Title: The Promise
Author: Kim Carmichael
Genre: Erotica
Publisher: Hot Ink Press
Demon Dolan Ciar exists on three simple words: desire, denial, and destruction. Every four years, he is allowed one night of earthly passion to punish a deserving female. By the time he is finished, his victims are left as willing receptacles for demons yet to come.
Since she was four, a demon has been the only constant in Leora Desmond's life. He taught her how to seize control, to never give up, and to take whatever she wanted. At twenty-four, her self-centered existence is focused on one thing. She wants Dolan, and she won't be dissuaded.
A mistake brought Dolan to Leora. A promise bound him to her. Returning once again to ask for his freedom, he is faced with Leora demanding to be his next conquest. The ultimate retribution would be to take from her the ultimate symbol of her selfishness.
Now, Dolan must decide if he can doom her to life in living hell or face his own set of unearthly consequences, while Leora must choose between her pleasure and her heart.
The Promise blurs the line between good and evil, desire and love, and promises and commitment.
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Well from reading the Summary, and reading what other's wrote I was expecting a hot, hot erotica. But for the first 65% of the book there wasn't so much as more than a chaste peck on the check. Now mind you this book is short. It literally took me about thirty minutes to read.
The characters are not very well developed, but that is to be expected in a short. Leora wasn't really any sort of character that I can describe. And Nolan was a piss poor example of a demon for the majority of the book. But we can forgive him for this because he started out with a 4 year old. The book does major time jumps, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 are the ages we deal with for Leora, meanwhile Nolan doesn't age at all.
So since this is an erotica I suppose that I should comment on the erotic portion of the book. As someone who has a decent love life I can say that there was nothing out of the ordinary. In fact I don't really understand why this is even classified as an erotica. I didn't think that the sex scenes were that graphic or for that matter over the top in any way.
Was this a decent story? Yes, if it was longer it probably would have turned out to be quite entertaining. All in call it was a quick read which had a decent love scene. I actually liked Nolan a lot in the book, even though he was a demon.
I would love to give this book more stars, but it just didn't do it for me. I am therefore giving it 3.5 stars and would say give it a read it's a quick story and who knows you may just like it. For me it just didn't hit that read me again and again point.
Details/Disclaimer: Review copy was provided to me in exchange for a fair and honest review. The free book held no determination on my personal review
The characters are not very well developed, but that is to be expected in a short. Leora wasn't really any sort of character that I can describe. And Nolan was a piss poor example of a demon for the majority of the book. But we can forgive him for this because he started out with a 4 year old. The book does major time jumps, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 are the ages we deal with for Leora, meanwhile Nolan doesn't age at all.
So since this is an erotica I suppose that I should comment on the erotic portion of the book. As someone who has a decent love life I can say that there was nothing out of the ordinary. In fact I don't really understand why this is even classified as an erotica. I didn't think that the sex scenes were that graphic or for that matter over the top in any way.
Was this a decent story? Yes, if it was longer it probably would have turned out to be quite entertaining. All in call it was a quick read which had a decent love scene. I actually liked Nolan a lot in the book, even though he was a demon.
I would love to give this book more stars, but it just didn't do it for me. I am therefore giving it 3.5 stars and would say give it a read it's a quick story and who knows you may just like it. For me it just didn't hit that read me again and again point.
Details/Disclaimer: Review copy was provided to me in exchange for a fair and honest review. The free book held no determination on my personal review
He tilted his head. "You look older."
She forced herself to blink and to remember her goal. "Then I assume I am at last old enough to be a fit for a demon." She stepped forward, stopping less than a foot away from him. The back of her throat dried out, and she swallowed.
He put his hand to his chin, his gaze taking her in. "This old song and dance. When will you use the brains you have and leave it alone?"
His words hit her, but rather than retreating, she moved closer. The energy, the tingle, the wafts of spice encompassed her and lured her toward him. "Never."
"You were smart last time. Why don't you release me so I can do what I came here for." He glanced down at her and then shifted his focus beyond her. "I have needs as well."
"Tonight I am the one you came here for." The mention of his last visit stung, but she willed herself to keep going. She ran her fingers up the buttons of his shirt. "You always told me to take control."
He shook his head. "A lesson you learned well."
She reached up and clenched his collar in her fist. "I let you go last time, but tonight I am the one you need."
He grabbed her wrist. "I spared you before. Never forget that."
She stared right into his eyes. No weakness was allowed tonight. "It's me, Dolan. Me, or you can be celibate until the decade I do you the favor of dying. I don't care about your pain." She tensed, preparing herself for his retaliation.
"I thought I taught you better than to make demands of a demon." He pressed his palm to the side of her face.
Heat radiated through her body, sending a warning to every one of her nerve endings. "A demon who comforts a child is a failure of a demon in my book."
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