Desire Unchained (2009) (edit title/settings)

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• Shade: "Paleshadow" - Seminus demon; Eidolon & Wraith's middle brother; Paramedic; Has an Umber demon mother; Is nearly six-four with brownish-black eyes and shoulder-length, nearly black hair; His black eyes turn to gold with strong emotions; Wears a stud on his left ear; Can turn to shadow in the presence of a shadow; Has a curse hanging over his head
• Runa Wagner: Human turned Werewolf; Used to date Shade until she found him in bed with two other woman (at the same time); Arik's sister; Has long, caramel brown hair, pale champagne eyes and smooth, golden skin; 26 years old
• Skulk: Umber demon; Shade's younger sister; Paramedic; Has flashing gunmetal eyes that match her ashen skin and hair
• Eidolon: "Doc E" - "Hellboy" - Seminus demon; Tayla's mate; Shade & Wraith's older brother; Doctor; Head of Underworld General; Has a Judicia demon mother; Former Justice Dealer; Is six-four with expresso eyes and short nearly black hair; His brown eyes turn to gold with strong emotions; 101 years old; Suffers from a terrible sense of fair play
• Tayla Mancuso: "Tay" - Eidolon's mate; New temporary Regent of the NYC Aegis cell; Gemella's fraternal twin sister; Her mother was human & father was a Soulshredder demon; 25 years old; Has deep red hair, green eyes rimmed with gold and pale freckles shimmering just beneath the surface of her creamy skin
• Wraith: Seminus demon; Shade & Eidolon's younger brother; Has a vampire mother; Is six-five with blue eyes and shoulder-length, bleached blond hair; His blue eyes turn to gold with strong emotions; 99 years old; Possesses extraordinary speed and needs to ingest blood to survive; His job at Underworld General is to hunt down ancient relics and magical artifacts, often from hazardous locations
• Arik Wagner: Runa's brother; A high-ranking officer at R-XR; Ex-Delta Force operative; His dark hair is cut in a severe high-and-tight
• Gemella Endri: "Gem" - Doctor at Underworld General; Tayla's fraternal twin sister; Her mother was human & father was a Soulshredder demon; Her adoptive parents are Sensor demons; 25 years old; Is in love with Kynan; Has blue-streaked black hair, green eyes and pale freckles; Wears Goth clothing and has a pierced tongue, eyebrow, ears & navel; Her tattoos include Celtic bands around her ankles, wrists & neck, a long-stemmed rose running the length of her left leg and a dragon covers her belly with its teeth appearing to clamp down on her navel piercing
• Kynan Morgan: "Ky" - New Doctor at Underworld General; Former Regent of the NYC Aegis cell; Former Army medic; Is tall and lean with thick, muscular arms, a broad chest and deeply tanned skin; Is six-two with spiky brown hair and denim-colored eyes; 29 years old
• Luc: Werewolf; Paramedic; Is six-six with a thick build; Became a warg at the age of 24, the victim of a warg attack in 1918, while fighting as an American soldier in World War I France; Has dark eyes and dark hair; Shifts into a black werewolf; His intended mate was killed by The Aegis right before they mated
• Ula: A born warg; Luc's would-be mate; Was six feet tall with silver eyes and waist-length, silver-blonde hair; Shifted into a silver werewolf; Was killed when The Aegis stormed Luc's house when they were about to mate
• Reaver: Fallen Angel; Healer at Underworld General; Has golden hair
• Ciska: Sora demon; Nurse at Underworld General; Radiates sex like a contaminated nuclear power plant
• Dr. Shakvhan: Doctor at Underworld General; An ancient succubus who practices Druidic medicine; Has pale blonde hair; Is Playboy-centerfold gorgeous
• Frank Williams: Human; Lab Technician at Underworld General
• Abasi: A huge male lion shapeshifter; Works at Underworld General
• Ramses: A senior member of the Seminus Council
• Brendan: Alpha werewolf; Works for R-XR; A too-hot-for-his-own-good male chauvinist
• Colonel Davis: Army Colonel working for R-XR
• Aspic: Runa's former employee; A pierced, green-haired girl
• Roag: Seminus demon; Shade, Eidolon & Wraith's older brother; Was raised by Neethul slavemasters; Spoke with an Irish brogue; Was killed in a fire set by The Aegis
• Solice: Vampire; Nurse at Underworld General; A brunette
• Veragoth: False Angel; Looks sweet and virginal; Has golden hair
• Lori Morgan: "June Cleaver" - Kynan's dead wife; Was one of the Regents of the NYC Aegis cell; Had bright green eyes
• Sheryen: "Sher" - Bathag demon; Has long, silver hair, violet eyes, pale translucent skin and pointed ears
• Arioch: Demon of Vengeance
• Khane: Seminus demon; Shade, Eidolon, Wraith & Roag's father; Was killed by vampires almost 100 years ago

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• “When walking through the "valley of shadows," remember, a shadow is cast by a Light.”

  Austin O'Malley

• “I'm awake, baby. I'm awake. Climb on. I'll catch up.”

  Shade

• “I call thee, servant of Evil, Demon of Vengeance, I call thee, Arioch, who giveth revenge, who taketh away life. I command thee, bind this demon to the Maluncoeur, to a life eternal of unslakable thirst, relentless hunger, unending pain, unrelieved desires. He shall not know love, lest he pass into shadow and Maluncoeur. Come hither, Come hither. Accomplish my will.”

• “He wouldn't know that my favorite part of making love to you is afterward, when you come apart in my arms while I watch.”

  Shade

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• “I will bear this pain for you,” he swore. “If one of us has to bleed, it will be me. It’ll always be me.” There was nothing he wouldn’t do for her, he knew that now.

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• “I love this part,” he murmured into her ear. “After I’ve taken you, and you come apart while I watch.”

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• The son of a bitch knew about the Maluncoeur, a curse that promised if he fell in love, he’d slowly fade away until he became invisible to everyone. He’d live forever, wracked with stabbing hunger pangs, debilitating thirst, and unbearable sexual desire for all eternity.

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• “Solice?” Wraith’s lip curled into a nasty snarl. “She’s so fired. Like, with real fire.”

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• People did weird shit when they were stressed or hurt or just because of their upbringing.

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• You can’t truly hate someone you’ve loved. You can only hurt.

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• His fingers flickered from solid to transparent and back again.

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• “I would never have taken you for a coward,” she said, which got the steam blasting through his veins. “But you are, aren’t you? You’re so afraid of your own weaknesses that you can’t allow yourself to feel anything. To do anything that might go against the mountain of moral superiority you stand on to look down at everyone else.”

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• Underworld General Hospital: "UG" - "UGH" - A hospital that specializes in nonhuman medical care; Is located beneath New York City's bustling streets and hidden by sorcery right under the clueless humans' noses.
• New York City: "Manhattan"
• Brimstone: A demon pub
• New Rochelle, New York
• Eternal: A vampire bar
• Ireland
• Sheoul: Demon realm. Located deep in the bowels of the Earth, accessible only by Harrowgates.
• Costa Rica
• Central America
• Fort Lewis
• Mercy General Hospital: Human hospital
• Vamp: The Goth club from hell

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• The Aegis: Society of human warriors dedicated to protecting the world from evil.
• Raider-X Regiment: "R-XR" - The U.S. Army's paranormal defense division; A super secret military unit that inspires loyalty by giving "special humans" a purpose and a sense of belonging in a world that has rejected them.
• Sigil: Board of twelve humans known as Elders, who serve as the supreme leaders of The Aegis. Based in Berlin, they oversee all Aegis cells worldwide.
• Irish Republican Army: "IRA"
• Council: All demon species and breeds are governed by a Council that makes laws and metes out punishment for individual members of their species or breed.
• Seminus Council: Add a description of this organization.
• Warg Council: Is made up of born wargs
• Vampire Council: Consists of 17 vampires; Komir & Victoria are council members

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• The Aegis: Society of human warriors dedicated to protecting the world from evil. See: Guardians, Regent, Sigil.
• Carceris: The jailers of the underworld. All demon species send representatives to serve terms in the Carceris. Carceris members are responsible for apprehending demons accused ofviolating demon law, and for acting as guards in the Carceris prisons.
• Council: All demon species and breeds are governed by a Council that makes laws and metes out punishment for individual members of their species or breed.
• Dresdin: The demon equivalent of angels.
• Guardians: Warriors for The Aegis, trained in combat techniques, weapons, magic. Upon induction into The Aegis, all Guardians are presented with an enchanted piece of jewelry bearing the Aegis shield, which, among other things, allows for night vision and the ability to see through demon invisibility enchantment.
• Harrowgate: Vertical portals, invisible to humans, which demons use to travel between locations on Earth and Sheoul.
• Infadre: A female of any demon species who has been impregnated by a Seminus demon.
• Maleconcieo: Highest level of ruling demon boards, served by a representative from each species Council. The U.N. of the demon world.
• Orgesu: A demon sex slave, often taken from breeds bred specifically for the purpose of providing sex.
• Regent: Head(s) of local Aegis cells.
• S'genesis: Final maturation cycle for Seminus demons. Occurs at one hundred years of age. A post s'genesis male is capable of procreation and possesses the ability to shapeshift into the male of any demon species.
• Sheoul: Demon realm. Located deep in the bowels of the Earth, accessible only by Harrowgates.
• Sheoulic: Universal demon language spoken by all, though many species speak their own language.
• Sigil: Board of twelve humans known as Elders, who serve as the supreme leaders of The Aegis. Based in Berlin, they oversee all Aegis cells worldwide.
• Ter'taceo: Demons who can pass as human, either because their species is naturally human in appearance or because they can shapeshift into human form.
• Therionidryo: Term a were-beast uses for a person he or she bit and turned into another were-beast.
• Therionidrysi: Any survivor of a were-beast attack. Term used to clarify the relationship between the sire and his therionidryo.
• Ufelskala: A scoring system for demons, based on their degree of evil. All supernatural creatures and evil humans can becategorized into the five Tiers, with the Fifth Tier composed ofthe worst of the wicked.
• Seminus Demon: "Sems" ---Kingdom: Animalia ---Class: Demon ---Family: Sexual Demon ---Genus: Terrestrial ---Species: Incubus ---Breed: Seminus
• Dermoire: Intricate, swirling tribal tattoos on a Seminus demon's right arm, from the hand all the way up to his throat; The markings are the history of a Seminus demon's parentage; The symbol on the throat is his own and only appears when he reaches the first stage of sexual maturity at around the age of twenty; The symbol below that is his father's, the one below that is his father's father and so on, all the way to his fingers; Once he completes the second and final stage of sexual maturity at the age of 100, a marking appears on the right side of his face identifying him to the entire demon world as a menace to all things female and a threat to all things male; If mated the symbol on the face disappears and a linked circle appears around his neck; Also the mate then has an identical dermoire on her left arm.
• False Angel: Describe this term.
• Umber Demon: Are remarkably strong for their petite size; Females are extremely gentle and maternal; They have cement-gray coloring, charcoal hair and gunmetal eyes.
• Ghouls: Those who carve up vampires, shifters and demons to sell their parts on the underworld black market.
• Warg: Werewolf
• Nightlash Demon
• Imp
• Maluncoeur Curse
• Cambion: Sterile half-breeds; They have a human mother and a Seminus demon father
• Judicia Demon: They are known for their cool, calm logic; They all serve as Justice Dealers.
• Justice Dealers
• Vampire
• Haven Spell: A spell that prevents any type of violence within Underworld General; If anyone acts out violently against another they suffer excruciating pain; The only exceptions to the spell are Eidolon, Shade & Wraith
• Neethul Demon
• Bedim Demon
• Drekevac Demon: A spindly, long-limbed demon with an oversized head and fangs as long as a forearm.
• Bathag Demon: A cave-dwelling species; They have pale translucent skin, violet eyes and pointed ears
• Lirsha: Loosely translates to lover or beloved.
• Soulshredder Demon: Get off on tormenting their victims, slowly, over long periods of time, driving them mad rather than killing them outright.
• Oni Demon
• Darquethoth Demon: They have fluorescent eyes, lips and slashes in their obsidian skin
• Khilesh Devils
• Morphestus
• Fallen Angel
• Trillah Demon: A sleek, catlike species
• Slogthu Demon
• Drec Demon
• Daeva Demon
• Cruentus Demon: They live to kill; Their desire to slaughter is so uncontrollable that even while mating they sometimes tear each other apart.
• Sora Demon: They have sangria-colored skin, forked tongues and tails; Look like the sexy cartoon devils that perch on people's shoulders.
• Croucher Demon: They have three eyes and nasty, dangerous looking teeth.
• First Rights: Warg law states that any warg may, within the first year of siring another, claim his therionidrysi as a mate-willing or not-or kill him or her without consequence.
• Fangorg Demon
• Khroyesh: Means to stand down in Sheoulic
• Gerunti Demon
• Eth's Eye: A crystal orb used for divination.
• Mordlair Necrotoxin: A poison for which there is no cure. But in microscopic amounts it can cure Lecepic Pox in Trillshs.
• Stang: A double-bladed S-shaped weapon that is an Aegis special; Each end is coated in a different metal intended to kill different species of demons

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Pleasure Unbound, and followed by Passion Unleashed.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Larissa Ione (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 3169 vol. 9
• Dewey: 813.6

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This novel has explicit scenes and language. Not recommended for children or young adult readers.

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• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
• Books › Romance › Romantic Suspense
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Erotica › Adult Fiction

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• Larissa Ione: Demonica page
• BookBrowse Reader: The Demonica Compendium by Larissa Ione

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