The Demon Lover
A Novel
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4.3 • 47 Ratings
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- $5.99
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Publisher Description
I gasped, or tried to. My mouth opened, but I couldn’t draw breath. His lips, pearly wet, parted and he blew into my mouth. My lungs expanded beneath his weight. When I exhaled he sucked my breath in and his weight turned from cold marble into warm living flesh.
Since accepting a teaching position at remote Fairwick College in upstate New York, Callie McFay has experienced the same disturbingly sensual dream every night: A mist enters her bedroom, then takes the shape of a virile, seductive stranger who proceeds to ravish her in the most toe-curling, wholly satisfying ways possible. Perhaps these dreams are the result of her having written the bestselling book The Sex Lives of Demon Lovers. Callie’s lifelong passion is the intersection of lurid fairy tales and Gothic literature—which is why she’s found herself at Fairwick’s renowned folklore department, living in a once-stately Victorian house that, at first sight, seemed to call her name.
But Callie soon realizes that her dreams are alarmingly real. She has a demon lover—an incubus—and he will seduce her, pleasure her, and eventually suck the very life from her. Then Callie makes another startling discovery: Her incubus is not the only mythical creature in Fairwick. As the tenured witches of the college and the resident fairies in the surrounding woods prepare to cast out the demon, Callie must accomplish something infinitely more difficult—banishing this supernatural lover from her heart.
“Vivid and enchanting . . . Dark’s letter-perfect gothic style is a satisfying tribute to previous gothic novels, and the paranormal elements, including incubi, fae, vampires, and witches, make this a stellar romance.”—Booklist (Top 10 SF/Fantasy)
“[Juliet] Dark develops a complex, detailed world where magic, reason, and gothic literature enjoyably intersect.”—Publishers Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Dr. Callie McFay, author of Sex Lives of the Demon Lovers, had no true intention of signing on as a professor of folklore during her interview at Fairwick College in upstate New York, but something about an old Victorian mansion off campus lures her to take up residence. As Callie sets up her new home, she is simultaneously seduced by a promising research project and a sexual creature she encounters in her dreams but cannot see or believe in during daylight. Eventually realizing that she must drive the demon away, Callie reluctantly seeks assistance from her neighbors and colleagues. She also begins to uncover her own heritage, which may explain her attraction to Fairwick and the incubus. In this surprisingly literary paranormal, Dark (a pseudonym for a "critically acclaimed literary suspense writer") develops a complex, detailed world where magic, reason, and gothic literature enjoyably intersect.
Customer Reviews
Fun!
Lots of fun. When I started it I was afraid it was going to be all sex scenes and not much story but there is a fun story and characters. Be warned that seriously dismiss reality and just enjoy! But, the sex scenes are a bit gratuitous, a little more romance would be nice.
Loved it
Well written, fun to read, and everything you'd expect from Carol Goodman.
Demon Lover
Very interesting! I'm a big fan of Carol Goodman. And I must say, I'm pleasantly surprised with the content of this book. It is quite different from her usual stories. It is nonetheless reminiscent of her intelligent and descriptive writing. Carol Goodman/Julia Dark, you've once again succeeded in delivering, BRILLIANCE!