The Fiction Enthusiast: Larissa Ione

Title: Eternal Rider
Series: Lords of Deliverance #1
Author: Larissa Ione
Available: Now
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Reading Level: Adult

Description from Goodreads:

They are here. They ride. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

His name is Ares, and the fate of mankind rests on his powerful shoulders. If he falls to the forces of evil, the world falls too. As one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, he is far stronger than any mortal, but even he cannot fight his destiny forever. Not when his own brother plots against him.

Yet there is one last hope. Gifted in a way other humans can't-or won't-understand, Cara Thornhart is the key to both this Horseman's safety and his doom. But involving Cara will prove treacherous, even beyond the maddening, dangerous desire that seizes them the moment they meet. For staving off eternal darkness could have a staggering cost: Cara's life.

My thoughts:

In Eternal Rider we get up close and personal with The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse. One of the horseman has given into evil, and is now traveling the globe bringing disease and death to those in his wake. It is up to his siblings to resist evil, and stop their brother’s rampage to prevent the pending apocalypse. Ares is the horseman also know as War. During his mission to bring down his brother and protect himself he meets Cara. Cara is a human with some very special abilities. She manages to get under Ares’s armor, and see a man others don’t. She is dealing with her own past traumas after a home invasion left her crippled with fear and living the life of a recluse. Being thrown headfirst into a supernatural battle and a steamy romance with an immortal warrior might be just the therapy she needs.

How have I not read anything by this author before? She took the story of The Four Horseman, and implemented it into our modern day world perfectly. I was completely engrossed in this tale of good versus evil. Such an excellent mix of action, legends, and romance. The world building was truly stunning, and so were the examples of alpha male perfection. I was a little worried Cara’s fears would make her weak, but she was anything but. She was willing to stand up for her self instead of playing the role of damsel in distress, squashing fears when they arose. I admired how well she maintained her strength without losing her compassion. Ares is first and foremost a warrior. He seemed to be surrounded by an aura of violence, but Cara made him feel almost human again. A definite case of opposites attracting, but they complimented each other perfectly.

The world in which the book takes place is so intricately constructed. It might take a bit to get used to the names and places, but once you do you won’t want to leave. I love that the author gave us the steamy romance readers expect in a Paranormal Romance, and the action and fast paced plot I associate with Urban Fantasy. Eternal Rider is the best of both worlds, and will appeal to fans of both genres without a doubt. You don’t want to miss out on this new series!

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Larissa Ione on the web:

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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.

Author Bio via Hachette Book Group:

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.

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