Rainerio

Demon Warriors #3

by Lynn Hagen

[Siren Everlasting Classic Erotic Alternative Fantasy Romance, demons, vampires, public exhibition] Taken from a life in the human realm, Dillon must adjust to being surrounded by demons. It's not hard when he has his sights set on one delicious looking warrior. From the moment he first laid eyes on the handsome Rainerio, Dillon knew what he wanted. Rainerio finds the human, Dillon, persistent, pesky, and unrelenting. He also finds him hot as hell. There's only one thing stopping him from taking Dillon up on his not-so-casual offer. He's seen the other mates used as pawns against the warriors, and that's something Rainerio's not willing to risk. Even if Dillon isn't his mate, he won't budge. When Dillon is used to test for a new drug that has emerged, Rainerio must fight to save him. But when the Black River overflows, indicating that the stolen crystal is being used, his problems of protecting the human have just multiplied, especially when he finds out Dillon is, in fact, his mate. ** A Siren Erotic Romance

Genres: M M Romance, Paranormal, Demons, Romance, Fantasy, M M Paranormal, Vampires

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 27, 2011

About the author

Lynn Hagen loves writing about the somewhat flawed, but lovable. She also loves a hero who can see past all the rough edges to find the shining diamond of a beautiful heart.

You can find her on any given day curled up with her laptop and a cup of hot java, letting the next set of characters tell their story.

Reviews

[adrienne · Rating 3 out of 5]

typical lynn hagen serial romance. nothing fantastic, nothing so bad it can't be finished. what is typical lynn hagen? imagine a shorter harlequin romance but with no t&a (see, i was going to write no surprise pregnancies, but... yeah.).

out of sheer laziness, i will be using this as my template for all books by :
lynn hagen
stormy glenn
scarlett hyacinth
carol lynne
gabrielle evans

unless otherwise noted. i'd apologize, but i'm not sorry. i figure it's about as much time as they put into their books. dammit! well, i made it all the way to the end being rather moderate in my assessment. that's a win.

[CB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, I delved into the Bracverse a 2nd time and now there are 121 books - yikes! I loved this Universe the first time I read it several years ago and now I love it more, I really do, but I've only been able to read these series (and I have expanded to all the books that are currently out in each):
Brac Pack
Christian's Coven
Zeus's Pack
Demon Warriors
The Exiled

These are the series that start the Universe. Reading them in order is a must. Each book has it's own love story but there is an underlying story that plays out throughout them all. As you get towards the end of these series, other series come into play and I noticed that, since I did not read them, I missed some of the characters being mentioned (good and bad) but I was still able to follow because the main ones stay the same.

One day I WILL buy these and read them all!!! (For the correct order, just look on the Internet for Lynn Hagen Reading Order):
Brac Village
Shadow Tribe
BPNG (Brac Pack Next Generation - Brac Pack kids)
The Remus Brothers
Wolves of Desire

[Phaney · Rating 2 out of 5]

2011 Review:

This series is getting kinda depressing. I realize that the author is trying to build up to some epic dire battle, probably for the last volume or so, but so far it’s rather depressing that each book ends with more danger and oppressive tension unleashed. It kinda feels like the heroes are losing, not winning. Sure, couples get together and more or less survive and hot sex is had but each book leaves me with a growing sense of bleakness.
I dunno. Maybe it’s because the ending, the part that should be happy and lovey-dovey tends to be… Well, it’s still lovey-dovey but more like people cling to one another in despair, determined to make the best of things.

So yeah. Not getting a huge boost here.
I still want very much to read about Panahasi, but at this time I am not heartbroken that I’ve run out of volumes for now. Since it this time it doesn’t aggressively set up the next couple this certainly is a better point for a break than after either of the previous books, so that’s something to be grateful for. :3

Oh and the sex really is getting out of hand. I’ve read worse versions if this issue, much worse, but we do not really need so many of these scenes. A good number of them could have just been alluded to as well.
More and more I comprehend why books need to be stripped of scenes that are not relevant to the plot. I mean as much as I like to explore characters I like, these sort or scenes not only slow a story down but they can be downright annoying. Odd. But yeah, I am learning the truth of this more and more, by observation. When I first read about this need for streamlining and cutting I was sceptical. Eh, so good things yet again result from my experiences with badness. :D


2012 Re-read Project:

I went and did it. I re-read all the connected series by Lynn Hagen, this time in order of publication date, as recommended, which sadly does not ensure actual chronologicality. That’s twenty-nine books of moderate length, spanning three series (with more to spin off).

I’ll put my thoughts in spoiler tags since I plan to paste this into the end of each review covered here. There are no actual spoilers, so feel free to read this for a general idea of the series.

Nutter Nero remains my favourite, followed by Nicholas's Wolf. After those, Joshua's Law, Knox and Hunter.
In between and around these volumes bunched a lot of boring books, annoying ones, and just okay ones.
Let’s not talk about realism or anything making sense in these series. And continuity is a lie. Structural inconsistencies are the norm and let’s not even get started on maintaining a logical timeline.

Since the chronological reading list goes by publication date, the first Zeus’s Pack book actually goes back about six years from the Brac Pack book I’d read before. And since a lot of these books follow closely one upon the other, what with the increasingly frequent semi-cliff-hanger endings, this once again means that the timescale is thrown entirely out of whack. That much I’ve come to expect with these books. More disturbingly, the cliff-hangers make series switching all the more confusing.

Mind you, there’s a definite advantage in consuming only bite sized bits of the more depressing Demon Warriors series by having it interspersed with the lighter Brac Pack and the agony riddled but still silly Zeus’s Pack.
After the first twenty-nine books, the depressing atmosphere of the Demon Warriors series has begun to drip over into the others big time. At this point all the series seem to converge, although it’s still messy at best and the only way to accept how the timelines add up now is by closing my eyes tightly and pretending the issue does not exist.

A verdict on the whole mess so far? No way.
As I’ve said, this jumble of series has its high points and its tedium. Pretty much my previous reviews still apply. That means, yes, after a few volumes it became necessary to start skimming through the copious sex scenes to locate occasional character bits among the repetitive superlatives. Well, to be fair, the repetitive nature lies more in the sheer mass of those scenes and the fact that sex tends to come down to the same number of things naturally. I’ve certainly read other books or series where the phrases themselves were grating with their sameness and although this might be the case here too, I did not notice such a thing. Mind you, that could be aided by my skimming, but who cares at this point?

Overall the series got better, then intermittently worse, then more depressing, but also a little more varied sexually. How sad is it that the threesomes tend to have a more refreshing feel to them due to the greater versatility present? That’s only for the sex, though.

[D. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dillon knows what he wants and Rainerio is the one Dillon has his eyes on. His persistence finally paid off but one unfortunate thing, turned Dillon's life upside down.

[Gabrielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy bueno =)

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked Dillon's cocky, annoying attitude that just about drove Rainerio out of his mind. The little human wanted the big warrior and he wouldn't take no for an answer...so he was persistent. On the surface these two are definitely mismatched but didn't mean they weren't in reality a perfect mated pair. Rainerio just had to finally give in and take a chance. Here Ms. Hagen did a very nice job...it was her expression of both men's frustration that I found I really enjoyed. It also made me want to pop Rainerio up against the head for being dense, but when they finally get together...watch out. It's hot.

The ongoing plot line about the stolen crystal is continuing but in this one she's added another...a deadly drug Liquid Wrath. It's a new and interesting twist that I hope to see more of in the future.

[Tj · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this story which follows Rainerio and Dillion. It is a typical Lynn Hagen story. This one advances two other story lines, the stolen crystal and Liquid Wrath. Unlike some of the stories this ends in a bit of a cliffhanger;)

[Candice · Rating 3 out of 5]

3rd Reading 1-12-15
I think Dillon might be one of my favorite characters in this series.

2nd read June 2014
Dillon and his persistence. Condoms!

First read 11-15-13
Loved Dillon :)

[Breni Diaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pobre Dillon, ser transformado en algo que no quería. Aunque debo decir que su transformación me gustó, no fue nada impresionante pero me lo imaginé... el escenario, la oscuridad, cuando abre sus ojos, cuando gruñe... simplemente gustó 🤭.

[Alma Pagan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bold and Sassy

Dillon knows what he wants and has the courage to go after it. What an enjoyable character. Rainerio is a warrior and stubborn to the max...watching these to collide will be fun. As they navigate alk the conflicts in Serenity City.

[Clover · Rating 3 out of 5]

was nice to read.

[Heather♥ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Maya · Rating 4 out of 5]

more of a 3.5

[Marsha Spence · Rating 3 out of 5]

4/2015-5/2015 Reread of Zeus's Pac, Brac Pack, Demon Warriors, and Christian's Coven. Today's #'s: ZP 7; BP 25; DW 3; CC 3

[Tracy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bracverse 27

[Maya · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 Stars

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Originally read in 2012