Demon Can't Help It [Paperback]

Kathy Love (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 17, 2009

A Demon . . . Not Just In Bed - Practical Josephine 'Jo' Burke has no patience for the paranormal - even if she's been having some strange visions lately. But if she is losing her mind, at least it would explain her new attraction to her co-worker, the least suitable man she could ever fall for . . . Maksim Kostova has no idea why he's so drawn to feisty mortal Jo, but he does know how she feels about the supernatural. Forget about her accepting him for what he really is, she'd never even believe him in the first place. Or would she? When Jo confesses to him that she's been seeing visions of a dead girl, it seems anything's possible . . .

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The evolution of Maksim from selfish demon to caring individual is the best part of Love’s latest, and the romance is brought to bear nicely. But there’s too much hemming and hawing about whether Jo should tell her best friends about her pregnancy—when it’s already obvious to reader and friends alike. Likewise, the suspense of the subplot concerning Jo’s dead sister comes to naught, and Maksim’s search for his sister is too easily concluded. Clearly Love has written tighter, more well-rounded, satisfying novels. However, this is the sequel to I Want You to Want Me (2008), so it’s worthy of purchase for continuity’s sake. --Nina C. Davis --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Kensington Trade; 1ST edition (December 17, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758252390
• ISBN-13: 978-0758252395
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,683,569 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars - Yum, bad boy demon Maksim is oh so good., May 3, 2009

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melindeeloo (sb,ca) - See all my reviews
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We met the selfish sensual demon Maksim in the last book in Love's New Orleans paranormal romance series (Any Way You Want It, I Want You To Want Me) - Maksim was playing boy toy to Ren and Vittorio's psychotic mother while trying to find his missing sister. Maksim is still hunting for his sister, but he gets a bit distracted from his search when Jo (friend to former leading ladies Erika and Maggie) relocates to New Orleans. Maksim is intrigued by Jo because, unlike all other living breathing human females, Jo completely ignores him. The bruises to his ego fuel Maksim's pursuit of Jo, but his attraction to her takes on a life of his own and soon he's not acting very demonish at all. And though Maksim's positive a demon can't fall in love, it isn't long before he's doing a pretty good imitation.

I know I am running the risk of being repetitious, but I do so love it when bad boys go good. Author Love does an excellent job with Maksim, as his initial shallow motives become more complicated and he has to deal with the bewilderment of handling all of his new undemonlike feelings and *gasp* Maksim, the prince of the eight circle of h*ll, is forced to cope with Jo's multiple rejections.

Jo is a bit irritating and angsty in the first few chapters with her fear that, since she is 'seeing' people who are not there, she is going nuts and her constant mental talk about not thinking about the consequences of the unfortunate affair that caused her to relocate from D.C gets a bit old. But once her 'secret' is out in the open she improves as a character, ends up being worthy of Maksim's love, and ultimately ends up dealing with Maksim's secret in a suprisingly mature way.

The story line with Maksim's sister is resolved here, but it is so thin as to be almost nonexistent. I am guessing that her presence is solely to have a character to carry forward for another book - which by the way, I'll be reading. I enjoyed the leading men and the romances in the previous two books (though I still think 'Lampir' is a lame name for an emo vampire) but Demon Cant' Help It is the best of the series. I loved Maksim and his HEA and with the great job Love does with her first demon lover, I can't wait to see Love's demoness in denial.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Demon Can't Help It by Kathy Love, May 2, 2009

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jjmachshev "jj" (Grovetown, GA) - See all my reviews
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I liked it! "Demon Can't Help It" by Kathy Love was funny. The heroine irked me a bit by being wishy-washy and wimpy at times, but the hero...my, my, my. I want a Maksim of my own.

Jo doesn't believe in the paranormal. Pretty inconvenient now that she's seeing ghosts! Or maybe she's just going wacko? Either way, something's wrong and Jo's move to New Orleans to be near her friends doesn't seem to be helping. Now she's involved (and how the heck did THAT happen) with a smoking hot guy who seems to be perfect...and we all know there's no such thing.

Maksim is a demon. That's right: damned, delicious, and diabolical. He's ruler of the eight level of hell and darn proud of himself. He's selfish (HEY, he's a demon), he's sexy, and he can get any woman he wants, human or other. So why is he suddenly chasing (!) this human woman? And having these...these Feelings! But no matter how hard he tries, he just can't get her out of his head. What's a demon to do?

Funny and fun to read. Although you may want to smack Jo around a bit, Maksim makes the books worthwhile. All the Kathy Love books I've read so far are paranormal, sexy, and humorous--and that's a hard mix to do well! If you've read her previous New Orleans BRAVA imprint books, you'll get to read about some old friends which was just icing for me. Love has some of the funniest banter out there and her heroes are always yummy. That's enough for me!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bad Demons rule, May 14, 2011

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Lady Hecate "Lady Hecate" (Millersville, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

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Oh my what a fantastic book this was. I was so hoping that Ms. Love would write a book on Maksim because he was so bad in "I want You to Want Me." He is hot, sexy and cannot get enough of sex, but not with the same woman, until he meets Jo, Then he slowly turns from selfish, bed hopping, uncaring, (but sensual) Demon to something that he thought he would never be and never wanted to be. And, oh boy, the ride to that end is so fun. Maksim had me laughing out loud. One just had to love his character. He is witty and very sensual. I could not put the book down. "I want You to Want Me" was an okay read, and "Anyway You Want It" was as well, both of which the hero was a Lampire which means they suck energy instead of blood which sucks! But Ms. Love's "Demon Can't Help it" was a turn for the better. Who cares about the typos, and there are only a few, when the book is a fun, great read!