Blood of the Demon (Demons of Infernum, #1)

by Rosalie Lario

Keegan lives to exact revenge on the evil demon who sired and abused him. When his father devises a plan to bring on the apocalypse, he and his three half-brothers, interdimensional bounty hunters for the Elden Council, are charged with capturing and delivering their father for punishment. Art gallery owner Brynn Meyers has no idea that her ability to read memories embedded in objects and drain people of their life force means she has demon ancestry. Unfortunately for Brynn, she's also the key to raising an ancient zombie army, which puts her on every demon's Most Wanted List. And no one wants her more than Keegan's father. Keegan must protect Brynn from his father by any means necessary, but he'll have to learn to harness the other half of his genetics-the far deadlier, uncontrollable half-when he starts to fall for the one woman standing between him and the vengeance he so desperately seeks. The one woman he'll never be able to resist.

• ISBN10: 1937044149
• ISBN13: 9781937044145
• Publish Date: 1 July 2011 (first published 1 June 2011)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Entangled Publishing
• Format: eBook
• Language: English

Reviews

[Cocktails and Books]

3.5 Stars.

If you want to have your assumptions about demons put to the test, the Demons of Infernum series will do that.

Brynn Meyers is kidnapped from her art gallery by Keegan in an attempt to stop an apocalypse she potentially may have a hand in. Keegan's role as a Detainer for the Infernum Council means he must take whatever steps necessary to ensure the evil Mammom doesn't get his hands on the ancient Egyptian book, The Book of the Dead or the heir to the priest who created the book.

Brynn doesn't realize her bloodline goes back to Ancient Egypt or that the special powers she's always had comes from the demon who mated with the priest. Once she realizes she's the key Mammom needs to bring about his reign of terror, she agrees to stay with Keegan and his brother. But while Keegan wants to keep Brynn locked away, Brynn wants to do what he can to help him.

Keegan is a man who would do anything for his brothers in an attempt at healing a smidge of the damage done to them by their evil, demented father. Unfortunately, the evil Mammom happens to also be their demented father. So in addition to needing to ensure he doesn't bring about the end of the world, Keegan is still dealing with the emotional scars left by his father. Add into the mix Keegan's attraction to Brynn and we have one very, very confused demon.

Brynn and Keegan had definite chemistry together, but Keegan fought that chemistry because he knew what he and his brothers needed to do to end their father's plans wouldn't necessarily put him in Brynn's good graces. My problem with Brynn and Keegan is they never seemed to talk with each other or trust their feelings. Right up until the very end of the story, you had to wonder just how different things could have gone (and a lot of pain averted) if they had just had a conversation about what they wanted to do.

I enjoyed the story and the different take on demons and other supernatural creatures. Keegan and his brothers were wonderful characters and their love for one another was very apparent in the pages of the story. The brotherly love is enough to have me looking for their stories.