Insatiable Desire (The Demonborn) (Mass Market Paperback)

~ Rita Herron (Author)

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From Publishers Weekly

Experienced romance suspense author Herron (Under His Skin) kicks off her new series with a bang. FBI agent Vincent Valtrez, the son of a devil and an angel, is a Dark Lord with the potential for great good or great evil. His dead father, Zion, is about to be named the new leader of Hell's legions, and Pan, god of fear, wants to harvest Vincent's soul and win Zion's approval. He lures Vincent back to his hometown by targeting psychic Clarissa King, for whom Vincent has long felt an attraction. Herron manages to strike a balance between the romance bubbling between Vincent and Clarissa and the horror of Pan's actions. Vincent displays enough self-loathing to make him an interestingly brooding hero, and readers will enjoy the chase after Pan's earthly agents and Vincent's struggle with his figurative and literal demons, right up to the obligatory cliffhanger ending. (Sept.)
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...AND RITA HERRON:

"Rita Herron blends pulsing romance and knife-edged suspense so effortlessly you'll be gasping for more."

--Stephanie Bond on A Breath Away

GLOWING PRAISE FOR INSATIABLE DESIRE:

"Captivating. Rita Herron shines in INSATIABLE DESIRE."
--New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon

"Rita Herron's INSATIABLE DESIRE creates just that! Ms. Herron has fashioned very real characters with an entrancing writing style. A definite must-have for the romantic in us all!"
--New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Forever (September 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446199478
• ISBN-13: 978-0446199476
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #419,099 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Preternatural murders?, October 1, 2008

By	Helen Hancox "Auntie Helen" (Essex, England) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

'Insatiable Desire' is the first in a trilogy of books following three brothers whose father is a demon and is about to rise again from the grave and become very powerful. In this first book the hero, Vincent Valtrez, is working as an FBI agent to try to make up for the fact that he was unable to save his mother's life when his father killed her. Vincent has suppressed the memories of the day he witnessed his mother dying and when he killed his father, but he knows he has darkness in him and no love. Vincent's relationships with women are characterised by single sexual encounters and nothing else.

Clarissa King knew Vincent when they were young - he stood up for her and that made an impression as she had few friends. No-one else really liked her because she and her family were odd; Clarissa and her mother and grandmother heard the voices of the dead and Clarissa's mother committed suicide. However Clarissa lost track of Vincent when he moved away after his parents died.

When young women in the town of Eerie die in rather strange circumstances, Clarissa is visited by their ghosts who show her that they were murdered. The local sheriff isn't convinced but decides to call in the FBI in the shape of Vincent Valtrez as he is familiar with the area. Vincent is reluctant to see Clarissa, doesn't want to believe in the supernatural events going on around Eerie, but soon it becomes clear that there are dark forces at work. Vincent is afraid he is one of the dark forces and can't allow Clarissa to get close to him. As they work together to try to discover who is murdering young women, can they keep each other safe and can they prevent the evil forces spreading?

This book was a reasonable read with some atmospheric settings and a variety of characters. Unfortunately for this reader the central love story didn't really work - it wasn't clear why either character felt drawn to the other in any special way. The whodunnit aspect of the book was good - I didn't guess the baddie - but there were some moments when the story dragged. It was a reasonable start to the series but I won't go out of my way to read either of the next two books.

Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great paranormal read., September 13, 2008

By	Monica Garcia "ReadingWithMonie.com" (Arlington, Texas USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Twenty years ago Vincent Valtrez left his home after surviving a night in the Black Forest where he witnessed his father murder his mother and learned that he was Demonborn. Now an FBI Special Agent, Vincent has suppressed the evil pulling at him and instead has sworn to save lives, not take them. When his next case sends him home to Erie, Tennessee to help the sheriff track down a serial killer he reunites with Clarissa King, a psychic who can communicate with the victims.

Together Vincent and Clarissa work side-by-side to stop the killer but they slowly learn the truth. They killer they are battling is no ordinary murderer. He's a demon who will stop at nothing to see that Clarissa is out of the way and convince Vincent to let his "bad blood" take over. Will the darkness inside Vincent claim him... or will he save Clarissa - and himself - from the evil that threatens them both?

Insatiable Desire is a great book. The paranormal aspects aren't too heavy as it can be in some of the darker paranormals I've read. There is just enough darkness to make it a page turner with a believable storyline. The characters are well developed and convincing so that I kept reading well past my bedtime. Then I was kept awake with the hot and heavy sex scenes! This is a must read for all paranormal romance lovers.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars if your motto is "the darker the better," then you'll adore this book, March 18, 2009

By	Kelley Hartsell "Kelley" (Irving, TX) - See all my reviews

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Clarissa King sees death. Brutal murders are happening in her town and she sees the victims in their final moments. Clarissa is desperate to stop the murders, even if it means teaming up with someone who despises her psychic gift as much as he denies its existence, and who appears to be hiding some dark secrets of his own.

Vincent Valtrez is The Demonborn, one of three offspring of a devil and an angel, and the apocalypse is looming. His father, Zion, previously defeated by Vincent himself, is about to take over as leader of Hell. The last thing Vincent wants is to return to his hometown of Eerie. But if he hopes to stop Zion's plans, and protect the one woman he's never been able to forget who seems to be at the center of the brewing storm, then home he must go. There Vincent must fight his own battles to conquer the monster within and control his Insatiable Desire for Clarissa.

Insatiable Desire is a wonderful introduction to the world of The Demonborn. Here we meet the first of the three sons of Zion, one of the most evil of all demons who is planning his re-entry into our world even though he was killed by one of his own spawn years ago. Rita Herron does just enough world building to provide her readers with the background necessary to understand the universe and to lure them in. Histories of our lead couple, Clarissa and Vincent, are presented vividly through memories and flashbacks. The premise of the trilogy, sons of a devil having to prevent their already vanquished father from restoring his reign of terror is excellent and I can't wait to see how the other two brothers will come into play in the story.

Clarissa and Vincent have plenty of reasons they should not be together, but that does not stop either of them from longing for something special with one another. As circumstances force them to work together more and more closely, the relationship grows and changes. Vincent has so much deep-seated self-hatred that we are compelled to keep reading to see how Clarissa will help him come to terms with who and what he is to claim the love he deserves, and is destined to have.

Be forewarned, Insatiable Desire is a very dark book. There is nothing at all light and easy about this read. So if you don't like stories that are dark and sometimes very disturbing, then you will want to pass on this one. However, if your motto is "the darker the better," then you'll adore this book. We are kept on the edges of our seats as we read along, wanting to find out how things will be resolved. Rita Herron is a master of romantic suspense and Insatiable Desire reminds us of why. I can't wait to see what will happen next.

© Kelley A. Hartsell, March 2009. All rights reserved.