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Reviews"Succubus Blues is an engaging read, with an unusually tangible, believable, living story world, featuring a protagonist of unexpected depth and sympathy." -- Jim Butcher, "What an incredible debut novel. Succubus Blues is exciting, witty, sexy, intriguing and had me captivated from the first page. Richelle Mead has crafted a fabulous urban paranormal that is now one of my absolute favorite reads." -- Cheyenne McCray, "Deliciously wicked! Dysfunctional, funny and sexy. I look forward to reading more tempting morsels about this succubus-with-a-heart-of-gold." -- Lilith Saintcrow
SynopsisBeing a succubus sounds pretty glamorous. Shape-shifting, killer wardrobe, what's not to like? But Georgina Kincaid's life gets complicated when an unknown entity "helpfully" begins killing her immortal adversaries., When it comes to jobs in hell, being a succubus seems pretty glamorous. A girl can be anything she wants, the wardrobe is killer, and mortal men will do anything just for a touch. Granted, they often pay with their souls, but why get technical? But Seattle succubus Georgina Kincaid's life is far less exotic. At least there's her day job at a local bookstore--free books; all the white chocolate mochas she can drink; and easy access to bestselling, sexy writer, Seth Mortensen, aka He Whom She Would Give Anything to Touch but Can't. But dreaming about Seth will have to wait. Something wicked is at work in Seattle's demon underground. And for once, all of her hot charms and drop-dead one-liners won't help because Georgina's about to discover there are some creatures out there that both heaven and hell want to deny . . . "Mead cooks up an appetizing debut that blends romantic suspense with a fresh twist on the paranormal."-- Booklist "The mix of supernatural mystery, romance and reluctant succubus is great fun."-- Locus "An engaging read."--Jim Butcher, New York Times bestselling author, When it comes to jobs in hell, being a succubus seems pretty glamorous. A girl can be anything she wants, the wardrobe is killer, and mortal men will do anything just for a touch. Granted, they often pay with their souls, but why get technical? But Seattle succubus Georgina Kincaid's life is far less exotic. At least there's her day job at a local bookstore--free books; all the white chocolate mochas she can drink; and easy access to bestselling, sexy writer, Seth Mortensen, aka He Whom She Would Give Anything to Touch but Can't. But dreaming about Seth will have to wait. Something wicked is at work in Seattle's demon underground. And for once, all of her hot charms and drop-dead one-liners won't help because Georgina's about to discover there are some creatures out there that both heaven and hell want to deny . . . Mead cooks up an appetizing debut that blends romantic suspense with a fresh twist on the paranormal.-- Booklist The mix of supernatural mystery, romance and reluctant succubus is great fun.-- Locus An engaging read.--Jim Butcher, New York Times bestselling author, Being a succubus sounds pretty glamorous. Shape-shifting, killer wardrobe, what's not to like? But Georgina Kincaid's life is far from exotic. Her boss is a middle-management demon with a thing for John Cusack movies, and she can't have a decent date without sucking away part of the guy's life, which means her crush on sexy writer Seth Mortensen is going nowhere fast. But all of that pales in significance when an unknown entity "helpfully" begins killing her immortal adversaries. For once, all her hot charms and drop-dead one-liners won't help, because there are some creatures out there that both heaven and hell want to deny...