All I ever had before you was nightmares.
But now I dream.
Because of you.”

Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione

Rating -
Standalone - Demonica #3
Genre - Paranormal Romance / forced proximity ~ he's forcing it :D
POV - multiple 3rd person
Heat - explicit
Source - library ebook
Length - 484 pages

FORBIDDEN TEMPTATIONS
Serena Kelley is an archaeologist and treasure hunter-and a woman with a secret. Since she was seven, she's been the keeper of a powerful charm that grants her health and immortality . . . as long as she stays a virgin. But Serena isn't all that innocent. And when a dangerously handsome stranger brings her to the brink of ecstasy, she wonders if she's finally met the one man she cannot resist.

FATAL DESIRES
Wraith is a Seminus demon with a death wish. But when an old enemy poisons him, he must find Serena and persuade her to give him the only known antidote in the universe-her charm. Yet, as she begins to surrender to his seductions and Wraith senses the cure is within his grasp, he realizes a horrible He's falling for the woman whose life he must take in order to save his own.

Wraith was so much more than the male I expected him to be. In the previous books, he seemed to basically coast through life, doing what he wanted and damn the consequences. Once he realized that the suffering he didn't bear was being expended on his brother, it was the wakeup call he needed. Now that he was dying from an uncurable poison, he had to get his act together. But really, a male can only change so much.

Serena was a charmed human, which gave her a feeling of invincibility. Remaining a virgin solidified her immortality. What happens when the one man she can't resist wants the very thing she cannot give?

This story gave so much depth to Wraith's character and despite his many lies to Serena, I loved the way their relationship developed. He may have all of the physical strength, but she had tons of spirit and whenever she gave as good as she got from him, I was right there cheering her on.

The second story under it all was furthering the romance between Gem and Kynan and I really liked seeing some of the turmoil they had to go through to get to the happiness waiting for them on the other side of it.

Wraith ended up being an incredible hero, not just for the sake of his relationship with Serena, but because of what he did for everyone in the world. I'm sure he won't let anyone forget all of the good he's done and I'm excited to see how this all fits in the stories to come. Their newfound brother's book is next and I've already got it downloaded.

Previous books in the series
Pleasure Unbound * Desire Unchained

Air Force veteran Larissa Ione traded in a career in meteorology to pursue her passion of writing. She has since published dozens of books, hit several bestseller lists, including the New York Times and USA Today, and has been nominated for a RITA award.

She now spends her days in pajamas with her computer, strong coffee, and supernatural worlds. She believes in celebrating everything, and would never be caught without a bottle of Champagne chilling in the fridge…just in case.

She lives in Wisconsin with her retired U.S. Coast Guard husband, her son, a rescue cat named Vegas, and her very own hellhounds, a King Shepherd named Hexe and a Belgian Malinois named Duvel.

Visit https://www.larissaione.com for more information.