The Demon Lover by Juliet Dark

The Demon Lover (Fairwick Trilogy, #1)

by Juliet Dark

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 

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5 of 5 stars

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Get comfortable and let this story take you away.

If you are looking for a quick read on the beach, grab a romance off the drug store shelf. This book is one you want to snuggle down with when you sitting by the fire on a snowy day with your favorite hot beverage by your side. It is written in a form reminiscent of Charlotte Bronte with vivid and detailed descriptions that draw you in to another world, albeit the theme is a little naughtier than the stories Ms. Bronte has written.

The story is about Callie McFay who at the start of the story wanted to live and teach in NYC, but she drawn to the charm of Fairwick College and the beautiful Victorian-style Honeysuckle House in the upstate town of Fairwick, NY; or was she simply drawn by the incubus lover who wants her love to make him mortal.

Although the first 50 pages go slow while the stage is set for the readers, when you start to notice the glances and whispers of neighbors who are in the know, you will be drawn in and you can’t wait for them to share their secrets with you.

Who is friend and who is foe? Will she accept the help of the local witches to free herself of the incubus or will she fall prey to his seduction?

This story left me wanting more and I am happy to say this is the first of a three-part series. I for one am looking forward to see where the Town of Fairwick takes me.


Received advance copy from NetGalley.com, courtesy of the publisher. Thank you.

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