Jay Di Meo followed elves, angels, and trickster demons around as a child. As an adult, she started documenting all the paranormal activity – especially the skin-on-skin sort. As an author, she gives you fair warning: all her stories are true – especially the one about the handsome merman – and she keeps the cutest, hottest guys in her closet.
This fantasy is super erotic, has action from the getgo and keeps you riveted, is how I'd describe this book. I was gripped more than just by the balls with the intensity of how the book even starts to play out. Both characters Mador and Jay by their description are very appetizing and appealing to the eye. Being a short story there's not much to tamper with in my review, but I can say there's not enough out there in m/m with demons that had once been angels although I have read a few.
So, you have here Mador who suffered for ages at the hands of this demon prince, gets summoned by Jay because he needs Mador to save his from another demon who's going to appear at midnight to claim his soul, but said demon also wanted Mador. Don't want to forget now...it's Jay that makes Mador mortal and binds them together, thus comes the Binding Spell.
The story is very well written and packs quite a punch. The sex? Very fawking hot and gets your mojo zinging. I'm hoping with regards to Mador and Jay that this isn't the last we see of these two because I for one would really like to read more about them.
Aha I made it! Oh boy this was a sexy, highly charged story and flaming hot the chemistry between Jay and Mador sizzles and burns off the page. Loved it and not ashamed to say so what a gem lol!
Fallen angel falls for a mortal...deep! Story felt a bit rushed due to its lenght and the focus on developing emotions and well written s.. scenes - but the two MC`s were...no,not adorable...I think the best word to describe them is d.e.l.i.c.i.o.u.s! And why THE HELL are there so few mirrors involved in m/m romance.....rawwwwwrrrr...
It's an ok book, but not overly exciting. Maybe I was expecting too much because I love demons and angels and the whole Heaven-Hell conflict. The story was really too short to be more than a hot interlude.
Very nice story, however I am not a huge fan of long sex scenes (in general). The ending isn't what I expected, falling short of the grandeur of the opening, but still pretty good. 4 stars.
Short, Sexy and Steamy... why yes, those are my three favorite colors!
Mador is a fallen angel who has been condemned to torture as the lover of a Prince of Hell. He has only ever loved one person, a human. And now he suffers an eternity of abuse and humiliation at the hands of his captor, never to be loved or wanted by anyone again. His hell is eternal. Or is it?
Jay is a human who has made a deal with a demon, a demon that wants Mador but is not able to get his slimy talons on him because his captor keeps him close. When Jay summons Mador via a binding spell, the fun really begins. The attraction between the fallen angel and the human man is immediate, intense and explosive. In the matter of a few hours the two turn each other upside down and inside out. But the demon that wants Mador is getting closer and time is running out.
WOW! Porn on paper, not kidding. But just like every other book that Di Meo has penned, there is a back story established and woven into the oh so hot sex that is peppered throughout the book. There is this scene, on a chair, in front of the mirror... I’m fanning myself just remembering. This sexy little short, hot, evil story is well worth the price.
I enjoyed this novella length story. Mador is a fallen angel turned demon who once knew love but now is tortured by a demon prince in hell and only knows pain. Jay is the desperate son of a priest who is willing to do anything to save his family, even make a deal with the devil. When he summons Mador from hell Jay learns that binding a demon is not anything like what he expected it to be.
An intensely erotic M/M paranormal romance, Binding Spell is a well written novella length story with a surprising ending.
There is a lot of potential both in this plot and in its characters: fallen angels and human VS demon interaction are two popular themes for good reasons.
Unfortunately there is also a lot of narrative clumsiness in outlining and developing the plot, in shaping the characters and in bringing the atmosphere from the horror tones of the beginning to the romantic apotheosis of its end. With less hurry and more care, this story could have been great. As it is, it feels hurried and hugely dissatisfying.
It's got a sort of insta-love thing, but I think it kind of works, weirdly enough. And I could kind of empathize with the characters, which is also important.
Actually, I think I'm a bit at a loss as to what to say.
It is good, though, and readable.
I think I treated this a bit like a rebound book. The one I read previous was...rather less-than-inspired, to say the least. Maybe that's why I can't find anything to say about it.
Rating 3.5 I liked this take on demons and binding them. While I had the central mystery figured out from the beginning, it was still suspenseful trying to figure out how the two were going to make their way out of their predicament unscathed. I liked how feisty Mador was. While the rest of the story had almost a fantasy, old-fashioned feel, Mador's comebacks and retorts were all modern slang and full of sass. I loved the resolution and the way the HEA worked out. In between there was plenty of heat, but not so much that it overwhelmed the story. Quintessential Di Meo and thoroughly enjoyable!