Hi everyone!
People are often comparing book series to TV series, and a question I get a lot about my Demonica/Lords of Deliverance series is this: Which TV shows are most comparable to your series?
It’s a great question, so here’s the answer:
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Buffy is absolutely brilliant, and I wish I could say that I wrote it. But hey, I can still pay homage to it, and I do actually refer to it in Pleasure Unbound. As far as similarities, The Demonica series shares certain elements in that it’s sometimes intentionally campy and the characters are open to allies of different species, gender, sexual orientation, and background. Plus, there’s a sprinkling of humor that helps to keep things from getting too dark, too often.
- True Blood. Okay, so I just said that humor keeps the Demonica series from getting too dark…but really, when it’s dark, it’s dark. Where Buffy The Vampire Slayer doesn’t go too far over the gore & violence line, True Blood crosses the line and leaves it far, far behind. I have a tendency to do the same, not shying away from the horrors you’d expect in a series based on demons.
- Gray’s Anatomy. The Demonica series, especially the first 5 books, are based in and around a hospital staffed by demons, vampires, shapeshifters, and were-creatures. Medicine is their passion, and they are all a bit quirky. I could actually see the Gray’s Anatomy staff fitting in pretty well at Underworld General, something I couldn’t envision from the very serious characters in the long-running hospital show, ER.
- Supernatural. Really, this is more of a “vibe” comparison than anything else, and I’d say that the Demonica series is less comparable to Supernatural than the related Lords of Deliverance series is. My Lords of Deliverance series features the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, angels, and fallen angels, and it’s got an apocalyptic feel to it as well as a bit of a historical atmosphere. In Supernatural, just like the Demonica and Lords of Deliverance series, angels are not always the good guys, and sometimes the “bad” guys surprise you.
Thanks for stopping by to help celebrate the release of Base Instincts! Be sure to enter the giveaway, and for more info, feel free to check out my website at www.LarissaIone.com or find me on my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/OfficialLarissaIoneBest wishes!Larissa
Blurb:
As a Seminus demon, Raze’s life literally depends on having sex with females. The problem is that he doesn’t desire females, and it’s physically impossible for him to be with males. Thankfully, he and his best friend, Fayle, have an arrangement that keeps him alive . . . if lonely. He finds some solace in his work as a medic at Thirst, a vampire club known for its rough clientele. But his carefully structured world turns upside down when he meets a mysterious male who makes him want what he can never have.
Slake is an assassin used to getting what he wants, and what he wants is Raze. But he also wants to earn back the soul he sold when he was a much different demon. All he has to do is capture a runaway succubus named Fayle and hand her over to her family. What he doesn’t count on is being caught himself by a web of lies—and his attraction to Raze.
Raze and Slake must navigate a dangerous world to be together. But as Fayle’s jealousy of their relationship turns deadly, they find themselves embroiled in a battle not only for their love, but their lives and souls.
About Larissa Ione:
Larissa Ione is an award-winning New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. An Air Force veteran and former EMT, she traded in a career as a meteorologist to pursue her passion for writing. She now spends her days in pajamas with her computer, strong coffee, and supernatural worlds. She believes in celebrating everything, and would never be caught without a bottle of champagne chilling in the fridge . . . just in case. She currently lives in Wisconsin with her US Coast Guard husband, her teenage son, a rescue cat named Vegas, and her very own hellhound, a King Shepherd named Hexe.
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Every comment on this blog tour enters you in a drawing for a tote bag with swag and signed copies of Pleasure Unbound and Desire Unchained, the first two books in the Demonica/Lords of Deliverance series! Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on September 19. Contest is NOT restricted to U.S. entries. Don’t forget your email so we can contact you if you win!
I haven’t read thus series but I look forward to checking it out. 🙂
Thank you, Sarina!
Did you ever watch REAPER? I miss it…so clever!
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I didn’t! I’ll have to check it out. Thank you for the rec!
Great premise, so looking forward to giving this a try.
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Thanks, H.B.! Hope you enjoy it!
Love all your books and can’t wait to read this one!
Love this series!! Cant wait to read this book!
The Demonica and LOD series are two of my favorites! Thank you for the chance at such an awesome giveaway and for such amazing books! 🙂
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Love the demonica series one of my favorite,I have read them over and over again.
anything and everything Demonica is amazing, the characters, the passion and the battles, i am so excited about this newest release!
I love the Demonica/LOD series. Happened upon them by chance and fell in love with them. One of my all time favorite series.
Absolutely love the demonica series and extremely excited to see this pop up !!! Heading over to order now ……won’t come up for air until that seminus has is way !!!
I love your books and I can see the resemblance to these series
Absolutely loved this book! Thank you for writing such amazing stories.
I Love your books and the Demonica series is one of my all time favorites! Thank You for writing such AWESOME stories!
Larissa you ROCK!!!
Wow, I haven’t read this yet but the cover… they are yumm! I’m so excited to read it!
A M/M book in the Demonica series?. That’s exactly what I need! So good!
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I’m reading the new book right now, I started yesterday evening, I love it already a lot.
Larissa’s books never fail to disappoint. I vsmt wait to get this book. Seriously, read her books…seriously o.o
OMG can’t wait to read this,, I just love this series really miss UGH 🙂
Both the Demonica series and the Lords of Deliverance series are so full of depth…the plots are intricate and well thought out, the characters are diverse, every detail is perfect. And funny! Every time I start a book set in this world, I feel like everything else falls away, and I am there, living the story. Larissa Ione is a tremendously talented author!
New to me series! Looking forward to starting it!
new series for me too but sounds great
I so appreciate your writing! Your characters are alive in me when I read and I have a penchant for devouring your stories in rapid succession. Thank you for sharing your talents.
Looking forward to read Demonica series!
Thanks for the great post 🙂
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Can’t wait to have a day off to read this! ^_^ I NEVER want this series to end! Lol Plus, I’m still waiting for Tavin’s story! 😉
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So looking forward to reading your first m/m book for the series 😀
You are one of my favorites, the world is so magical, great escape…can’t wait to read this one.
interesting shows
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I can definitely see the resemblance to the tv series (except Buffy, never watched that one, lol). But your world is MUCH better!!! I would love to be able to go to UGH when I am sick 🙂
~June
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I love all things Demonica, currently reading Rogue Rider. Can’t wait for this M/M romance, to see how it works out with a
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I’ve only watched one of the shows listed, but I definitely get the idea from what’s in the post. So, looks like some great stuff! Thank you.
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I am such a fan of her books!! Looking forward to reading this book as well!!
Betul E.
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