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Demonfire: The Demonslayers [Mass Market Paperback]

Kate Douglas
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23 Mar 2010 The Demonslayers
Newspaper reported Eddy Marks thinks she knows everything about her quite hometown. She couldn t be more wrong. Turns out Evergreen, California, is the site of a vortex that allows demons to cross over to Earth, and the only one who can stop them is an unbelievably sexy fallen demon named Dax... who has just crashed into Eddy s life.

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Zebra; 1 edition (23 Mar 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1420109995
  • ISBN-13: 978-1420109993
  • Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 2.8 x 17.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 858,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars "The DemonSlayers" series book 1 18 April 2010
By Book Addict TOP 500 REVIEWER
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A fine line divides the darkness of the Abyss and the goodness of Eden, and providing the balance between these dimensions is Earth. Yet demons are infesting California, and it is down to an unusual blend of heroes to save the world before it is overwhelmed by evil.

Hero number one is Dax; a fallen demon who now inhabits a human body. He retains some of his demonic abilities but is weakened by a curse which hit him when he first arrived on Earth. Hero number two is human Eddy Marks, a pragmatic non believer in magic until she witnesses a garden gnome attacking Dax. Hero number three is a member of a legendary warrior race that destroyed demons, but Alton has never fought in battle and his crystal sword has never spoken to him in the thousands of years he has carried it. Hero number four is Willow, the small blue will-o'-the-wisp who boosts Dax's powers with her own. Hero number five is Eddy's dad Ed, a man who has always believed in the impossible whilst hero six is the loyal and protective Bumper, Eddy's dog.

The plot jumps all over the place as KD reveals a vortex in Mount Shasta that can lead to a variety of dimensions, and as Atlantis is also mentioned, I hope characters from this world are introduced in later books. As demons invade the town of Evergreen and use any type of statue as an avatar, Dax has his work cut out in saving the world before the body he is using dies in just seven days. Of course despite all the turmoil surrounding them, Dax and Eddy quickly fall in love, yet even if they defeat the bad guys, they still won't have a future together.

KD went on overdrive when she wrote this book; introducing a variety of characters and worlds that could have populated several series rather than just one. But this heavy mix blends well together and raises enough questions about these other dimensions and their inhabitants to leave the reader eager for far more. "Demonfire" is a real action packed fantasy with a good dose of romance, plus the introduction of some characters I'm eager to learn more of, whilst the final battle scenes are heart stopping and heart breaking. This is a great start to a new series and I'll certainly be reading book 2 "Hellfire", due for publication in Sept this year.
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
Often, when a tried-and-trusted author changes tack, it's not for the best (hint - please, Diana Palmer, do at least try to, your loyal readers may get a nice surprise, and I might start reading you again!), though in the case of Kate Douglas, the Wolf Tales series has gone from being naughty and erotic to mundane and 'been there, seen that, read that before', so much so that she's dropped off my autobuy book, and so she ABSOLUTELY had to create a new 'world'. Unfortunately, with this book, at least IMO, she failed.

With this one, I had debated as to whether to buy it, but a polite enquiry to my friendly librarian resulted in it being bought, so I grabbed it as soon as it made its way onto the London Consortium catalogue. I am SO glad I did not buy it, as from page 1, the author failed to grab my attention - of the two females she introduced, I could not make out which of them sounded the least boring (as opposed to most interesting) as neither of them even stood out, and I was disappointed when Eddy turned out to be the lead.

I persevered and read until the bit where the quartet of travellers (Eddy, her dog, Tinkerbelle and the male lead demon, currently residing in the corpse of a soldier - like that's not yuck!!) go into Mount Shasta and where they are discovered, but by then, I was giving up the ghost. Having contended with the female lead's father obssessed with 'the lost race of Limurians' living in said mountain, with house and garden ornaments, and a town-square statue of a general on horseback coming to life (and being able to fit into a small apartment!), all posessed by evil spirits that could very easily, and with a minimum of fuss and damage, be obliterated, things were verging on the boring and 'yeah, right, whateva'. Adding Tinkerbelle to the mix...just smacked...yawn...of 'been there, seen that before', so that for me was it.

All in all, the best character had to be the dog, which seemed a completely likeable and faithful intrepid little adventurer, and her description made at least one character stand out in my mind - pity it was neither of the main leads.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Demonfire: The Demonslayers 24 Feb 2010
By Kellie Chang - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Kate Douglas' first Independent (full-length General Romance novel by a mainstream publisher) Paranormal Romance is finally here! Kate is the gifted Erotic Romance author of the Wolf Tales Wolf Tales and Sexy Beast Sexy Beast series. With the publication of the first installment of the Demonslayers series, DEMONFIRE, she flings the door open for more readers--who don't read Erotic Romance--to enjoy her talent. I had the privilege of reading an early draft of this book, and Kate has created a fast-paced story where she takes the well-known theme of Hell (Abyss), Heaven (Eden), and Earth and gives it a unique spin. Kate's story flows and before you know it, you are halfway through the book and have missed dinner.

Kate has created characters I fell in love with. The demon-hero, Dax, is intriguing, mysterious, sexy (Who wouldn't find a shimmering, writhing snake tattoo sexy?), and strong, yet vulnerable and looking for a way to survive. The heroine, Eddy, is practical. As a journalist Eddy deals with facts--unlike her father who stubbornly believes the Paranormal is quite real--yet her inquisitive mind overcomes any spark of disbelief and fear, and she embarks on an adventure she cannot resist. Each character Kate has created immediately grabs your attention and you feel like you are with them on their mission to save the balance between the worlds of Abyss, Eden and Earth.

Lovers of Paranormal Romance with a definite sizzle will love DEMONFIRE. Though Kate dialed back a little from the heat of her Erotic Romances, this book is hot. How else can one romance a demon?

I write a weekly romance newsletter, and since the publisher's blurb for DEMONFIRE was short, I combined some of Kate's words (with her permission) with my own to create the blurb below that I used in my newsletter.

Three worlds in separate dimensions, yet irrevocably linked and dependent upon one another for their survival...

Abyss

A world of darkness and pain inhabited by demons who personify evil.

Eden

Exists in the light, a paradise peopled by creatures that are inherently good, incapable of harming other living things.

Earth

A veritable fulcrum maintaining the balance between good and evil--a balance that has begun to come undone as evil triumphs on Earth and the entire world slips closer and closer to the dark.

Demons have found access across the dimensions, and are entering Earth through a vortex located deep in the bowels of the dormant volcano known as Mt. Shasta. Edenites need to find a champion, and they find theirs floating in the void, a timeless, endless space without feature or form where lost spirits of all worlds spend eternity.

Dax is a fallen demon given a human body as his avatar. His time as a human is limited to one, short week. The demonic powers he'll need to fight the demons on Earth are captured in a colorful snake tattooed across his torso. The Edenites have given him a companion--a tiny will-`o-the-wisp he calls Willow.

As Dax enters Earth through the vortex he is met by a demon-powered gargoyle that hits him with a blast of cursed fire. Though not immediately fatal, the curse has the power to turn his snake tattoo--and ultimately his own powers--against him. Dax must battle the pain of the curse as well as the rapidly disappearing days. He is all that stands between life as we know it and utter devastation.

Eddy Marks has lived in the small town of Mt. Shasta all her life. She works as a newspaper reporter, fosters stray dogs for the local shelter, and keeps an eye on her rather quirky, unconventional father. Returning home from a short vacation, she hears Bumper, her latest foster mutt, barking. She lets her out and the dog races to the potting shed in the backyard. Chasing after her, Eddy opens the door to the impossible--a garden gnome armed with a pitchfork and a naked man lying on the stone floor, a huge burn on his chest, four holes stabbed over his ribs and a snake tattoo that almost looks alive.

It takes the combined help of Willow, Eddy and Bumper the mutt to help Dax defeat the demons. After a brief but messy battle, he realizes he's going to need their help to complete his mission.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing journey into a fantasy world! 12 Nov 2011
By Nicole M. Passante - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Ok I literary bought this series in a bundle about a year ago and while I knew I would love it, I drug my feet when getting down to read it.

I knew this was NOT an erotic and thought I might be disappointed because I Love Kate Douglas's erotic series Wolf takes, But this is a PNR book and I fell in love with this story. You can feel the love between Eddy and Dax and I felt as though I was on this quest with them fighting demon possessed garden gnomes... come on you know those are creepy looking little suckers... I mean do they have to be so happy about standing in some weird persons yard all day! *shudder*

As always the imaginative Kate leads you on a journey through a world born in her creative mind. I mean Lemurian (an advanced society of humanoids) living in Mount Shasta?Anyways it is a wonderful fantasy world that is completely different than anything I have read and that is saying allot in itself.

Can't wait for the next! No really... I can't, I am already reading HellFire so far it in just as good.

SO the bottom line is READ IT! You can't beat the price of the bundle on Amazon & B&N of $9.99 of the bundle for all three of the first books.

Kate Douglas DemonSlayer Bundle: Starfire, Demonfire, Hellfire (Demonslayers)
Thank you Kate for another amazing adventure!
5.0 out of 5 stars A love to last a lifetime...or at least a week 28 April 2012
By Dark Faerie Tales - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Review Courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales

Quick & Dirty: A love to last a lifetime...or at least a week.

Opening Sentence: He struggled out of the darkness, confused, disoriented... recalling fire and pain and the soothing voices of men he couldn't see.

The Review:

Ok, so I will let my notable scene explain to you the generic plotline of this book, part one of a series, and I will tell you all about the main characters, for there are more than just the hero and heroine.

First our hero, Dax, the yummy fallen-demon-turned-human who has been tasked with ridding the small town of Evergreen of all its demons that have escaped from the Abyss, or what we would call Hell. Armed with some of his demon powers, in the form of a snake tattoo, Dax is anxious to serve his purpose, and possibly gain entrance into Eden, the paradise most of us would call Heaven. This not so small task seems like a precursor for the much larger one that is saving the world, and I imagine that is what must be done in the following books. But, anyway, Dax shows up on Earth and is immediately attacked by another demon, this one is wearing the body of a stone gargoyle and is tossing curses about. Dax takes one to the chest that causes him some serious issues during the rest of the book.

In comes our heroine, Eddy, who finds Dax in a garden shed being attacked by a garden gnome wielding a pitchfork. So, of course, she brings him home with her, and patches him up. Upon learning that he is in fact a once demon turned human who needs help fighting the unexplainable, she takes him to meet the one other person she trusts with this kind of thing, who is also a believer in the supernatural - her father, Ed.

Ed has long been a subscriber to the "we are not alone" theory, believing that there is a real civilization hidden inside the neighboring mountain. When a man shows up in his daughter's life who is living proof, well he is ecstatic. However, his enthusiasm is somewhat diminished when he finds out the reason for Dax's presence. So, he reluctantly drives the couple to the mountain to find this mystical race, The Lemurians, and anxiously awaits their call saying the mission was successful. Dax and Eddy do indeed find Lemuria in a cavern in the mountain where also exists a portal to the Abyss and Atlantis. So, upon entering the portal to Lemuria the duo is taken prisoner by some guards, and are met by none other than the high prince, Alton.

The immortal race of Lemurians have been hidden away for thousands of years, enjoying their peace and quiet. Alton, however, has been craving some action for a few centuries and jumps at the chance to aid in the completion of the demon slaying mission. Abandoning his friends, family and entire race, he breaks Dax and Eddy out of prison and goes with them back to Earth. Also accompanying Alton is his magical talking sword, which for now chooses to remain mute, but has every intention of killing Dax, for killing demons is what it was made to do. Oh, and I forgot to mention Alton's ability to bend the memories of humans. Seriously cool when you want to keep flying statues from scaring the masses.

So, this motley crew, complete with a pit bull/poodle stray dog named Bumper and a pixie, or will o' the wisp, named Willow, head out to complete the mission of ridding the world of all the excess evil in Evergreen. There is just a couple of small catches. One, Dax has been given only seven days in this form. Two, the curse he was hit with in the beginning is causing his snake tattoo to try to leave his body, thus taking his demon powers away while causing him a bunch load of pain. Three, that gargoyle is no regular demon and taking it down is going to be almost impossible. But try they must, and they do eventually succeed, but at what cost.

Also continuing throughout the book, is the blooming relationship between Eddy and Dax. The two quickly fall madly in love with one another, despite the limitations on their time together, both deciding that a lifetime of love may be lived in only a few days, and the memories shall be enough to leave with at the end. It's so sad, really. But as I said, this is a romance book, and an HEA in inevitable, so read the book to see how it all shakes down.

I know I say this too often, but I really liked this book. I am just a huge fan of the genre as a whole. But really, I'd rank this up there with some of my favorites, well at least I will if I enjoy the next couple books like I did this one. The characters are fun and loveable (who wouldn't fall in love with a pit that has a perm) the writing style and storyline makes it easy to convince yourself to just finish reading that next chapter, then you will go to bed, promise.

The DemonSlayers Series:

1. DemonFire

2. HellFire

3. StarFire

4. CrystalFire

FTC Advisory: Kensington/Zebra provided me with a copy of DemonFire. No goody bags, sponsorships, "material connections," or bribes were exchanged for my review.
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