Title: A Calling for Pleasure
Author: J.L. Merrow
Length: 10k words
Publisher: ARe (go here for book info)
Genre: m/m contemporary paranormal
Rating: B
A Calling for Pleasure will be available from ARe on January 15th.
Blurb: If you summon this demon, he’s guaranteed to come!
With a killer succubus leaving a trail of desiccated corpses around town, Detective Lars Thornsson knows he shouldn’t be falling for a suspect, but a hot little piece of demon tail like Rael is impossible to resist.
Sexy male succubus Rael has an insatiable appetite for men that can get him into all kinds of trouble. And he’s just found his favorite flavor: a hunky blond detective. When those cool Nordic looks combine with Rael’s smouldering dark charms, all Hell could be let loose!
This is a revised and expanded version of a story previously published in the Torquere anthology The Care and Feeding of Demons. Released today from All-Romance Ebooks!
Review: Lars and his partner Rochelle are investigators for the Paranormal Enforcement Agency and are frustrated they keep finding dead corpses and still haven’t found the succubus responsible for killing them. That all changes, however, when a young man is almost killed and tells them a tale of a male succubus whose description has Lars panting just from visualization. With a new lead to follow, Lars and Rochelle assume that he’s just a lucky, if somewhat stupid, young man. If Rael has anything to say about it (and Rael always has something to say), then not only will he point them towards the real culprit of the killings, but maybe snare a blond, hunky half-Valkyrie officer in the process — one that just might be more than the one night stands he’s used to.
This was such a cute story. Right off the bat I was laughing as Rael used his charm and sexuality in confronting the young, straight man who summoned him while hoping for a female demon. The story has a nice flow and easiness to it, which is partly due to Rael’s confident, sexy, and funny voice. I really liked Lars as well, who has the heart and soul of an honest geek wrapped in the godly package he inherited from his gorgeous Valkyrie mother. They made a nice couple and I could instantly see that they would work well together.
There’s quite a bit to like about the story, and I’m very much looking forward to reading the rest of the series. I absolutely loved Rochelle, Lars’ tough-as-nails partner, and if I read het romance I’d beg J.L. Merrow for her story in a heartbeat. I understood that Rael being a male succubus (and not an incubus) is the impetus in putting him in Lars’ path, but I would have loved to know what made him a succubus and not an incubus. Also, the sex was smokin’! I love me a demon with an agile tail 
This is just the kind of short story that I love to read and the quick pace and the ease in the prose suited to fill out the story in a short amount of time, leaving me satisfied at the end though no less excited to pick up the next installment in Lars and Rael’s relationship. B
Oh, that sounds fun and I enjoy this author so I’ll definitely be picking it up.
It’s super cute, I really liked it. Yeah, she’s also one of my fav authors. I hope you enjoy it
I can’t wait to read the second two!
I enjoyed this one, along with the other stories in the series. I hope there will be more in the series!
I really can’t wait to read the second two stories, cause this first one was just a lot of fun to read, lol
[...] This was such a cute story. Right off the bat I was laughing as Rael used his charm and sexuality in confronting the young, straight man who summoned him while hoping for a female demon. The story has a nice flow and easiness to it, which is partly due to Rael’s confident, sexy, and funny voice…Also, the sex was smokin’! I love me a demon with an agile tail – Cole, Brief Encounters Reviews. [...]
[...] This was such a cute story. Right off the bat I was laughing as Rael used his charm and sexuality in confronting the young, straight man who summoned him while hoping for a female demon. The story has a nice flow and easiness to it, which is partly due to Rael’s confident, sexy, and funny voice…Also, the sex was smokin’! I love me a demon with an agile tail – Cole, Brief Encounters Reviews. [...]
[...] Calling for Pleasure by JL Merrow – Cole did a great review at Brief Encounters Reviews. I loved Rael, he was so fun. The sequels were great as [...]
[...] finished reading the first story in Lars and Rael’s series, A Calling for Pleasure (reviewed here). And just like that first story, this sequel had me thoroughly entertained. Funny and quirky, this [...]