Demon Dating Service

by Jocelynn Drake, Darcy Stark (Narrator)

Even demons get bored...

Luke is a poor grad student, desperate for a cheap place to live.

Desperate enough even to live in a house full of demons.

(Anything is better than his last roommate.)

When the demons find it's nearly impossible to scare Luke away, they decide on a new plan to amuse themselves.

They're going to help Luke with his love life.

Can they really aid Luke's efforts to catch his college crush? Or are they headed for a disaster that neither heaven nor hell can fix?

Demon Dating Service is a fluffy, chaotic standalone novel about a sweet guy making friends with the misfits of the demon world, trying to survive grad school, and snagging the hottest guy on campus.

Genres: Paranormal, M M Romance, Fantasy, Demons, Romance, Audiobook, Magic

Audible Audio

First published October 15, 2025

About the author

New York Times Bestselling author Jocelynn Drake loves a good story, whether she is reading it or writing one of her own. Over the years, her stories have allowed her to explore space, talk to dragons, dodge bullets with assassins, hang with vampires, and fall in love again and again.

This former Kentucky girl has moved up, down, and across the U.S. with her husband. Recently, they’ve settled near the Rockies.

When she is not hammering away at her keyboard or curled up with a book, she can be
walking her dog Ace, or playing video games. She loves Bruce Wayne, Ezio Auditore, travel, tattoos, explosions, and fast cars.

She is the author of the urban fantasy books: The Dark Days series and the Asylum Tales. For gay romance, she has completed The Exit Strategy and Shadow Elite series, and is now working on a spin-off of her MM paranormal series, Lords of Discord. She has also co-authored with Rinda Elliot the following series: Unbreakable Bonds, Ward Security, Pineapple Grove, the Weavers Circle. In addition, she has co-authored with AJ Sherwood the following series: Scales 'N' Spell and Wings 'N' Wands. She can be found at JocelynnDrake.com.

Reviews

[martina (the life of a chaotic reader)]

i should really start reading the full blurbs and not the first two sentences.
i’ve just learned that the protagonist does NOT get together with a demon, but a regular human and i am devastated.
also, what’s the point of demons if we aren’t fucking the demons

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Never have I ever.... wished for a book to be FADE TO BLACK MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE ENTIRE WORLD......

I was literally shuddering.
The smut in this book made me feel like I was watching my parents have sex.


SO MUCH POTENTIAL CRIMNALLY WASTED.
The beginning of this book hooked me instantly.
Bored demons get a house mate who they all aim to try to scare to death for a bit of light entertainment??? AMAZING IDEA.

I needed a whole book of the demons and their human shenanigans.
This book could have been a banger, if you cut out the romance, and the weird ending.
The demons were so cute and funny, and I love that they were kinda evil, but they were wooed by the cute poor human who was impossible to scare.

Once the romance entered the room, this book dive bombed.
And again, I have never wished so much for a book to fade to black me.

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️ 4 stars ⭐️

The door moaned out a loud creak as it swung open, reminding him vaguely of pretty much every haunted house movie he’d ever watched. Thankfully, he loved horror movies, so this was amusing rather than unnerving.

A house full of meddling demons couldn’t scare their new human roommate, so they decide to help him with his love life instead.

I didn’t read the blurb (as usual), so I was expecting a demon/human romance, not ‘cute found family of demons help two humans date’. It was lighthearted, fun and fluffy… mostly.

How could they have gotten so lucky to have found such an interesting human? Nothing scared him, he liked spicy food, and he thought horror movies were funny!

I loved seeing these ‘scary’ demons go from trying to scare Luke to wanting to protect him.
The plot took an unexpectedly dark turn towards the end, the drama surprising and unnecessary, really. The tone shift threw me off, so the ending wasn’t as enjoyable as the rest of the book.

“Yep.” Tog clapped his hands together and rubbed them with an evil grin. “We’re gonna make sure our boy gets laid.”

The romance had a bit of that same conflicting tone. Luke and Matteo were adorkable, cute boys on first dates, sweet first kisses. But during the spice scenes they felt like different people? There isn’t much spice to really explore their dynamic, but it still felt like we were seeing two different people, not the sweet dorky boys.

“No. You wanted to be fucked hard. You come when I say you can come.”

Yeah, that’s hot as fuck, but not really what I thought sweet shy Matteo would say.

Still, this was a super fun paranormal read even if it wasn’t at all what I was expecting. I love when not reading a blurb works in my favor.

Luke had always wanted a close family to spend time with and who wanted to protect him. He’d never expected to find it in a crazy, ragtag bunch of demons and one very sexy, sweet human named Matteo. Add in a murder of crows, and this was heaven.

I received a copy of this book from Gay Romance Reviews, and this is my honest review.

CW and NSFW info (spoilers):
- Kidnapping
- Assault
- Violence
- Spiders
- Top/bottom
- Public teasing ❤️‍🔥

[trice · Rating 3 out of 5]

mid

[Dani · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so funny! I've needed a good spooky vibes book because I seem to have completely bypassed the autumn feel and gone straight to Christmas 😂

I really enjoyed the shenanigans that the demons got up to when they were trying to scare Luke, but their matchmaking attempts were even funnier! Poor Matteo 😂

I'd actually love to read more with this group of character's

*****
I received an ARC of this book from Gay Romance Reviews, and this is my honest review

[Elena Rodríguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

“There are no such things as ghosts, poltergeist, or demons. Besides, between work and school, I won’t even be here that much. Just a place to shower and sleep”.

Adoré.

Iba con 0 expectativas como siempre necesitaba oxigenar esperando una historia tontísima, sin embargo, lo que me encontré fueron seis demonios más aburridos que ostras y carismáticos como ellos ¿Qué puede salir mal?

Han tenido bastantes golpes buenos tanto el protagonista como ellos. Es una pena que no tenga más libros de esta saga o hubiera aumentado el universo. Hubiera sido genial.

“He’s not gay? Can we make him gay?”

[Cadiva · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wrote a nice long review, and my Kindle lost it yet again.

This book is funny, and I liked it a lot. The demons had interesting personalities, and I loved Luke and Matteo's relationship development.

[Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome. Amazing. Delightful. Funny. No notes. Obsessed. Another.

Truly, it was really good and really fun and I couldn't put it down. Luke and Matteo make for a cute couple and the demons make for hilarious wingmen.

Edit, reread on audio. Absolute loved it again.

[Gaby · Rating 2.75 out of 5]

I guess it was okish. It was sort of fun and silly, but at the same time, I’m not sure what the author was trying to do here. The romance felt like an afterthought; I didn’t even realize that Mateo was supposed to be the love interest until about 40%.

[Ami · Rating 4 out of 5]

I pre-ordered this as soon as I read the blurb from Drake's newsletter. Because seriously, DEMONS trying to help humans getting dates sounds HILARIOUS.

And I was right! I giggled at times reading the plans that Azaroth and his demons prepared to help Luke get laid. Of course, them being demons, well, not everything ran smoothly. Wait, I think all of them, didn't run smootly 😆

Luke was adorable - he was a bit of a nerd, but he was kind-hearted. Such precious human! The only defect Luke had was that he was allergic to cats and that he preferred birds than cats, and he was okay with demons terrorizing neighborhood cats. NOT COOL, Luke (¬⤙¬ )

I didn't mind Matteo for Luke. Sound he was good for our demon's roommate. It just the story was from Luke and the demons' POV, so Matteo didn't really shine in my opinion. But Luke loved him, so yeah, I loved him for Luke.

The book turned a bit darker near the end - which didn't completely in vibe with the first 3/4 part or so. At the same time, it gave the demons reason to run havoc, so, I couldn't strongly complain. All in all, this was a good read!

[Frida · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5⭐️

Listen. When you start a book where literal sons of Hell decide to rent their attic to a college student—just so they can compete in a scaring contest and somehow end up competing to get said student laid—you know you’re signing up for chaos. And chaos, this delivers.

But it’s not the dark, horned, soul-stealing kind of chaos. Nope. It’s the tooth-enamel-melting, dorky, pun-filled, giggle-snort kind of chaos. Because in this world, there’s a mansion that breathes, a library that cries, and crows that act as guards—and somehow, it’s still the most wholesome, ridiculous fun you could have with demons from Hell.

Luke and Matteo are honestly just the cutest disaster duo you could imagine, the Estonian demons (iykyk😂) are equal parts charming, clueless, and weirdly sweet for beings born of brimstone.

It’s silly. It’s flirty. It’s the kind of story that makes you grin like an idiot because it’s just so adorably stupid in the best possible way. The puns? Actually smart. The vibes? Like dessert after a long day—sweet, chaotic, and gone too fast.

It was a fun and fluffy palate cleanser, you shouldn’t take too seriously ❤️

[Susi June · Rating 5 out of 5]

I spontaneously decided to read this book and I don't regret it at all. Maybe I was hoping it were a tad funnier but nonetheless is was very entertaining. It was a quick read, the chapters had the perfect length for me. The lovestory between Luke and Matteo was really adorable! Both mmcs were really sweet. A lot of school talk though, it wasn't my favorite. The side characters were great too and I kinda hope they each find partners!

[BlueReads · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF @ 63%

Writing wasn't bad, but I'm giving this a 2 star primarily because I believe this book is mislabeled. The fact that the story revolves around Luke and his roommates hijinks meant that this isn't a romance. The book is a comedy with a romantic subplot. The story isn't about how Luke and Mateo fall in love, it's about how Luke deals with his roommates and their attempts at getting him and Mateo together. Two very different stories and promises with regards to genre.

[antonia🫧 · Rating 4 out of 5]

the title was a little misleading...
what do you mean demon dating service but no one's dating any demons?😭

it took me a while to get into it but i loved the characters and the book was generally pretty funny and wholesome but i need it rewritten so that luke is dating all six demons, i won't mind if he's also dating matteo, but I NEED TO SEE SOME DEMON ACTION!!

"Don't you understand? You belong to us.We have to protect you. They have to pay for harming even one hair on your head." The cyclops demon stuck out one finger and lightly touched a lock of filthy hair hanging in front of Luke's eyes.
LIKE, GIVE ME THAT.

. “Silly human. We are family now. Where you and your mate go, we go too.” i literally want what they have but romantic...


i kind of have mixed feelings about matteo, i mean he was okay, but that's it, he was just okay, kind of indifferent...
"I don't want to lose you, but I need to figure out if I can handle this."
matteo honey, what's there to think about? your boyfriend has hot demon sugar daddies that are ready to kill for him, WHATS THERE TO THINK ABOUT?


demon non-fucking aside, the smut was cool still.

[Mimi · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 ✨
legit for the first 20% of this I thought y'all were just mean about this story not being fun and turning bland after the initial setup - and then the book proved me wrong for the next 90%. Like...humans are boring but watching paint dry has more tension than Luke and Matteo's relationship.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this! Made me chuckle at the demons at various places in the book 🤣 And of course, watching Luke and Matteo becoming a couple was endearing and sweet 😍 I wanted more of Harper tho, she kinda disappeared at the second half. But overall, a funny and quick read 😃

[Rissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 but I rounded up for the demons!

I LOL-ed at the review that thought it was Luke getting with one of the demons because I thought that as well and was slightly disappointed when Matteo showed up, LOL.

But hey, a found family of demons works too! :)

[NeyNey · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dnf 42%
Around 40% the mcs just had first conversation and prior to that there was no notable interaction, one mc was crushing on the other and all his interactions are with the demons.

He should have ended up with one or more of the demons.

[Love Is All Around · Rating 5 out of 5]

Voto: 4.5
RECENSIONE A CURA DI ELVINO 1831
Questo è il primo libro dell’autrice kentuckiana che leggo, pur avendo in libreria tutti i quattro volumi della serie “Unbreakable Bonds“, le cui recensioni trovate qui sul blog; a lettura ultimata, posso dire di essere stato piacevolmente intrattenuto dalle avventure di Luke Carter, Matteo Zito e i sei irresistibili demoni locatori di Luke.Non vi svelerò molto della trama di questo libro divertente, brioso e leggermente piccante, poiché la sinossi contiene già tutto ciò che è necessario sapere sulla storia.
Luke Carter è un simpatico nerd con lauree in ornitologia, scienze ambientali e ingegneria; attualmente frequenta un master, verosimilmente nelle prime due discipline, e vive destreggiandosi tra due impieghi e la mancanza di una casa.
Non appena scopre la possibilità di prendere in affitto una stanza in soffitta, a un costo irrisorio, in una villa vittoriana tanto spettrale quanto affascinante non lontano dall’ateneo, accetta immediatamente di andarci a vivere.
I locatori della soffitta, che sono anche i suoi coinquilini, sono sei tipi decisamente bizzarri; a complicare le cose c’è la cotta irrimediabile di Luke per Matteo Zito, uno studente dal nome chiaramente italiano, capelli nerissimi con riflessi blu, pelle olivastra perfetta, occhi caldi, un sorriso stupendo e una voce sensuale dal lieve accento, con il quale Luke non riesce nemmeno a scambiare due parole, figuriamoci a provarci.
Dopo diversi vani tentativi di spaventarlo da parte dei suoi coinquilini demoniaci, quando il loro capo Azroth si rivela a Luke, quest’ultimo reagisce in modo inaspettato: anziché fuggire, accetta la convivenza per non dover dormire al freddo durante l’autunno del New England.
Continua sul nostro blog!

[Kirstine Hansen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Luke the grad student moves in with a houseful of snarky demons. He doesn't know that, though (although the address 666 Sleepy Hollow Road should have been a hint,) but they soon find out that hanging out with Luke is much more fun that trying to scare him to death.

“A project?” Bath’tuk repeated, blinking his single wide eye. “What kind of project?”

“Preferably something low key that doesn’t attract the attention of the police, the neighbors, or worse…” Azroth paused and shuddered, “the homeowners association. A project we can all take part in.”

See? Snarky. Also, sneaky with their demon summoning contracts.

“If you had a request that required a more substantial payment, such as your soul, you would be offered a proper contract to sign so that the agreement was binding. In the past several years, we’ve been modeling our contracts after Apple’s service contracts.”

“Holy shit! No one reads those.”

Azroth’s grin turned positively wicked. “I know.”

Now all that's left is finding out if a gorgeous guy named Matteo likes him back, and if the demons can keep themselves from scaring him off.

[isthisakink · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5. This was sweet and hilarious until it got a little dark-ish, but then it was all sunshine and unicorn roses again. I was here for it. It has some wonky bits and some editing whiffs, but it was overall pretty solid. I could read so much more on this crew. ALL MONSTERS NEED LOVE I AM JUST SAYING. We equal opportunity monster fuckers around here. Not everyone is a media-defined “hottie with a body”, ya feel me? There’s more to be had from this cute little world of hella precious chaos and shenanigans.

[morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️ 3.75/5 ⭐️

This was cute! If you’re looking for a low angst rom-com, this would be right up your alley.

Luke is a grad student in need of a place to stay and the mansion close to campus has an open room. Does the mansion house a handful of demons? Yes. Does Luke let that stop him? Absolutely not.

Luke’s also got a crush on Matteo, a guy he’s seen around campus. Given that demons aren’t up to date on human dating, things go awry when they try to help Luke date Matteo.

🐦‍⬛ multiple third person POV
🕸️ demon roommates
👹 found family
🐦‍⬛ open door spicy scenes
🕸️ low angst with a HFN
👹 paranormal-ish romance

Thank you to GRR and the author for the eARC!

[Natalie H · Rating 4 out of 5]

November 2025
Kindle edition

This one was fun and cute. The demons were sweet. Luke was cool, the way he didn't get fazed by spiders or the multitude of birds. The house was pretty cool too. Matteo was pretty standard and secondary. I was just there for the adopt a human program. It was a shame the best friend didn't meet the demons, think she'd be pretty into them finding her a girlfriend. Great fun.

[Claire · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars
This book was far too long for its own good.
From the blurb I was expecting cuteness and fun. Cuteness there is, but the fun bits are few and far between and the demons’ definition of harassment felt more like primary school kids pranks.
It would have worked for me in a shorter format. As it is I had to force myself to keep reading starting around 45% till almost 80%.

[Emmaali · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorabili le battutine di Az che fa di tutto per far sembrare che odia il suo ospite e invece lo adora! Ci sarà un libro per lui? Libro molto carino con questi due ragazzi teneri che vengono presi sotto l’ala protettrice di alcuni demoni cattivoni che però si inteneriscono quando si tratta di proteggere i due ragazzi. Carini i corvi e soprattutto la casa viva, con la biblioteca che esprime emozioni!

[Cynthia M Brow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Demon Dating Service is the story of a house full of demons and Luke and Matteo. Luke moves into a house with a bunch of demons and the fun begins. At first the demon s try to scare Luke away but when that doesn't work they decide to help him get his crush Matteo. This was just a fun spooky season story. I loved all the characters because they each have their own personality. This had me smiling through out the whole story. I loved the found family aspect of the story. I wasn't expecting the dark turn at the end. I would definitely recommend this book.
received a free review copy

[Vanessa Medri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun surprise. I was thinking the story would be all about the "dating service" but the construction leading up to it was very very funny. Luke is such a poor guy that when the demons try to help him instead of being mean it is very sweet. Even bad guys can be good for the good reasons!

[Michael Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

So what happens when demons fail to scare the life out of a human they lure into their house with a fake cheap rental agreement? They adopt him as their pet. Then they decide they are gonna work together to get him some dick!!! This was fucking cute af 🤣🤣🩵🩵🩵

[Ella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Preso in anteprima sul Sito della CE!
Mi è piaciuto tantissimo. 🤩
Assolutamente meraviglioso, romantico e divertente, con un pizzico di paura. Ma grazie a 6 demoni ( Azroth, Tog, Mullmag, Ogos, Bath’tuk, Annod ) tutto finisce bene e i cattivi puniti.
Luke e Matteo sono dolcissimi!!
💖💖💖💖💖

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book. When I wasn't laughing out loud, I had a pretty big smile on my face.

Luke is a poor collage student and falls prey to 5 demons who are bored. They advertise for someone to share the house and Luke applies and gets the room. At first the demons try to scare Luke and its funny how he deals with them. Eventually the demons decide to start to hep Luke to win the heart of his fancyman.
This is a good read and 1 I recommend.