Desire Unchained

Demonica, Book 2

By: Larissa Ione

Narrated by: Hillary Huber

Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

Pleasure is their ultimate weapon....

Runa Wagner never meant to fall in love with the sexy stranger who seemed to know her every deepest desire. But she couldn't resist the unbelievable passion that burned between them, a passion that died when she discovered his betrayal and found herself forever changed. Now, determined to make Shade pay for the transformation that haunts her, Runa searches for him, only to be taken prisoner by his darkest enemy.

A Seminus Demon with a love-curse that threatens him with eternal torment, Shade hoped he'd seen the last of Runa and her irresistible charm. But when he wakes up in a dank dungeon chained next to an enraged and mysteriously powerful Runa, he realizes that her effect on him is more dangerous than ever.

As their captor casts a spell that bonds them as lifemates, Shade and Runa must fight for their lives and their hearts - or succumb to a madman's evil plans.

©2008 Larissa Ione (P)2011 Hachette

I like the narrator

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Not sure why some have diss'ed the narrator on this one. Personally I like HillaryHuber best out of the first 3 books. MUCH better than the narration on the 3rd one. Hillary has a sultry voice and cadence that draws you in. Liked her a lot in the Midnight breed series as well. It was actually a search by Hillary as a Narrator that brought me to this series in the first place. I'll recommend the series in print to my friends. The series is great, but the constant switching in the narrators - especially in light of some reviews on the narration on the 4th and 5th books - is too annoying to bear.

What other book might you compare Desire Unchained to and why?

Midnight breed series.

Which character – as performed by Hillary Huber – was your favorite?

Shade, of course

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

definately

Any additional comments?

Just a HUGE pet peeve about this audio series(and several others) in general. Why the constant hopping between narrators. Especially if it "aint broke". I wlll be reading the remainder of the series in print IF I can find time. Good and consistant narration makes or breaks a series. Production companies would do well to pay for good narration and stick with the same one throughout the series. On a series like this - I.e. Midnight Breed, I'll go through an audio book in 2 days. Switch narrators and I probably wont finish unless it's really good, and then I'll read it in print. So revenue IS being lost.

Great Narrator

This is the 2nd book that I have listened to and I have fallen in love with the series.. I can not wait for the next one.

Forever my FAVORITE

I have read all the books . I find a new take on them hearing someone read them to me .

Addicted to this series!

The only thing I did not like about this audiobook is that the narrator whistles her S’s and it was very distracting to me. She seems not to do it as much by chapter 5, but when I first started listening I wasn’t sure if I could finish the book with the way she whistled. Other than that love this series!

Not as good as the first book.

If this had been the first book in the series I wouldn't have read any of the rest. I enjoyed the first book immensely but this one not so much. Just from the description of the book, I knew I wouldn't like the main character because he is a cheater. I loved the first book and want to finish the series, so I read it anyway, especially since the remaining books look even better. I'm not into the BDSM stuff, and this had a lot of it. Other than not liking Shade and the sex not being sexy this is a decent book. I like the world Larissa Ione has created and am looking forward to the other books. Hopefully the future characters are more to my liking. Narrator was good, in my opinion the narrator from book one was slightly better.

Five stars!

I loved the voice actor & the story awesome book!
She did well at differentiating each character, it was very captivating! I love the way this author describes action scenes.

Great series

I especially liked how the author used BDSM to help heal from emotional trauma. Very clever idea.

good book , bad narrator

The narrator is ok, when she is not using " s" words, she sssssounds like a whisssstle and ruinssss the ssstory! Ugh I would rather sssscrape nailssss on a chalk board. She ruinssss the book! It's like that beaver from Winnie The Pooh... SSSSSay.......... grates on the ears~

excellent

Very good performance though out and I am looking forward to the next book and to see what other trouble the boys can get in to.

“You can’t truly hate someone you’ve loved."

Desire Unchained is the second book in the Demonica Series. Larissa Ione has once again delivered a paranormal romance with passion, suspense, and complex characters. Runa Wagner never meant to fall in love with the super alpha (and powerful) Shade. When Shade broke her heart, Runa ran as far away as she could. However, when circumstances out of their control bring them back together again, Shade is forced to accept the damage he has done to Runa. The physical attraction still exists between the two and now that their love is reignited, it will take everything they have to overcome the forces working against them.

Told in multiple POV, Desire Unchained offers a rich text with an intricate plot. The more I explore this series, the more I want to climb into their world and never leave. These characters are loyal to each other, the passion is smoking hot, and the circumstances Shade and Runa have to overcome, making them unstoppable.

Overall, Larissa Ione has become one of my new go-to authors. Desire Unchained would appeal to paranormal romance fans who crave a passionate hero and driven heroine. I look forward to reading more of Larissa Ione and the Demonica Series.