4.5 out of 5 stars
E-book. Kindle Unlimited. 310 pages. Published February 18th 2021
Blurb:
You’d think being magically tethered to the hottest warden in all Verona wouldn’t be a hardship.
You’d be wrong.
Incubus Nico Azertiran has his dream job as a cherub-in-training. It’s the perfect position for a lust demon who’s more interested in happily-ever-afters than one-night stands. Or it would be, if he didn’t keep screwing it up. When a new cherub gadget misfires, Nico is left trussed to Verona’s most eligible warden, the incredibly grumpy, Sir Flame.
Flambeau Illume has a job to do. Someone’s murdering Verona’s rich and famous, and Sir Flame’s hot on the killer’s trail . . . until he has the misfortune to get magically lassoed to the most infuriating incubus he’s ever had the displeasure to meet. Except, maybe Nico isn’t so terribly awful. But how can he solve his case and keep Nico safe at the same time? Especially when the sweet demon seems to have a bullseye on his back.
Together they need to solve the crime, stay alive, and—if their luck changes—maybe even fall in love. Easy, right?
Must Love Demons is part of the Magic Emporium series. Each book stands alone, but each one features an appearance by Marden’s Magic Emporium, a shop that can appear anywhere, but only once and only when someone’s in dire need. This book contains explicit scenes, a lariat of love, a demon tail with a mind of its own, and a guaranteed HEA.
Likes:
- Hooked me fast.
- Nico and Flame, together and separately.
- Watching them deal with being stuck together.
- Good mystery element.
- A cute, fun story.
- Loved the reason why their relationship might not work.
- How excited Nico was to try to find a use for what he got from the emporium.
Dislikes:
- The cupids.
- Not much world building.
- Knew there was something more coming at the end.
- Needs a follow up story.
This is easily my favorite book of the Magic Emporium series so far.
Nico was so easy to like. I mean, all he wanted to do was help people find their true love. It was just a shame that the cupids were so awful. But that didn’t keep Nico down. He still did his best to help people, despite the way he got treated for being an incubus who wants to spread love and not lust.
Flame was a bit uptight, but it made sense. He’s hundreds of years old and takes his job seriously. He basically lives for his work, and it was nice to see him realize that there’s more to life as he spent time with Nico.
The two ended up tied together very quickly, and I loved all the shenanigans that followed. A lot of them were fun. Or at least, they started that way. The murder case Flame was working on was woven throughout the story, and was never far from Flame’s mind. Especially since he was angling for a promotion, and didn’t want to be taken off the case, despite being tied to Nico.
Both men were attracted to each other, but there were a whole host of reasons why it was a bad idea. I especially loved Flame’s main reason. It was really unique, and fit with his phoenix shifter side.
Nico’s excitement to use the item that came from the emporium made me laugh. He kept trying to find the perfect fit for it, knowing it would come in handy. And it did. Once again, the item saved the day.
My only complaint about the plot was that I knew something more was going to happen. It’s always suspicious when it seems like everything’s all wrapped up and there’s more than 15% left to the book. I wasn’t mad with the twist, even though it wasn’t the most surprising thing ever.
The story could have used some more world building. I had a fair number of minor questions, like who made the cupid’s list. I would love to see a whole series written like this. Or, more importantly, a follow up short story or novella about Nico and Flame. Even though everything was wrapped up, I wanted to see them settle into their new lives.
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