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Demon Lovers: A Succubus and Incubus Anthology
They come for you in your sleep... The Succubus, nocturnal seductress of men; the Incubus, the perfect male no woman can resist; enticing demon lovers who haunt your bedroom, slip into your fevered dreams and drag you into delicious sins of the flesh... Demon Lovers is a fresh new collection of seductive, frightening, hilarious, adventurous, sumptuous, thrilling stories of succubae and incubi from today's hottest and most exciting authors in paranormal erotica! A girl with something extra finds her match in a mysterious carnival jack; in Victorian London, a celebrated singer with a secret plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a lover; girl sleuths at a finishing school must solve a series of deadly seductions before they are the next to succumb; a female UPS driver discovers that the most unlikely of prospects can lead to an unforgettable erotic encounter; to gain an ancient treasure lost to the Arabian Desert, a roguish archeologist in 1927 must gamble on surviving a seductive Moroccan she-demon! You can find these and many more hot paranormal tales in Demon Lovers!
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First published January 16, 2012
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May 10, 2012
I always assumed that the succubus myth was about personifying our subconscious sexual urges, a way of externalizing something inside ourselves that frightened us because it seemed so out of control and impossible to resist. In DEMON LOVERS, the myth has been modernized to embody the power struggle that is sex with a stranger.
And these demon lovers, both incubi and succubi, are always strangers, picking out a victim and pursuing him or her. The poor mortals never stand a chance. Often, they don’t seem to mind.
The stories range from band members selling their souls for fame to UPS women getting more than a signature upon delivering a package, from love at the carnival to historical romance, from randy tow-truck drivers to something out of the Arabian Nights (one of my favorites). Several stories involve demons – or partial demons – meeting their matches. At times, one of the demons is a vampire, which I suppose should have been an obvious pairing – two hungry creatures snacking off each other – but the idea hadn’t occurred to me before. Another twist that surprised me came in the two stories where the victims’ problems were solved by a pregnancy, either in the succubus or brought on by the incubus. Pregnancy would have seemed to me to be the ultimate surrender of power, but in both these stories, it’s what saves everyone involved.
My favorite story in the book is mine, of course. “Never Bargained for You” features Lorelei, the succubus from “The Angel’s Lair,” which appeared in SINS OF THE SIRENS. I wanted to write about a predator who knows more about her prey that he can guess about himself, and who pities him for his lack of self-awareness. I wanted to make the predator sympathetic and I wanted to write about guitar-players’ hands. Most of all, I wanted to write about what really happened to Led Zeppelin on the verge of their first US tour…
My second favorite story is also about a band member who stumbles into something grander than himself. In Kilt Kilpatrick’s “Shine for Me,” sex becomes a sacred act, a form of worship and sacrifice all at once. I like that the author stepped outside the Christian mythology to show an older, no less inspiring embodiment of female hunger.
The stories run the gamut of sexual predilections and authorial skill, but the standouts make this book worth loading into your e-reader. Just don't blame us for what dreams may come!
And these demon lovers, both incubi and succubi, are always strangers, picking out a victim and pursuing him or her. The poor mortals never stand a chance. Often, they don’t seem to mind.
The stories range from band members selling their souls for fame to UPS women getting more than a signature upon delivering a package, from love at the carnival to historical romance, from randy tow-truck drivers to something out of the Arabian Nights (one of my favorites). Several stories involve demons – or partial demons – meeting their matches. At times, one of the demons is a vampire, which I suppose should have been an obvious pairing – two hungry creatures snacking off each other – but the idea hadn’t occurred to me before. Another twist that surprised me came in the two stories where the victims’ problems were solved by a pregnancy, either in the succubus or brought on by the incubus. Pregnancy would have seemed to me to be the ultimate surrender of power, but in both these stories, it’s what saves everyone involved.
My favorite story in the book is mine, of course. “Never Bargained for You” features Lorelei, the succubus from “The Angel’s Lair,” which appeared in SINS OF THE SIRENS. I wanted to write about a predator who knows more about her prey that he can guess about himself, and who pities him for his lack of self-awareness. I wanted to make the predator sympathetic and I wanted to write about guitar-players’ hands. Most of all, I wanted to write about what really happened to Led Zeppelin on the verge of their first US tour…
My second favorite story is also about a band member who stumbles into something grander than himself. In Kilt Kilpatrick’s “Shine for Me,” sex becomes a sacred act, a form of worship and sacrifice all at once. I like that the author stepped outside the Christian mythology to show an older, no less inspiring embodiment of female hunger.
The stories run the gamut of sexual predilections and authorial skill, but the standouts make this book worth loading into your e-reader. Just don't blame us for what dreams may come!
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