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Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione (Book Review)

Title: Ecstasy Unveiled
Author: Larissa Ione
Publisher: Forever/Hachette Books

About the book: Lore is a Seminus half-breed demon who has been forced to act as his dark master's assassin. Now to earn his freedom and save his sister's life, he must complete one last kill. Powerful and ruthless, he'll stop at nothing to carry out this deadly mission.

Idess is an earthbound angel with a wild side, sworn to protect the human Lore is targeting. She's determined to thwart her wickedly handsome adversary by any means necessary-even if that means risking her vow of eternal chastity. But what begins as a simple seduction soon turns into a passion that leaves both angel and demon craving complete surrender.

Torn between duty and desire, Lore and Idess must join forces as they battle their attraction for each other. Because an enemy from the past is rising again-one hellbent on vengeance and unthinkable destruction. (back cover)

My thoughts: This is book 4 in the Demonica series - I have only read the 1st one - and I enjoyed this one as much as I did the first one. I really wish I had read them in order though, as there was some back story that I believe would have made this more enjoyable. Sometime in the future I am going to have to go back and fill in the blanks! Larissa Ione has a way of creating chemistry between characters that just sizzles off the page. For paranormal romance lovers, this one is a must!

Ecstasy Unveiled
Publisher/Publication Date: Forever, Feb 1 2010
ISBN: 978-0-446-55682-8
432 pages

Ecstasy Unveiled - My review is late!

Today is my day to post my review for Ecstasy Unveiled - but I am not done with the book yet (and it is a good one - oh la la!) But I wanted to post something - so I will remind you that I have a giveaway for this book right now - ends tomorrow at midnight - so hurry! The giveaway post also contains a blurb about the book, so I am not going to repost that here - but I would like to share with you Five Fun Facts from Larissa Ione!

1. Ecstasy Unveiled was written in seven states; Virginia, Florida, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Yes, much of it was written on the road during a move from Virginia to Wisconsin. (Florida was a vacation!)

2. Idess, the heroine of Ecstasy Unveiled, shares my love of fine Italian chocolate. And fine Italian leather. And Italian food. And Italy.

3. In previous books, characters moved around the world and Sheoul via the Harrowgates, but we never got to actually visit the demon realm. In Ecstasy Unveiled, we get to travel there, and it’s nothing like Italy…

4. The original three brothers in the Demonica series are purebred Seminus demons, a rare breed of incubi. But the hero of Ecstasy Unveiled, Lore, is a half-breed whose human blood has caused his Seminus demon gifts to go wacky. Where his brothers can use their abilities to heal, Lore can only kill, something that puts him at odds with his newfound siblings – and something that was fun to write!

5. In Ecstasy Unveiled, Lore reveals that he made much of his fortune during Prohibition by making and running moonshine. My inspiration for Lore’s choice of career came from my grandfather’s stories of growing up in the south and watching the exciting activities around him.

For some really great reviews - please see some of these participating blogs - and I will have my review up before the blog tour is over on the 7th!

http://seductivemusings.blogspot.com/ Feature, Giveaway, Q&A 1/25/2010
http://reesspace.blogspot.com Feature, Review, Giveaway 1/25/2010
http://passive-agressiva.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway 1/25/2010
http://www.auntpamscloset.com Feature, Review, Giveaway, Q&A 1/25/2010
http://digiscrapping.net/blog Review, Giveaway 1/25/2010
http://zestynachos.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 1/25/2010
www.vhubler.blogspot.com Feature, Review, Giveaway 1/25/2010
http://startingfresh-gaby317.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway 1/25/2010
http://stacievaughansblog.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway 1/25/2010
http://tbfreviews.net Feature, Giveaway 1/26/2010
http://sexywomenread.blogspot.com Giveaway 1/26/2010
http://razloversbookblog.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway 1/26/2010
booksoulmates.com Review, Giveaway 1/27/2010
http://patricias-vampire-notes.blogspot.com/ Feature, Giveaway 1/27/2010
http://thriftyjinxy.blogspot.com/ Feature, Review, Giveaway 1/28/2010
http://smexybooks.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 1/28/2010
www.thebookgirl.net Review, Giveaway 1/29/2010
http://myfoolishwisdom.blogspot.com Feature, Review, Giveaway, Q&A 1/29/2010
http://www.froggaritasbookcase.net Review, Giveaway 1/29/2010
http://chaoticbookobbsession.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway, Q&A 1/30/2010
http://redheadedbookchild.blogspot.com Review 1/31/2010
http://brokenteepee.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 2/1/2010
http://confessionsofanover-workedmom.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway 2/1/2010
http://annavivian.blogspot.com/ Giveaway 2/2/2010
http://justanothernewblog.blogspot.com Giveaway 2/2/2010
http://www.readingwithmonie.com Review, Giveaway 2/3/2010
http://www.findthetimetoread.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 2/3/2010
www.bibliophilicbookblog.com Feature, Review, Giveaway, Q&A 2/4/2010
http://booksandneedlepoint.blogspot.com Feature, Review, Giveaway 2/4/2010
http://www.eclecticbooklover.com Review, Giveaway 2/4/2010
http://abookbloggersdiary.blogspot.com Giveaway 2/4/2010
www.bookwormygirl.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 2/5/2010
http://www.mybookaddictionandmore.wordpress.com Feature, Review, Giveaway, Q&A 2/5/2010
http://www.kballard87.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 2/5/2010
http:thisbookforfree.com Review, Giveaway, Q&A 2/5/2010
booksandmakeup.blogspot.com Feature, Review, Giveaway 2/5/2010
http://myoverstuffedbookshelf.blogspot.com/ Feature, Review, Giveaway 2/6/2010
http://thecajunbooklady.blogspot.com/ Feature, Review, Giveaway 2/7/2010
http://www.renees-reads.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway 2/7/2010
http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com Feature, Giveaway 2/7/2010
www.mgpblog.com Review, Giveaway 2/7/2010
http://reviewfromhere.com Review 2/7/2010
http://mamaof3munchkins.blogspot.com/ Feature, Review 2/7/2010
Global Arts Feature, Review, Giveaway, Q&A 2/7/2010
http://www.bridget3420.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 2/7/2010
http://stacievaughansblog.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 2/7/2010
http://www.mindingspot.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 2/7/2010
www.stephthebookworm.blogspot.com Review 2/7/2010

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Ecstasy Unveiled Blog Tour (1/25 - 2/7)

Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione

About the book: Lore is a Seminus half-breed demon who has been forced to act as his dark master's assassin. Now to earn his freedom and save his sister's life, he must complete one last kill. Powerful and ruthless, he'll stop at nothing to carry out this deadly mission.

Idess is an earthbound angel with a wild side, sworn to protect the human Lore is targeting. She's determined to thwart her wickedly handsome adversary by any means necessary-even if that means risking her vow of eternal chastity. But what begins as a simple seduction soon turns into a passion that leaves both angel and demon craving complete surrender.

Torn between duty and desire, Lore and Idess must join forces as they battle their attraction for each other. Because an enemy from the past is rising again-one hellbent on vengeance and unthinkable destruction.

Author Bio (from Hachette):

I began writing the way so many writers do—the moment I learned to wield a pencil. But even as a child, I didn't write "kid" stories. I preferred something more dramatic. Something that didn't include Dick, Jane, and a dog named Spot. I wanted my characters to be named Dracula and my dogs to have names like White Fang or Cujo. I'll always have my parents to thank for that. They never censored my reading material (though I suspect that if they had truly known what was between the covers of some of the books, they'd have been a little more careful,) so when other girls my age were reading Laura Ingalls Wilder and Judy Blume, I was immersing myself in Stephen King and Dean Koontz.

Later, after I'd joined the Air Force and was in dire need of something to read between shifts at the weather station, I continued to read horror, but I'd branched out into fantasy, and then, finally, romance (though I admit I went kicking and screaming to the latter.)

Turned out that I loved romance! So I started writing it, but again, my style and voice leaned toward the dark, paranormal side. Fortunately for me, paranormal romance, as a sub-genre, was booming. I let my imagination fly, and soon I'd sold a series of dark, sexy paranormal romances to Grand Central Publishing.

I still read a lot of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and in fact, one of my all time favorite books about writing is On Writing, by my favorite childhood horror author, Stephen King. If you're an author or a reader, I highly recommend this book for an insight into an author's mind—which can sometimes be a very scary place.

Go ahead; Seduce your dark side.

Author Website: LarissaIone.com

Follow @LarissaIone on Twitter

Here are some other participating blogs:

http://seductivemusings.blogspot.com/ Feature, Giveaway, Q&A 1/25/2010
http://reesspace.blogspot.com Feature, Review, Giveaway 1/25/2010
http://passive-agressiva.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway 1/25/2010
http://www.auntpamscloset.com Feature, Review, Giveaway, Q&A 1/25/2010
http://digiscrapping.net/blog Review, Giveaway 1/25/2010
http://zestynachos.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 1/25/2010
www.vhubler.blogspot.com Feature, Review, Giveaway 1/25/2010
http://startingfresh-gaby317.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway 1/25/2010
http://stacievaughansblog.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway 1/25/2010
http://tbfreviews.net Feature, Giveaway 1/26/2010
http://sexywomenread.blogspot.com Giveaway 1/26/2010
http://razloversbookblog.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway 1/26/2010
booksoulmates.com Review, Giveaway 1/27/2010
http://patricias-vampire-notes.blogspot.com/ Feature, Giveaway 1/27/2010
http://thriftyjinxy.blogspot.com/ Feature, Review, Giveaway 1/28/2010
http://smexybooks.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 1/28/2010
www.thebookgirl.net Review, Giveaway 1/29/2010
http://myfoolishwisdom.blogspot.com Feature, Review, Giveaway, Q&A 1/29/2010
http://www.froggaritasbookcase.net Review, Giveaway 1/29/2010
http://chaoticbookobbsession.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway, Q&A 1/30/2010
http://redheadedbookchild.blogspot.com Review 1/31/2010
http://brokenteepee.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 2/1/2010
http://confessionsofanover-workedmom.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway 2/1/2010
http://annavivian.blogspot.com/ Giveaway 2/2/2010
http://justanothernewblog.blogspot.com Giveaway 2/2/2010
http://www.readingwithmonie.com Review, Giveaway 2/3/2010
http://www.findthetimetoread.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 2/3/2010
www.bibliophilicbookblog.com Feature, Review, Giveaway, Q&A 2/4/2010
http://www.eclecticbooklover.com Review, Giveaway 2/4/2010
http://abookbloggersdiary.blogspot.com Giveaway 2/4/2010
www.bookwormygirl.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 2/5/2010
http://www.mybookaddictionandmore.wordpress.com Feature, Review, Giveaway, Q&A 2/5/2010
http://www.kballard87.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 2/5/2010
http:thisbookforfree.com Review, Giveaway, Q&A 2/5/2010
booksandmakeup.blogspot.com Feature, Review, Giveaway 2/5/2010
http://myoverstuffedbookshelf.blogspot.com/ Feature, Review, Giveaway 2/6/2010
http://thecajunbooklady.blogspot.com/ Feature, Review, Giveaway 2/7/2010
http://www.renees-reads.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway 2/7/2010
http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com Feature, Giveaway 2/7/2010
www.mgpblog.com Review, Giveaway 2/7/2010
http://reviewfromhere.com Review 2/7/2010
http://mamaof3munchkins.blogspot.com/ Feature, Review 2/7/2010
Global Arts Feature, Review, Giveaway, Q&A 2/7/2010
http://www.bridget3420.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 2/7/2010
http://stacievaughansblog.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 2/7/2010
http://www.mindingspot.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway 2/7/2010
www.stephthebookworm.blogspot.com Review 2/7/2010

Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione - Giveaway!

Ecstasy Unveiled - A Demonica Novel
by Larissa Ione

Lore is a Seminus half-breed demon who has been forced to act as his dark master's assassin. Now to earn his freedom and save his sister's life, he must complete one last kill. Powerful and ruthless, he'll stop at nothing to carry out this deadly mission.

Idess is an earthbound angel with a wild side, sworn to protect the human Lore is targeting. She's determined to thwart her wickedly handsome adversary by any means necessary-even if that means risking her vow of eternal chastity. But what begins as a simple seduction soon turns into a passion that leaves both angel and demon craving complete surrender.

Torn between duty and desire, Lore and Idess must join forces as they battle their attraction for each other. Because an enemy from the past is rising again-one hellbent on vengeance and unthinkable destruction.


Giveaway

I have five copies of this book to giveaway courtesy of Hachette Books. For your first entry (MUST DO THIS ONE FOR ANY OTHER ENTRIES TO COUNT) just tell me if you have read one of the previous books in this series (Pleasure Unbound, Desire Unchained, Passion Unleashed) and leave your email address.

For additional entries you can sign up to follow (old followers let me know), Twitter or post it on your blog. Each entry must have it's own comment. (Four entries total.)

This giveaway if for U.S./Canada only - no PO boxes and will end Feb 5th! Good luck!