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Wicked Good: A M/M Angels & Demons Anthology
The concepts of good and evil have fascinated us for thousands of years. Who isn't attracted, even tempted, by what we know we shouldn't have or do? If we're good, the bad boy is all the more exciting. But if we're bad, we love the idea of bringing one of the good ones along with us for the ride.
When it comes to love and sex, all bets for any sort of restraint are off.
With angels and demons, the stakes―and the rewards―are even higher.
So polish your halos or horns, and let have some wicked good fun.
When it comes to love and sex, all bets for any sort of restraint are off.
With angels and demons, the stakes―and the rewards―are even higher.
So polish your halos or horns, and let have some wicked good fun.
260 pages, ebook
First published May 5, 2011
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144 people want to read
About the author
E.M. Lynley
48 books234 followersEM Lynley writes gay erotic romance. She loves books where the hero gets the guy and the loving is 11 on a scale of 10. Her Precious Gems series is best described as “Indiana Jones meets Romancing the Stone”—only gayer. The Delectable series is Gay Romance with Taste.
A Rainbow Award winner and EPPIE finalist, EM has worked in high finance, high tech, and in the wine industry, though she'd rather be writing hot, romantic man-on-man action. She spent 10 years as an economist and financial analyst, including a year as a White House Staff Economist, but only because all the intern positions were filled. Tired of boring herself and others with dry business reports and articles, her creative muse is back and naughtier than ever. She has lived and worked in London, Tokyo and Washington, D.C., but the San Francisco Bay Area is home for now.
She is the author of Sex, Lies & Wedding Bells, the Precious Gems series from Dreamspinner Press, and the Rewriting History series starring a sexy jewel thief, among others. Her books are available in print and e-book from Amazon & other book distributors.
A Rainbow Award winner and EPPIE finalist, EM has worked in high finance, high tech, and in the wine industry, though she'd rather be writing hot, romantic man-on-man action. She spent 10 years as an economist and financial analyst, including a year as a White House Staff Economist, but only because all the intern positions were filled. Tired of boring herself and others with dry business reports and articles, her creative muse is back and naughtier than ever. She has lived and worked in London, Tokyo and Washington, D.C., but the San Francisco Bay Area is home for now.
She is the author of Sex, Lies & Wedding Bells, the Precious Gems series from Dreamspinner Press, and the Rewriting History series starring a sexy jewel thief, among others. Her books are available in print and e-book from Amazon & other book distributors.
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August 26, 2011
1. What We Carry With Us by Crystal Bay (5 stars)
The war between Heaven and Hell will be decided by one man standing on the cusp between good and evil.
Excellent characters in both the demon and the angel. Their past and present come together to in beautiful, nonevasive storytelling that leads us to a failure and a victory, and the decision that swings the tide of an eternal war.
Bonus: The story is written in present tense, but I barely noticed because it was carried off so well. Kudos for that. It's not an easy tense to write.
2. Demonology 101 by Kiernan Kelly (4 stars)
Demons do not eat humans.
But that's not what Roger has been taught. Demon hunting runs in his family as far back as he can trace, and he's about to make Professor Xyle of Demonology 101 his first solo kill.
There were some humorous points, and as always, I love the way Kelly writes a story. Lines like this one from the demon, Xyle “…and go – pardon the expression – the hell home…” help shape the characters and the world they live in.
The resolution was a bit quick and easy, but then it is a short story, so there isn't much room for more. The two characters were fun, and Xyle's attitude definitely brought his role to life.
3. Angel Levi by Martin Delacroix (3 stars)
Any love scene -- or any story at all -- that uses the term "dick cheese" should get docked points immediately. Ick. It shattered the suspension of disbelief and, because it was supposed to be love-making and not just a quick fuck, it was sorely out of place too. Also, I wasn't overly impressed with that consummation scene in general; it wasn't a turn on, no heat. Instead, it was a skimmer (as in skim to get back to the good stuff).
With the exception of that scene, however, the story was very good. I like Delacroix's first person narration of the angel on Earth, and I like the ways the angel existed -- so different than so many other stories that build on existing myths. This was the first time I read of an angel working stock at Walmart!
If not for the awkward sex scene (and ) this could've been a four star story.
4. Involuntary Deceit by Mychael Black (3 stars)
This one started out a bit slow -- typical lust at first sight, rush home to get it on, and then can't get the guy out of his head -- but then Ely revealed his secret, and that was the turning point were it went from "typical hookup" set up to interesting paranormal story.
I would've liked to see more danger to the relationship -- maybe a reason why they couldn't stay together (other than the obvious) but it resolved rather quickly and with no real sacrifice.
So overall, cute story with a nice twist, but felt like it could use a little more... something.
5. Suriel's Sword by Jay Di Meo (5 stars)
Wow! Five-plus stars. This story kept me hooked right from the beginning weaving an intricate tale of Heaven and Hell working together. Suriel's struggle against temptations and Arioch's lustful sexy internal dialogue made the demon and angel unique and interesting characters to follow.
6. Fallen Guardian by Taylor Lochland (3 stars)
This one is difficult for me to review. The story was well written, but I didn't get into the characters as much as I'd like. That was due to the almost "insta-love" style hook the characters experienced. Yes, the guardian angel had several years to fall for his charge, but we didn't get to see that happen. Mitchell, the charge, seemed to accept everything very easily, and fall quickly for his angel.
Now that being said, but we didn't get to see the relationship growing much, and some of the love/relationship bond was explained by the bond between an angel and his charge. So while well-written (and I'm curious about Lochland's other work), I prefer to see it all come together through struggles and successes.
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Overall: I may be forced to reconsider my declaration about avoiding RavRom stories. After a lot of disappointment in the "I Kissed" anthos (different editor) I was hesitant to read this one, but EM Lynley did an excellent job selecting (and editing) stories that remained short enough for an anthology, but still told an interesting tale along with the romance. So much, in fact, that I will likely pick up her antho of retold fairy tales: Bedknobs & Beanstalks: Anthology of Gay Erotic Fairy Tales.
The war between Heaven and Hell will be decided by one man standing on the cusp between good and evil.
Excellent characters in both the demon and the angel. Their past and present come together to in beautiful, nonevasive storytelling that leads us to a failure and a victory, and the decision that swings the tide of an eternal war.
Bonus: The story is written in present tense, but I barely noticed because it was carried off so well. Kudos for that. It's not an easy tense to write.
2. Demonology 101 by Kiernan Kelly (4 stars)
Demons do not eat humans.
But that's not what Roger has been taught. Demon hunting runs in his family as far back as he can trace, and he's about to make Professor Xyle of Demonology 101 his first solo kill.
There were some humorous points, and as always, I love the way Kelly writes a story. Lines like this one from the demon, Xyle “…and go – pardon the expression – the hell home…” help shape the characters and the world they live in.
The resolution was a bit quick and easy, but then it is a short story, so there isn't much room for more. The two characters were fun, and Xyle's attitude definitely brought his role to life.
3. Angel Levi by Martin Delacroix (3 stars)
Any love scene -- or any story at all -- that uses the term "dick cheese" should get docked points immediately. Ick. It shattered the suspension of disbelief and, because it was supposed to be love-making and not just a quick fuck, it was sorely out of place too. Also, I wasn't overly impressed with that consummation scene in general; it wasn't a turn on, no heat. Instead, it was a skimmer (as in skim to get back to the good stuff).
With the exception of that scene, however, the story was very good. I like Delacroix's first person narration of the angel on Earth, and I like the ways the angel existed -- so different than so many other stories that build on existing myths. This was the first time I read of an angel working stock at Walmart!
If not for the awkward sex scene (and ) this could've been a four star story.
4. Involuntary Deceit by Mychael Black (3 stars)
This one started out a bit slow -- typical lust at first sight, rush home to get it on, and then can't get the guy out of his head -- but then Ely revealed his secret, and that was the turning point were it went from "typical hookup" set up to interesting paranormal story.
I would've liked to see more danger to the relationship -- maybe a reason why they couldn't stay together (other than the obvious) but it resolved rather quickly and with no real sacrifice.
So overall, cute story with a nice twist, but felt like it could use a little more... something.
5. Suriel's Sword by Jay Di Meo (5 stars)
Wow! Five-plus stars. This story kept me hooked right from the beginning weaving an intricate tale of Heaven and Hell working together. Suriel's struggle against temptations and Arioch's lustful sexy internal dialogue made the demon and angel unique and interesting characters to follow.
6. Fallen Guardian by Taylor Lochland (3 stars)
This one is difficult for me to review. The story was well written, but I didn't get into the characters as much as I'd like. That was due to the almost "insta-love" style hook the characters experienced. Yes, the guardian angel had several years to fall for his charge, but we didn't get to see that happen. Mitchell, the charge, seemed to accept everything very easily, and fall quickly for his angel.
Now that being said, but we didn't get to see the relationship growing much, and some of the love/relationship bond was explained by the bond between an angel and his charge. So while well-written (and I'm curious about Lochland's other work), I prefer to see it all come together through struggles and successes.
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Overall: I may be forced to reconsider my declaration about avoiding RavRom stories. After a lot of disappointment in the "I Kissed" anthos (different editor) I was hesitant to read this one, but EM Lynley did an excellent job selecting (and editing) stories that remained short enough for an anthology, but still told an interesting tale along with the romance. So much, in fact, that I will likely pick up her antho of retold fairy tales: Bedknobs & Beanstalks: Anthology of Gay Erotic Fairy Tales.
July 17, 2011
Very much recommend. Most anthologies have some good and some not so engaging stories - this one was fun, interesting, and kept my interest all the way through. If you love m/m romance, fantasy, angels and demons - this is a must read.
August 12, 2011
This is as it says, an anthology of angel/demon stories. Sometimes both, sometimes just demons, various combinations. Like any anthology I liked some better than others. Some stuck to a very religious theme of trying to save the souls while a demon tried to win them, others went for a lighter look at the whole situation. I particularly liked Kiernan Kelly's Demonology 101 about a demon who teaches that course at a university in an effort to educate humans about the reality of demons. When he catches a demon hunter in his car, he decides to take him home and educate him as well. Cute with a demon who hungers for good BBQ ribs and classic cars. I also enjoyed Suriel's Sword by Jay Di Meo, which has angel warrior Suriel confused by his attraction to demon warrior Arioch who he keeps helping secretly, although someone's helping him secretly in battle. When they are forced to go on a mission together (angels and demons work together), Arioch leads him to act in ways which gets him nearly kicked out of heaven, then when Arioch is injured Suriel has to make a decision which way to go. Most of the themes were not knew, angels falling in love with humans and being made human to be together or some version of that with demons and angels, those who enjoy the theme will enjoy it as they are all a bit different.
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April 29, 2011Why I want to read it? Because of Cristal Bay
September 3, 2011
3.5
As with most anthologies, some stories were pretty good, and others weren't quite to my liking.
Overall a good read.
As with most anthologies, some stories were pretty good, and others weren't quite to my liking.
Overall a good read.
May 7, 2011
I NEED THIS BOOK SO BADLY I CAN'T EVEN...
August 12, 2016
just for Demonology 101 and Suriel's sword this is a five star read. I loved those stories, especially Suriel's, it was so good!!!! so good. now I just noticed that it was by Jay Di Meo. I recently read Idriel's sin and I LOVED it to death. No surprise I loved this as well then <3
July 23, 2012
A couple good stories, a couple bad ones.
My favorites: Demonology 101 by Kiernan Kelly and Suriel's Sword by Jay DiMeo
Least favorite: Angel Levi by Martin Delacroix
My favorites: Demonology 101 by Kiernan Kelly and Suriel's Sword by Jay DiMeo
Least favorite: Angel Levi by Martin Delacroix
January 28, 2012
Two stories really stand out for me : Suriel's sword (I was enthralled) and Demonology 101 (the B-Q sauce tickled my funny bone).
August 24, 2012
MM about Angels and Demons didn't work for me, I guess. All of them are so pompous.
October 25, 2015
2011 Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention (5* from at least 1 judge)
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