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Tale of the Demon World #6
Demon's Fire
The thrilling new erotic paranormal romance from the USA Today bestselling author
Fleeing the routine life her family wanted for her, Beth joins an archaeological dig spearheaded by her cousin Charles. For such an adventurer, the desert city of Bhamjran is perfect for making unusual discoveries-especially when it comes to forbidden appetites. Like his own unnatural desire for a Yama demon. And as he and Beth are about to learn, some Yama find humans equally irresistible...
Fleeing the routine life her family wanted for her, Beth joins an archaeological dig spearheaded by her cousin Charles. For such an adventurer, the desert city of Bhamjran is perfect for making unusual discoveries-especially when it comes to forbidden appetites. Like his own unnatural desire for a Yama demon. And as he and Beth are about to learn, some Yama find humans equally irresistible...
336 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2008
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Emma Holly
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July 28, 2008
Wow! Laura wasnt kidding when she said this book deserves more than 5 stars! It deserves 10! Whew! HOT HOT HOT!
Here goes:
This is the 3rd book in a series by Emma Holly. They are:
1.Demons Daughter
2. Prince of Ice
3. Demons Fire
I really loved Prince of Ice but I am IN LOVE with this book!
This is the story of an exiled Royal yama named Prince Pahndir. We met him in Prince of Ice and this is the continuation of his story.
Prince Pahndir meets a woman named Beth who is working on an archeological dig in Bahmraihn with her best friend and secret desire Charles (who we met in Demons Daughter). Pahndir is instantly attracted to them both, and they are only humans, so he's not sure why that is.
Beth and Charles also have a strong attraction (separately I might add) to the Prince, and they both start secretly meeting with him. The Prince would like nothing more for the 3 of them to be able to be together, but he's worried they may not agree to it...
Needless to say there is a lot of action in this book, both sexual and otherwise! But Oh my god the sex is HOT! This book has m/m sex f/m/m and regular old vanilla m/f sex. ;D Wow... Please read this book. I could read it again and again.
Here goes:
This is the 3rd book in a series by Emma Holly. They are:
1.Demons Daughter
2. Prince of Ice
3. Demons Fire
I really loved Prince of Ice but I am IN LOVE with this book!
This is the story of an exiled Royal yama named Prince Pahndir. We met him in Prince of Ice and this is the continuation of his story.
Prince Pahndir meets a woman named Beth who is working on an archeological dig in Bahmraihn with her best friend and secret desire Charles (who we met in Demons Daughter). Pahndir is instantly attracted to them both, and they are only humans, so he's not sure why that is.
Beth and Charles also have a strong attraction (separately I might add) to the Prince, and they both start secretly meeting with him. The Prince would like nothing more for the 3 of them to be able to be together, but he's worried they may not agree to it...
Needless to say there is a lot of action in this book, both sexual and otherwise! But Oh my god the sex is HOT! This book has m/m sex f/m/m and regular old vanilla m/f sex. ;D Wow... Please read this book. I could read it again and again.
March 29, 2008
This is the follow-up to "Prince of Ice" and "Demon's Daughter", and a fine offering it is! This author is constantly pushing the envelope and blurring the boundaries between fantasy, romance, and erotica. While gentler readers may be distressed by scenes of mild domination/submission and menage, those who like the spicier side of romance will cheer.
This demon world is a rich one and we finally get the story of Prince Pahndir who was held in a pleasure house in "Prince of Ice". He lost his mate when she committed suicide and his unseemly display of grief caused his family to abandon him and fake his death.
Beth and Charles have been friends since Charles was saved from the streets as a teenager. Beth's adventurous nature and unrequited love for Charles make her a truly engaging heroine. All three of these protagonists have issues to work through before they can face their futures.
This demon world is a rich one and we finally get the story of Prince Pahndir who was held in a pleasure house in "Prince of Ice". He lost his mate when she committed suicide and his unseemly display of grief caused his family to abandon him and fake his death.
Beth and Charles have been friends since Charles was saved from the streets as a teenager. Beth's adventurous nature and unrequited love for Charles make her a truly engaging heroine. All three of these protagonists have issues to work through before they can face their futures.
April 30, 2009
I loved loved loved Prince Pahndir’s story!! This is the 3rd and final book in Emma Holly’s Demon World Series. We first meet Prince Pahndir in the previous book, “Prince of Ice”, which is Prince Cor’s story. Background about Prince Pahndir from Prince of Ice**spoilers if you haven’t read Prince of Ice!!**: you learn Prince Pahndir is a yama (aka demon). He’s extremely beautiful, long jet black hair and silver eyes, which is typical of yama. Outward expression of emotions is looked down upon among the yama race, who consider themselves to be superior to humans. Since Pahndir had a bit of a melt down after his wife’s suicide, his family faked his death and sold him to a madam who ran the Purple Crane, a training school for beautiful young men and women to become pillow girls/boys for royalty (think sexual courtesans). Yama are unique because they can only spill their seed during their heats, and only with their mates. Yama know when they’ve found their mate because their eyes will become jet black with lust. Pahndir was subjected to a lot of cruel treatment in “Prince of Ice” because the nasty madam that ran the Purple Crane would have her students arouse him, even during his crazed heat, but it was torturous for him since he could never – um, let go. Fast forward to the end of “Prince of Ice” and Pahndir has been rescued by Prince Cor and Buttercup, a former student of the Purple Crane school.
Prince Pahndir begins “Demon Fire” a free man, running a successful brothel called The Prince’s Flame in the exotic desert location Bhamjran. He spots two young humans, Beth and Charles, shopping in the market and he’s immediately attracted to them both. Beth and Charles are in town working on the archeological dig site of former Queen Tou. Beth and Charles have been friends for years, but there’s definitely an attraction between the two of them. Both are attracted to Prince Pahndir as well, but Charles has some issues owning up to his feelings.
Charles had a rough few years growing up and he worked at a seedy location where he had sex with men and allowed demons to feed off his energy. Charles enjoyed both acts immensely and wants to do it again, but he’s has some shame issues to overcome. When Charles learns that Pahndir has humans and yama working at his brothel, it’s not long before Charles winds up at the business. But it’s Prince Pahndir that Charles really wants.
Meanwhile Pahndir is also pursuing Beth, who’s more accepting of her body’s desires and a LOT easier to convince. You’ve got Beth giving in to Charles, Beth giving in to Pahndir and a love triangle where ALL the participants are attracted to and possibly falling in love with each other. The bedroom action was VERY SMOKIN’ HOT and well written. There’s a supernatural element involving a secret chamber of Queen Tou, and a possible possession. Also, Prince Pahndir’s family rears its ugly head again and the trio must deal with this threat as well.
Great read – definitely the BEST in Emma Holly’s Demon World Series. Prince Pahndir was my favorite character in Prince of Ice, which I read simply to get to this book. You can read Demon Fire without reading Prince of Ice, but you’ll have a better understanding of the suffering Prince Pahndir endured if you read the previous book. Demon Fire was excellent! Prince Pahndir is sweet, sexy, hot and powerful…all at once. Again, I loved this.
Prince Pahndir begins “Demon Fire” a free man, running a successful brothel called The Prince’s Flame in the exotic desert location Bhamjran. He spots two young humans, Beth and Charles, shopping in the market and he’s immediately attracted to them both. Beth and Charles are in town working on the archeological dig site of former Queen Tou. Beth and Charles have been friends for years, but there’s definitely an attraction between the two of them. Both are attracted to Prince Pahndir as well, but Charles has some issues owning up to his feelings.
Charles had a rough few years growing up and he worked at a seedy location where he had sex with men and allowed demons to feed off his energy. Charles enjoyed both acts immensely and wants to do it again, but he’s has some shame issues to overcome. When Charles learns that Pahndir has humans and yama working at his brothel, it’s not long before Charles winds up at the business. But it’s Prince Pahndir that Charles really wants.
Meanwhile Pahndir is also pursuing Beth, who’s more accepting of her body’s desires and a LOT easier to convince. You’ve got Beth giving in to Charles, Beth giving in to Pahndir and a love triangle where ALL the participants are attracted to and possibly falling in love with each other. The bedroom action was VERY SMOKIN’ HOT and well written. There’s a supernatural element involving a secret chamber of Queen Tou, and a possible possession. Also, Prince Pahndir’s family rears its ugly head again and the trio must deal with this threat as well.
Great read – definitely the BEST in Emma Holly’s Demon World Series. Prince Pahndir was my favorite character in Prince of Ice, which I read simply to get to this book. You can read Demon Fire without reading Prince of Ice, but you’ll have a better understanding of the suffering Prince Pahndir endured if you read the previous book. Demon Fire was excellent! Prince Pahndir is sweet, sexy, hot and powerful…all at once. Again, I loved this.
June 24, 2011
I first encountered the hero of this book in book three of the series when he was in captivity. I fell in love on the spot and for the first time in my life skipped all the books in in-between to get to his happy ever after.
This said I was already inclined to love this book because the final chapter of book 3, which is also the prologue of this one, was a fantastic reading material. It was so full of possibilities that I could not phantom what would happened next! But I wanted to know with a passion. Why? Because that ending (beginning) was as poignant as it could be and it made me put the author on my fav list.
Some times while reading book three I thought that the author would let the prince be a third wheel to Cor and Butercup. It mad me a trifle sad but I could have handled it. It would have made a good book less good and still the beacon of similar books out there. Lets face the truth-I wanted a better future for the second prince, and my oh my-did I get it! Thank you ,dear author, for that!
My already formed love for the hero aside here is one thing that made this book exceptional-it was the first and my be the last (the jury is still out on that count) book I read in which the hero has a perfect past love that is handled correctly.
There is no sappy feeling about the previous relationship. It is all still written so you could feel his pain, sure, but the hero wants to live on. Yes I know! A novel experience! In book 3 we saw how his kind and family left him to his grief because he was a solitary. A yama that could have only that one love mate. And his, inconveniently-died. He loved her and there was no denying that. He was broken down in book three and was always questioning his will to go on but he always hoped. He was always looking for a future. This is, lets face it, a novel thing in this kind of romance background and it was written perfectly.
Also a special thing and a treat was the fact that the hero never, not for a second, went in to the denial phase all heroes with an ex love seem to have. He never stopped his actions so he could think about how he was betraying his former princess. He never wallowed how he was not good enough even thou he believed his wife killed herself. He never ran and he never faltered in his affections. He was just happy to have somebody again. Or in this case two somebodys. That was what made it all special. And very much worth reading.
Other then all this we have a fabulously developed heroine and second hero that almost jump off the page. The action, the dialogues, and OMG the sex was all so well written I would give this book a 10 star rating if it was possible.
There is so much to tell, but there is not one word I would wish to write that could spoil this book to anybody, because it is a treasure and a pleasure to read. So the only thing I can do is recommend it to anybody that likes : fantasy, erotica, ménage, romance, steam punk… because this book exceed all expectations in all of the categories it occupies and is worth your time and money.
This said I was already inclined to love this book because the final chapter of book 3, which is also the prologue of this one, was a fantastic reading material. It was so full of possibilities that I could not phantom what would happened next! But I wanted to know with a passion. Why? Because that ending (beginning) was as poignant as it could be and it made me put the author on my fav list.
Some times while reading book three I thought that the author would let the prince be a third wheel to Cor and Butercup. It mad me a trifle sad but I could have handled it. It would have made a good book less good and still the beacon of similar books out there. Lets face the truth-I wanted a better future for the second prince, and my oh my-did I get it! Thank you ,dear author, for that!
My already formed love for the hero aside here is one thing that made this book exceptional-it was the first and my be the last (the jury is still out on that count) book I read in which the hero has a perfect past love that is handled correctly.
There is no sappy feeling about the previous relationship. It is all still written so you could feel his pain, sure, but the hero wants to live on. Yes I know! A novel experience! In book 3 we saw how his kind and family left him to his grief because he was a solitary. A yama that could have only that one love mate. And his, inconveniently-died. He loved her and there was no denying that. He was broken down in book three and was always questioning his will to go on but he always hoped. He was always looking for a future. This is, lets face it, a novel thing in this kind of romance background and it was written perfectly.
Also a special thing and a treat was the fact that the hero never, not for a second, went in to the denial phase all heroes with an ex love seem to have. He never stopped his actions so he could think about how he was betraying his former princess. He never wallowed how he was not good enough even thou he believed his wife killed herself. He never ran and he never faltered in his affections. He was just happy to have somebody again. Or in this case two somebodys. That was what made it all special. And very much worth reading.
Other then all this we have a fabulously developed heroine and second hero that almost jump off the page. The action, the dialogues, and OMG the sex was all so well written I would give this book a 10 star rating if it was possible.
There is so much to tell, but there is not one word I would wish to write that could spoil this book to anybody, because it is a treasure and a pleasure to read. So the only thing I can do is recommend it to anybody that likes : fantasy, erotica, ménage, romance, steam punk… because this book exceed all expectations in all of the categories it occupies and is worth your time and money.
October 18, 2009
When I purchased, The Demon's Daughter I thought it was one book in a trilogy so I purchased Demon World and The Prince of Ice. Although this book reveals the lives of the few of the lesser characters from The Demon's Daughter. Once again Emma Holly weaves an interesting tale. I realized that I am somewhat of a prude because I found the homosexuality of two of the characters bothersome. I do not care one way or another about someone's homosexuality, I just don't feel comfortable reading about the details. With that being said, the book was good and again, Ms. Holly's over verbose writing style was my biggest complaint.
December 5, 2012
Read this ages ago and remember really enjoying it. It's an m/m/f paranormal/fantasy about two friends (cousins?) with the hots for each other (that it takes them ages to act on) and their mutual attraction to an elegant Prince who has demon/sorcerer skills and needs. It's pretty kinky and hot. I'm thinking a re-read is in order.
June 23, 2022
DNF at page 62.
This one is incredibly slow. I have read other novels by this author and this was her weakest work. I am truly surprised that this was rated so high. Perhaps I'm not to the exciting part, but I'm not hanging around for more. I try for 50+ pages and hit 62 before calling it as there were a few parts that had potential. The setting is an archeological dig and it was epically uninteresting. The lingo used seemed to be sprinkled in at random and specifically designed to slow the reader and make it less understandable. This is supposed to be an 'erotic, romantic fantasy' - but only hits on the fantasy part (as there is a demon involved). There was basically only one steamy scene in the first 60 pages and the virginal heroine was ASLEEP. . Yawn.
On to the next book.
This one is incredibly slow. I have read other novels by this author and this was her weakest work. I am truly surprised that this was rated so high. Perhaps I'm not to the exciting part, but I'm not hanging around for more. I try for 50+ pages and hit 62 before calling it as there were a few parts that had potential. The setting is an archeological dig and it was epically uninteresting. The lingo used seemed to be sprinkled in at random and specifically designed to slow the reader and make it less understandable. This is supposed to be an 'erotic, romantic fantasy' - but only hits on the fantasy part (as there is a demon involved). There was basically only one steamy scene in the first 60 pages and the virginal heroine was ASLEEP. . Yawn.
On to the next book.
August 14, 2009
*SIGH* This is why Emma Holly is my fave erotica author. She has no limits and walks the fine line between mainstream and damn bold and hot! I love the male-male elements she writes in her stories because they are so emotional (Strange Attractions is great for that too!). This is a story with a premise that I wasn't really into (archaeology digs, hierarchy society, etc.) and I had forgotten it was part of a series. But as soon as she introduced the characters and had them interacting and sexing, I was hooked. I read it in a day and got all hot and bothered.
So if you pick it up and the first 25 pages aren't hooking you with the story/background, see it through. Trust me. You'll get to her sex scenes, which are worth twice the cost of the book!
So if you pick it up and the first 25 pages aren't hooking you with the story/background, see it through. Trust me. You'll get to her sex scenes, which are worth twice the cost of the book!
March 12, 2009
I am a HUGE Emma Holly fan and was excited to read this book when I discovered that this was a sequel to her book The Prince of Ice and a few others- which I loved. This is not a bad book- but it's not one of Holly's best either. Most of the characters are from previous books and I was expecting to enjoy reading about their adventures- instead I was bored. I say read this if you are a true Holly fan- if not don't waste your time.
May 22, 2008
I love Emma Holly. She rocks. In Demon's Fire, she takes us back to the world of the Yama. Those exotic aliens with the interesting appetites. Prince Pahndir is free from the pillow house, but is he free from his desires. Hmmm.......
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April 25, 2016This was this month's random pick from my TBR, and it was a random pick that made me happy when I saw what book it was. I like Emma Holly and most of her books have really worked for me, so I'm not too sure why it's been almost 10 years since I've read one.
This is part of Holly's series about the Yama. The earlier books were set in Ohram, which is basically an alternate version of Victorian England, where a race of very advanced beings who live underground have been discovered a few decades previously. The Yama (called "demons" by humans, due to markings on their tongues that make them look like they're forked) have all sorts of technology, which gives this world a quite steampunk feel. Queen Victoria quickly realised the potential benefits of access to their tech and allowed them to settle in her empire, but people are still really wary of them. Part of this is because of their physical appearance, but part of it is because of their penchant for feeding off humans' energy, an act that, although harmful to the human if uncontrolled, can be extremely pleasurable and sensual for both sides.
This particular book is set in what seems to be an alternate version of India, a country recently conquered by the Ohramese. This alternate India is matriarchal and people (particularly women) are a lot freer about their sexuality than in Ohram.
And in keeping with that attitude, what we have here is a ménage book. On one angle of the triangle we've got Prince Pahndir, who was a character in the previous book in the series, Prince of Ice (which I must confess I barely remember). Pahndir is a prince of the Yama, who lost his beloved soulmate when she killed himself. Since Yama get only one chance at a soulmate (and for royalty it's even worse, since they can't really have proper orgasms without this person), Pahndir fell to pieces at her death, which felt to him as a huge betrayal. His family, horrified at his lack of control, faked his death and sent him away, selling him to a brothel. He lived there for years, being used to train the prostitutes (this was where we met him in the previous book, where he was the heroine's friend). At the start of this book we see his rescue, and we see him again when he's running his own brothel (where everyone is wonderfully treated, of course).
Then we've got Charles, a young Ohramese working for an expedition that's excavating an ancient tomb close to the city. Charles's background has some things in common with Pahndir. He's not royal; in fact, he's far from it: his mother was a street prostitute. When she died he ended up in a brothel himself, but he carried with him her fear of the Yama, who had just started to get settled in Ohram, and although he was terribly intrigued and tempted by the concept of their feeding off his energy, he never allowed that particular act. He is still obsessed with this by the start of this book, and when he comes in contact with Pahndir, who makes it clear his kink can be easily accomodated, the temptation becomes too strong for him.
And then there's Beth. Beth is a sheltered young Ohramese woman working in the same expedition as Charles. She's the sister of the heroine of the first book in this series, and she doesn't have any horrible things in her past. She's just adventurous and fancies Charles madly. Turns out she also becomes fascinated by Pahndir.
For the first two thirds of the book, I mostly really liked this. I loved the main relationship. Pahndir is a vulnerable, lonely character, having almost accepted that there's no one out there for him. Charles is tortured by what he sees as his kinks and has to be dragged almost kicking and screaming into his relationship with both Pahndir and Beth. Beth... well, Beth is just horny. She might be a virgin, but she has absolutely no problem accepting her somewhat unorthodox desires and just going for it with Charles, with Pahndir, with both at the same time. She's up for pretty much anything, and I thought that was great.
But there was so much here that was problematic! There were some things in the first two thirds, but then things started getting really gross and horrible, and I ended up giving up about 75% in.
At the start of the book we've got a scene where Charles goes into Beth's room while she's sleeping and they do all sorts of sexual things while she sleeps. Definitely non-consensual, but fine, I was ok to go with this in this fantastical setting.
There's also a subplot about the ancient queen whose tomb Beth and Charles' expedition is excavating. The idea is that this queen, who was extremely powerful, was highly sexed, and by being in the tomb Beth has somehow been influenced by her and sort of absorbed her insatiable appetites and her powers. She has vivid dreams about the queen's life, and we get treated to the detail of one of them, in a long dream sequence. That dreams was clearly intended to be super hot, but it wasn't to me. The queen has a harem of men, slaves sent in as tributes by all the many tribes she's conquered, and she chooses 5 each night. They're all desperate to serve her in that way. I was icked out by this. I know it's meant to be complete fantasy and I'm being humourless and earnest here, but the concept of having sex with slaves and this being portrayed as erotic is hugely problematic to me. I didn't really find that scene erotic in the least. Actually, I probably wouldn't have even if the men involved had not been slaves... this scene involved the queen being fucked by dozens of her slaves in one night.. all I could think was "gross" and "ouch!".
But since I could kind of ignore this and it didn't really affect the real protagonists' relationship, I kept going and mostly enjoying the book. What made me delete this angrily from my kindle was what happened when the suspense subplot got going. Basically, his family have found out that Pahndir has escaped the brothel, and fear he might try to come back. They have him kidnapped by a desert tribe of female assassins. And this casually leads to horrific sexual assault that is portrayed in a way that I thought was exploitative and titillating. There's loads of this, and even the rescue scene by Beth and Charles is horrendous (they decide that since they are outnumbered they need to pretend to be people sent by the villain to properly break their captive). I just could not stomach this crap, so gave up.
No. Just, no.
MY GRADE: A DNF.
This is part of Holly's series about the Yama. The earlier books were set in Ohram, which is basically an alternate version of Victorian England, where a race of very advanced beings who live underground have been discovered a few decades previously. The Yama (called "demons" by humans, due to markings on their tongues that make them look like they're forked) have all sorts of technology, which gives this world a quite steampunk feel. Queen Victoria quickly realised the potential benefits of access to their tech and allowed them to settle in her empire, but people are still really wary of them. Part of this is because of their physical appearance, but part of it is because of their penchant for feeding off humans' energy, an act that, although harmful to the human if uncontrolled, can be extremely pleasurable and sensual for both sides.
This particular book is set in what seems to be an alternate version of India, a country recently conquered by the Ohramese. This alternate India is matriarchal and people (particularly women) are a lot freer about their sexuality than in Ohram.
And in keeping with that attitude, what we have here is a ménage book. On one angle of the triangle we've got Prince Pahndir, who was a character in the previous book in the series, Prince of Ice (which I must confess I barely remember). Pahndir is a prince of the Yama, who lost his beloved soulmate when she killed himself. Since Yama get only one chance at a soulmate (and for royalty it's even worse, since they can't really have proper orgasms without this person), Pahndir fell to pieces at her death, which felt to him as a huge betrayal. His family, horrified at his lack of control, faked his death and sent him away, selling him to a brothel. He lived there for years, being used to train the prostitutes (this was where we met him in the previous book, where he was the heroine's friend). At the start of this book we see his rescue, and we see him again when he's running his own brothel (where everyone is wonderfully treated, of course).
Then we've got Charles, a young Ohramese working for an expedition that's excavating an ancient tomb close to the city. Charles's background has some things in common with Pahndir. He's not royal; in fact, he's far from it: his mother was a street prostitute. When she died he ended up in a brothel himself, but he carried with him her fear of the Yama, who had just started to get settled in Ohram, and although he was terribly intrigued and tempted by the concept of their feeding off his energy, he never allowed that particular act. He is still obsessed with this by the start of this book, and when he comes in contact with Pahndir, who makes it clear his kink can be easily accomodated, the temptation becomes too strong for him.
And then there's Beth. Beth is a sheltered young Ohramese woman working in the same expedition as Charles. She's the sister of the heroine of the first book in this series, and she doesn't have any horrible things in her past. She's just adventurous and fancies Charles madly. Turns out she also becomes fascinated by Pahndir.
For the first two thirds of the book, I mostly really liked this. I loved the main relationship. Pahndir is a vulnerable, lonely character, having almost accepted that there's no one out there for him. Charles is tortured by what he sees as his kinks and has to be dragged almost kicking and screaming into his relationship with both Pahndir and Beth. Beth... well, Beth is just horny. She might be a virgin, but she has absolutely no problem accepting her somewhat unorthodox desires and just going for it with Charles, with Pahndir, with both at the same time. She's up for pretty much anything, and I thought that was great.
But there was so much here that was problematic! There were some things in the first two thirds, but then things started getting really gross and horrible, and I ended up giving up about 75% in.
At the start of the book we've got a scene where Charles goes into Beth's room while she's sleeping and they do all sorts of sexual things while she sleeps. Definitely non-consensual, but fine, I was ok to go with this in this fantastical setting.
There's also a subplot about the ancient queen whose tomb Beth and Charles' expedition is excavating. The idea is that this queen, who was extremely powerful, was highly sexed, and by being in the tomb Beth has somehow been influenced by her and sort of absorbed her insatiable appetites and her powers. She has vivid dreams about the queen's life, and we get treated to the detail of one of them, in a long dream sequence. That dreams was clearly intended to be super hot, but it wasn't to me. The queen has a harem of men, slaves sent in as tributes by all the many tribes she's conquered, and she chooses 5 each night. They're all desperate to serve her in that way. I was icked out by this. I know it's meant to be complete fantasy and I'm being humourless and earnest here, but the concept of having sex with slaves and this being portrayed as erotic is hugely problematic to me. I didn't really find that scene erotic in the least. Actually, I probably wouldn't have even if the men involved had not been slaves... this scene involved the queen being fucked by dozens of her slaves in one night.. all I could think was "gross" and "ouch!".
But since I could kind of ignore this and it didn't really affect the real protagonists' relationship, I kept going and mostly enjoying the book. What made me delete this angrily from my kindle was what happened when the suspense subplot got going. Basically, his family have found out that Pahndir has escaped the brothel, and fear he might try to come back. They have him kidnapped by a desert tribe of female assassins. And this casually leads to horrific sexual assault that is portrayed in a way that I thought was exploitative and titillating. There's loads of this, and even the rescue scene by Beth and Charles is horrendous (they decide that since they are outnumbered they need to pretend to be people sent by the villain to properly break their captive). I just could not stomach this crap, so gave up.
No. Just, no.
MY GRADE: A DNF.
November 23, 2022
Awesome Read!
This book brings characters from past books together to create an excellent story that is filled with intriguine, danger from the past and unfulfilled hopes and dreams. Hidden forbidden desires, erotic yearnings and burning lust are suppressed but clawing to be emerge.
An ancient hidden room changes everything.
Three lives will change and change their desteniys to become something extraordinary.
This book brings characters from past books together to create an excellent story that is filled with intriguine, danger from the past and unfulfilled hopes and dreams. Hidden forbidden desires, erotic yearnings and burning lust are suppressed but clawing to be emerge.
An ancient hidden room changes everything.
Three lives will change and change their desteniys to become something extraordinary.
October 19, 2017
hot hot hot for paranormal erotica, but the I wasn't interested in the story.
October 3, 2013
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My issue is that it is book #3 of the Demons series and the characters were secondary characters in the previous books. It looks like it is a trilogy although I could read it as stand alone, I think I lost some valuable information regarding the world Emma Holly created. I am a bit upset that I did not find any short prologue because it took me a little while to figure it out and jump into the story.
Once I jumped into the romance and the plot, I found the story really enjoyable. It was very original and I fell hard for the yama prince. He was very endearing and lovable. The fact that I could read his POV was definitely a plus for me. I also enjoyed the other two main characters but I wished I could have read their story so I knew who they were. Charles had definitely a difficult past that defined him.
I had the most difficulties with Beth. She changed from the average intelligent to extremely one and although I understood at first how, I was not happy with the ending. It had nothing to do with the plot but with the development that I found short and dry. Somehow I preferred the paranormal version versus the technology version. I did not enjoy much this epilogue.
I was attached to this story only because of one of the main character, Prince Pahndir. From beginning to end, I was into him. I could feel his fears, his hopes, his pain, his desires. He truly was an extraordinary character that supported the entire story.
I do not understand the title at all and see no connection with the story either: Demon’s Fire. I tried to find a psychological connection but even there, could not find any. I guess I am missing again the previous books and it confirms that this is a series that should be read in order rather than in stand alone.
March 22, 2015
I love Emma Holly's Demon World series, which means a lot since I really don't like books about demons especially when they are humanizing them. In the end, it does matter to me for this series.
Holly does erotic and menage type stories really well but she also manages to keep the emotions involved. I really thought that Beth was being possessed almost or in someway influenced by the spirit of a Yama queen into exploring her sexuality more. In the past Charles was able to keep his distance because she didn't express her sensuality ever.
I like that this book seems to go into the three main character's backgrounds. It felt more like an indepth story and even though there's lots of sex it doesn't over power the emotional development of the characters. I remain a fan of this series and it's seriously a must own in my world.
Holly does erotic and menage type stories really well but she also manages to keep the emotions involved. I really thought that Beth was being possessed almost or in someway influenced by the spirit of a Yama queen into exploring her sexuality more. In the past Charles was able to keep his distance because she didn't express her sensuality ever.
I like that this book seems to go into the three main character's backgrounds. It felt more like an indepth story and even though there's lots of sex it doesn't over power the emotional development of the characters. I remain a fan of this series and it's seriously a must own in my world.
March 9, 2016
Finally! FINALLY, MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED! I've found my holy grail: A well-written erotica with great storytelling and literary leanings, NO damsel-in-distress trope, no "dark secrets" or tortured heroes, no fetishization of virginity or counting on the heroine's love to save her lover(s) from themselves. Instead we get a plucky, forthright and tough-as-nails heroine who is NOT afraid to crack a few skulls, a mixture of alternative sexualities, two heroes with very different interests and manners but their own uniqueness and finding resolution from their conflicts within, a quick-paced plot that is neither bare minimum nor over the top, a well developed paranormal world setting crossed with historical detail, PLENTY of steamy sex and sensuality, and an HONEST, HEALTHY look at relationships, enthusiastic consent, and love. My only quibble is the author's perpetuation of the "hymen myth", but I won't hold it against her too much because women are constantly lied to about our own bodies. Otherwise, BLOODY WELL DONE! I will be eagerly searching for the rest of this series as well as other books by this author.
December 3, 2014
This was a hard book for me to rate. I liked the meat of the story, the characters (mostly), and the way this book was written. I was written well and kept me turning the pages to see what would happen next in the story. This was hard to rate for me cuz I really didn't feel the romance part. I'm not really into the tri-partner thing or the m/m and I was a little disappointed in this part. This is just a personal pov this book wasn't really for me. I definitely liked the action, suspense, emotions, and (again) how well this was written, but the relationship angle kept me from getting to interested and there were a few places where I skimmed to get to the end of a scene because it was too uncomfortable for me to read. No offense to anyone since I don't have a problem with a person's choice, I just would rather not have the deets. Overall, I enjoyed the scenery, the world, the personalities, definitely the 'secret' place and emotions, I just didn't like the relationship. To each his/her own...
January 26, 2009
The Demon's Daughter loved the Victorian feel - and our hero who wanted a girl who was more enamored of him than her fainting couch.
Hot Spell (anthology)same world but not 'Victorian' in the way DD was
Prince of Ice not my favorite, sort of feudal Japan crossed with China's Forbidden City
Demon's Delight (anthology)Demon scientist is trying to develop the ability to 'upgrade' the body - again a piece of technology that will probably reappear should the characters of Demon's Fire get another book.
Beyond the Dark (anthology)this one is set in the distant past [think Ancient Egypt:]- this introduces a piece of 'technology' that appears in Demon's Fire
Demon's Fire (the sequel to Prince of Ice)and in my opinion much more enjoyable, linked to Demon's Daughter.
Hot Spell (anthology)same world but not 'Victorian' in the way DD was
Prince of Ice not my favorite, sort of feudal Japan crossed with China's Forbidden City
Demon's Delight (anthology)Demon scientist is trying to develop the ability to 'upgrade' the body - again a piece of technology that will probably reappear should the characters of Demon's Fire get another book.
Beyond the Dark (anthology)this one is set in the distant past [think Ancient Egypt:]- this introduces a piece of 'technology' that appears in Demon's Fire
Demon's Fire (the sequel to Prince of Ice)and in my opinion much more enjoyable, linked to Demon's Daughter.
October 13, 2008
This book was pretty good, but I heard so much hype about it ahead of time, that I wasn't extremely impressed by it. It followed the familiar Emma Holly patterns - best case scenario happy ending, a bit of superfulous mystery, saving the best sex scenes until the end. I think I'm a little bored by that pattern.
Basic premise: Prince Pahndir (book 2) finds his perfect mates in Beth and Charles (book 1), but it takes them all a while to get together. Because they are in a matriarchal city that allows polyandry, the three get their happily ever after.
Basic premise: Prince Pahndir (book 2) finds his perfect mates in Beth and Charles (book 1), but it takes them all a while to get together. Because they are in a matriarchal city that allows polyandry, the three get their happily ever after.
September 8, 2010
I read this in one evening. I could NOT put it down. The great thing about Emma Holly is that she writes great erotica scenes. Ones that push the boundaries beyond normal erotic romances. This story involved a romance between 3 people, who ultimately marry as accepted by the fictional local tradition. I loved that idea. She balances the romance between the male leads and the female perfectly, so it doesn't seem as if one is an after-thought. Ever since discovering her books, I've been in love (and lust) with her worlds. A definite read-again for me.
July 29, 2011
I thought this book was hot!!! thats all there is too it. But personally as a fantasy it sucked. I don't have anything against homosexual acts - they just don't do anything for me. Also, how many of you are pining for the man of your dreams to want to marry you along with another guy, so he can have sex with him too for an endless life of threesomes? Helen Gurley Brown, the wisest woman who ever lived when it came to sex and human nature once said when a person says they like both sexes, you can be pretty sure they like there own the best.
January 9, 2011
well...this was definitely an Erotica =) I don't read that much Erotica, more romance for me. I will say that Emma did a great job with the best sex scenes I've read in a while. I didn't think I could like two men with a woman in the mix but she won me over. The beginning was a little confusing in the story line but it all fell together and I thought it ended very good. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes Erotica.
April 29, 2011
Wow, Ms. Holly writes another scorcher! Although it started a little slow, it picked up halfway through and burnt my fingers, it was so hot! Holly writes such detailed, rich and passionate intimate scenes that despite their taboo nature are still emotion-filled and potent in their romance. You didn't really have to read the earlier books in this series to understand the story, as the characters themselves filled you in. Great as a stand-alone, can't wait to read the rest of the series!
April 2, 2013
I didn't like or care about any of the characters. I had trouble getting into the world the author has created. It was too similar to our own history just with the names of places changed. The sex was well written but everyone, nearly all of the time, was thinking about or doing it. Every single time it was the best, the strongest, the greatest. I was waiting for the guys' penises to burst their skin like sausages or the girls' clitorises to pop like teeny, tiny balloons.
June 18, 2008
Holy smoking bedsheets! All I can say is: WOW! I picked this book up at 10:30pm to read a few chapters and I didn't put it down until it was finished. Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep!. But who cares! This book takes sex to a whole new level. I know that somewhere in there was a decent plot, but honestly the sex scenes are so good you won't care.
March 28, 2009
#3 Demon series - erotic paranormal romance
Emma Holly has a wonderful imagination! All 3 of her Demon series books have been alot of fun to read ... demons exist in Victorian England ...
Characters from books 1 & 2 reappear in Demon's Fire, which features Prince Pahndir -- who finally gets his HEA :-)
Scorching hot sex, too *sizzle*!
Emma Holly has a wonderful imagination! All 3 of her Demon series books have been alot of fun to read ... demons exist in Victorian England ...
Characters from books 1 & 2 reappear in Demon's Fire, which features Prince Pahndir -- who finally gets his HEA :-)
Scorching hot sex, too *sizzle*!
May 21, 2011
The last of Ms. Holly's Demon world books? I hope not. I liked this one with Beth, Charles and the very delightful demon lord who escaped. It's almost like a coming of age story told in a super sexy way that only Ms. Holly can do. Sensual and delightful. I do recommend this book to someone who likes their sexual tension drawn out.
May 8, 2012
I liked this book very much. It wasn't my favorite of Emma Holly's demon books, but nonetheless it was quite good. She has a wonderful way of describing the sex scenes. I also really enjoyed the main characters in this book and the way that she interrelated many of the characters in her past books about the demon world.
December 30, 2013
This book is part of a series. I read this one first and now I need to find the other books.
Emma Holly has become a must buy author for me. I love her stories and the love scenes are so hot they just scorch the pages.
What does a demon prince do when he falls in love? What does he do when his love interest is not just a human woman, but a male human too? He marries them both.
Emma Holly has become a must buy author for me. I love her stories and the love scenes are so hot they just scorch the pages.
What does a demon prince do when he falls in love? What does he do when his love interest is not just a human woman, but a male human too? He marries them both.
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