Got Books? Review & Giveaway: Sin Undone by Larissa Ione ENTIRE SERIES!

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Sin UnDone
By Larissa Ione

Here's what the back of the book says:

HER TOUCH IS DEADLY




As the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved, and now vows she'll die before she'll relinquish her freedom again. Then Sin's innate ability to kill her enemies goes awry: She creates a lethal new werewolf virus that sparks a firestorm of panic and violence.


HIS HUNGER CAN'T BE DENIED


Half-werewolf, half-vampire Conall Dearghul is charged with bringing in Sin to face punishment for the plague. And she's no stranger: He's bound to her by blood, and the one sexual encounter they shared has left him hungering for her raw sensuality. Worse, Sin is the underworld's most wanted and Con soon learns he's the only one who can help her . . . and that saving her life might mean sacrificing his own.

A little about the Author:

I began writing the way so many writers do—the moment I learned to wield a pencil. But even as a child, I didn't write "kid" stories. I preferred something more dramatic. Something that didn't include Dick, Jane, and a dog named Spot. I wanted my characters to be named Dracula and my dogs to have names like White Fang or Cujo. I'll always have my parents to thank for that. They never censored my reading material (though I suspect that if they had truly known what was between the covers of some of the books, they'd have been a little more careful,) so when other girls my age were reading Laura Ingalls Wilder and Judy Blume, I was immersing myself in Stephen King and Dean Koontz.




Later, after I'd joined the Air Force and was in dire need of something to read between shifts at the weather station, I continued to read horror, but I'd branched out into fantasy, and then, finally, romance (though I admit I went kicking and screaming to the latter.)


Turned out that I loved romance! So I started writing it, but again, my style and voice leaned toward the dark, paranormal side. Fortunately for me, paranormal romance, as a sub-genre, was booming. I let my imagination fly, and soon I'd sold a series of dark, sexy paranormal romances to Grand Central Publishing.


I still read a lot of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and in fact, one of my all time favorite books about writing is On Writing, by my favorite childhood horror author, Stephen King. If you're an author or a reader, I highly recommend this book for an insight into an author's mind—which can sometimes be a very scary place.


Go ahead; Seduce your dark side.


IF YOU HAVE NOT READ ANY BOOKS IN THIS SERIES - THIS IS A SPOILER ALERT!!
The first four books in the series are Pleasure Unbound, Desire Unchained, Passion Unleashed and Ecstasy Unveiled. In the first four books, each of three full blood Seminus Demons and one half-blood brother are followed as they struggle to put what their heads are telling together with what their body are insisting on. Be forewarned - these books are STEAMY to say the least! But there is a beauty to Ione's words that creates vivid visions of what is written.









Here's What I have to Say:
I was chopping at the bit to get to the next book in this series when I finished Ecstasy Unveiled (read my review here). It ended in such a cliffhanger that I just needed to read the next one - Sin Undone. It arrived on a Monday and I was done by Tuesday evening - SERIOUSLY - and yes I know I have a reading problem. But Ione creates such a vivid and fast paced world in the Demonica Series that you are instantly engulfed by the lives of this family and their mates. Sometimes when you are really into a series you build it up a lot and then when the newest one comes out it is sort of a let down. Not only in Sin Undone not a let down - I might just go nuts (I mean actually crazy) waiting for the next in the series!!! It is interesting to me that each book has the same basic structure - One of the siblings has a major life changing event and in the process finds their mate. You would think you can only write that so many times - but Ione is very talented and although it is the same basic concept she makes it interesting and exciting. I was a little bit unsure how things would pan out since the first four had men as the main character and this one has Sin (short for Sinead), a female anomaly of the species, in the driver's seat. She has a lot on her shoulders between her job, her demon needs and her uncertainty about the family - and if she even belongs. Hers is probably the most intricate tale so far and she is taken through the whole gamut of emotions in this book.

AND NOW FOR THE REALLY REALLY COOL GIVEAWAY!!

Since this is a special 48 hour only event as part of the GOT BOOK? Blog event, I have worked out a very special and exciting giveaway for you all - Anna at Hachette Book Group has arranged to give one very lucky winner....wait for it....THE ENTIRE DEMONICA SERIES THUS FAR!!!!!!!! That's all five titles, including Sin Undone, which does not release until September 2010!!! Can you even believe it?!!?!?

To find some other great giveaways going on as part of this event visit the Got Books? Event Blog for a full list!

A brief synopsis of the rest of the series:

Pleasure Unbound: In a place where ecstasy can cost you your life…


She’s a demon-slayer who hungers for sensual pleasure—but fears it will always be denied her. Until Tayla Mancuso lands in a hospital run by demons in disguise, and the head doctor, Eidolon, makes her body burn with unslakable desire. But to prove her ultimate loyalty to her peers, she must betray the surgeon who saved her life.


Two lovers will dare to risk all.


Eidolon cannot resist this fiery, dangerous woman who fills him with both rage and passion. Not only is she his avowed enemy, but she could very well be the hunter who has been preying upon his people. Torn between his need for the truth and his desire to find his perfect mate before a horrific transformation claims him forever, Eidolon will dare the unthinkable—and let Tayla possess him, body and soul…


Desire Unchained: Pleasure is their ultimate weapon . . .
Runa Wagner never meant to fall in love with the sexy stranger who seemed to know her every deepest desire. But she couldn’t resist the unbelievable passion that burned between them, a passion that died when she discovered his betrayal and found herself forever changed. Now, determined to make Shade pay for the transformation that haunts her, Runa searches for him, only to be taken prisoner by his darkest enemy.


A Seminus demon with a love-curse that threatens him with eternal torment, Shade hoped he’d seen the last of Runa and her irresistible charm. But when he wakes up in a dank dungeon chained next to an enraged and mysteriously powerful Runa, he realizes that her effect on him is more dangerous than ever. As their captor casts a spell that bonds them as lifemates, Shade and Runa must fight for their lives and their hearts—or succumb to a madman’s evil plans.


Passion Unleashed: Forbidden Temptations…
Serena Kelley is an archaeologist and treasure hunter—and a woman with a secret. Since she was seven, she’s been the keeper of a powerful charm that grants her health and immortality . . . as long as she stays a virgin. But Serena isn’t all that innocent. And when a dangerously handsome stranger brings her to the brink of ecstasy, she wonders if she’s finally met the one man she cannot resist.


Fatal Desires…
Wraith is a Seminus demon with a death wish. But when an old enemy poisons him, he must find Serena and persuade her to give him the only known antidote in the universe—her charm. Yet, as she begins to surrender to his seductions, and Wraith senses the cure is within his grasp, he realizes a horrible truth: he’s falling for the woman whose life he must take in order to save his own.

Ecstasy Unveiled: A Demon Enslaved…




Lore is a Seminus half-breed demon who has been forced to act as his dark master’s assassin. Now to earn his freedom and save his sister’s life, he must complete one last kill. Powerful and ruthless, he’ll stop at nothing to carry out this deadly mission.


An Angel Tempted…

Idess is an earthbound angel with a wild side sworn to protect the human Lore is targeting. She’s determined to thwart her wickedly handsome adversary by any means necessary—even if that means risking her vow of eternal chastity. But what begins as a simple seduction soon turns into a passion that leaves both angel and demon craving complete surrender.

Torn between duty and desire, Lore and Idess must join forces as they battle their attraction for each other. Because an enemy from the past is rising again—hellbent on vengeance and unthinkable destruction.


NOW ENTER TO WIN THE ENTIRE COLLECTION OF FIVE BOOKS!!!!

Here's How It Works:

A Few Rules: (per Hachette Book Group)

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I wish you the best of luck!


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