Join New York Times bestselling author Larissa Ione, and USA Today bestselling Southern food expert Suzanne M. Johnson as they guide you through their favorite Demonica world inspired food and drink recipes. And don’t forget to spend some time learning a little bit more about the private lives of your favorite characters in all new snippets and short stories! Brought to you by 1,001 Dark Nights, DINING WITH ANGELS is now available! Grab your copy today!
Author: Larissa Ione, Suzanne M. JohnsonSeries: Demonica #17.5
Audience: +18
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Cook books
Publisher: Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated
Release Date: November 6th 2018
My Rating: 5 Cups
Source: InkSlinger PR
Blurb (from Goodreads):
In a world where humans and supernatural beings coexist — not always peacefully — three things can bring everyone to the table: Love, a mutual enemy, and, of course, food.
With seven brand new stories from the Demonica universe, New York Times bestselling author Larissa Ione has the love and enemies covered, while celebrity Southern food expert Suzanne M. Johnson brings delicious food to the party.
And who doesn’t love a party? (Harvester rolls her eyes and raises her hand, but we know she’s lying.)
Join Ares and Cara as they celebrate a new addition to their family. See what Reaver and Harvester are doing to “spice” things up. Find out what trouble Reseph might have gotten himself into with Jillian. You’ll love reading about the further adventures of Wraith and Serena, Declan and Suzanne, and Shade and Runa, and you’re not going to want to miss the sit down with Eidolon and Tayla.
So pour a glass of the Grim Reaper’s finest wine and settle in for slices of life from your favorite characters and the recipes that bring them together. Whether you’re dining with angels, drinking with demons, or hanging with humans, you’ll find the perfect heavenly bits and sinful bites to suit the occasion.
Happy reading and happy eating!
*Disclaimer: I received an eARC of this book from InkSlinget PR in exchange for an honest review. This does not influence my rating or the content of my review in any way.
It's here, it's here!!!! I’m not sure what excited me more when I first found out about this book, the fact that it was a new Larissa Ione book or a new Suzanne M. Johnson cookbook. You guys already know I love Larissa Ione, and Suzanne’s pairing with Lexi Blake in their two cookbooks is my absolute favorite thing ever. So when I heard about Dining With Angels, I was over the moon with excitement. Not only do we get new Demonica stories, but we also get delicious new recipes. Win-win!
Let's start with the stories first, shall we? I loved these short stories. We get to see a lot of our favorite couples. There's Suzanne being an absolute darling, filming her cooking show, while Declan is in a bit of trouble because of his day job. There's Harvester trying to be badass and impress her mate with her cooking, while Reaver is trying to understand certain things about Harvester. Then there's a super cute scene with Shade and Runa, and then Wraith and Serena and Stewie. We also get to witness Cara giving birth and scaring big bad Ares, and then we get tohave a look into Jillian and Reseph's life after the Apocalypse. While these scenes can be taken individually and enjoyed separately, I love that there's a uniting thread, a longer subplot that develops and, hopefully, will be explored later on. The stories all follow the development of Azagoth and Lilliana's relationship, as well as some new things going on in the underworld. Azagoth is having a hard time with some things that happened not too long ago, and he took some decisions that endanger the world, unless someone manages to talk some sense into him. Lilliana on the other hand is dealing with some personal stuff, and she's considering going back home. Will she go back home? You'll have to read these stories to find out!
The thing I loved about this stories is that we get to see what happens after the Apocalypse. Is everything sunshine and roses, or are some things that don't go just the way our heroes planned? We get to see the couples, yes, but we also get some really cool insight into each and every one person, how their lives are now that things are calm. We get to see a little bit more about their individual struggles now, and how they deal with some issues they might have, both by themselves, and as a couple. We also get to see some peculiar things, some that I didn't expect, involving a certain slave bond that I don't want to get much into because of spoilers, but I wonder if that somehow will become a real problem, or if it's just an isolated thing that happened.
The time has come to talk about the recipes. Oh, the recipes. As I was anticipating, they are absolutely fantastic. Most of them sound super tasty and easy to make, and they fit each and every taste possible. Do you want fish? There are recipes for that. Are you a vegetarian? There's some of that too. Want something sweet? Check. And because this is Larissa Ione, you also get to have recipes for treats just for your furry beasts. That makes me super happy, because I always love giving treats to my hell hound. My favorite recipe, by far, is White Chicken Chili, which I can't wait to make in the weekend (will share photos of the result). Actually, all recipes sound fantastic.
All in all, a fantastic collaboration, and I can only hope these two amazing authors will join forces again in the future.
It's here, it's here!!!! I’m not sure what excited me more when I first found out about this book, the fact that it was a new Larissa Ione book or a new Suzanne M. Johnson cookbook. You guys already know I love Larissa Ione, and Suzanne’s pairing with Lexi Blake in their two cookbooks is my absolute favorite thing ever. So when I heard about Dining With Angels, I was over the moon with excitement. Not only do we get new Demonica stories, but we also get delicious new recipes. Win-win!
Let's start with the stories first, shall we? I loved these short stories. We get to see a lot of our favorite couples. There's Suzanne being an absolute darling, filming her cooking show, while Declan is in a bit of trouble because of his day job. There's Harvester trying to be badass and impress her mate with her cooking, while Reaver is trying to understand certain things about Harvester. Then there's a super cute scene with Shade and Runa, and then Wraith and Serena and Stewie. We also get to witness Cara giving birth and scaring big bad Ares, and then we get tohave a look into Jillian and Reseph's life after the Apocalypse. While these scenes can be taken individually and enjoyed separately, I love that there's a uniting thread, a longer subplot that develops and, hopefully, will be explored later on. The stories all follow the development of Azagoth and Lilliana's relationship, as well as some new things going on in the underworld. Azagoth is having a hard time with some things that happened not too long ago, and he took some decisions that endanger the world, unless someone manages to talk some sense into him. Lilliana on the other hand is dealing with some personal stuff, and she's considering going back home. Will she go back home? You'll have to read these stories to find out!
The thing I loved about this stories is that we get to see what happens after the Apocalypse. Is everything sunshine and roses, or are some things that don't go just the way our heroes planned? We get to see the couples, yes, but we also get some really cool insight into each and every one person, how their lives are now that things are calm. We get to see a little bit more about their individual struggles now, and how they deal with some issues they might have, both by themselves, and as a couple. We also get to see some peculiar things, some that I didn't expect, involving a certain slave bond that I don't want to get much into because of spoilers, but I wonder if that somehow will become a real problem, or if it's just an isolated thing that happened.
The time has come to talk about the recipes. Oh, the recipes. As I was anticipating, they are absolutely fantastic. Most of them sound super tasty and easy to make, and they fit each and every taste possible. Do you want fish? There are recipes for that. Are you a vegetarian? There's some of that too. Want something sweet? Check. And because this is Larissa Ione, you also get to have recipes for treats just for your furry beasts. That makes me super happy, because I always love giving treats to my hell hound. My favorite recipe, by far, is White Chicken Chili, which I can't wait to make in the weekend (will share photos of the result). Actually, all recipes sound fantastic.
All in all, a fantastic collaboration, and I can only hope these two amazing authors will join forces again in the future.
Grab your copy of DINING WITH ANGELS today!
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EXCERPT:
Slice of Life
Shade and Runa
The rich, sweet aroma of vanilla made Runa’s mouth water as she turned on the professional quality electric mixer her mate, Shade, had gotten her for Christmas. She wasn’t a big fan of cooking meals, but she did enjoy baking sweet treats, and her family didn’t complain a bit.Boots clomped on the floor down the hall, and she turned off the mixer as Shade sauntered into the kitchen. He’d donned his black paramedic uniform for his afternoon shift at Underworld General Hospital, and she had a powerful urge to rip it off. Right here in the kitchen. She could finish making cookies to go with the smoothie pops she’d just put in the freezer to celebrate Stryke’s A+ in science class later.
“Where are the boys?” he asked as he reached for a bottle of water in the fridge.
“They’re at Stewie’s pool party. Serena just sent a picture of them playing on the big float. It’s on my phone if you want to see it.”
“We should get a pool,” he said as he swiped his finger across her phone’s screen.
“We’re welcome to use theirs anytime,” she pointed out.
A smile ruffled his lips at the sight of the three dark-haired, espresso- eyed boys, the spitting images of their father, splashing in the water.
“Wraith and Serena made their house the place to be when they put it in, didn’t they?”
It was probably the very reason they put in the pool. “Well, they love parties and kids.”
“That’s because they only have one,” he muttered, but he was joking. Shade adored children, and when they were around, he could always be found nearby.
She fetched a can of cooking spray from a cupboard. “Speaking of kids, this morning a witch at the hospital told me I’m going to have twins in exactly eight years.”
“Only twins?” Shade twisted the cap off his water. “Awesome.”
She shook a spatula at him. “I remember when you wanted a whole bunch of kids.”
“I remember too,” Shade said. “And then we had triplets.” “Are you saying you don’t want more?”
Pausing with the bottle at his lips, he shrugged. “We’ve got centuries ahead of us. I’m not in a hurry.”
Neither was she. She loved being a mother, but she only had so much time between volunteering at the hospital and taking care of triplets, a mate, and two homes. Granted, one of the homes was a cave in a jungle, but it still had modern appliances and conveniences like hot running water and toilets, and modern things needed to be cleaned.
“I still can’t believe your drive to impregnate me hasn’t kicked in since the boys were born.”
“That’s how it works when we’re mated.” He grabbed a granola bar from the pantry and tucked it into the leg pocket of his BDU pants. “The drive only kicks in when our mates are ready. You’re clearly not ready.”
“You think? I barely have time to shower, let alone have more kids. But I’m sure everything will be different in eight years,” she added, with more than a little sarcasm.
“You never know.” He waggled his brows. “Wanna practice making our twins?”
Always up for a little practice, Runa eyed her mate, her body already heating at the thought of watching him strip out of his uniform. Or maybe she’d make him leave it on. It was sexy as hell.
“Don’t you have to be at work in fifteen minutes?” she asked. “Con will cover for me. Sin’s working late with DART today.”
Smiling, she peeled off her shirt and tossed it at him. “Then by all means...let’s get some practice in.”
About Larissa Ione:
Larissa Ione is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. An Air Force veteran, she traded in a career as a meteorologist to pursue her passion of 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 U.S. 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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