Come to Me

This book had a little bit of everything; comedy, darkness, torment, love, sexual tension. The characters both have a lot to overcome and it takes Nicolae a very long time to warm up to Samira. I enjoyed watching Samira become more "human" and the depth of emotions and situations that she goes through.

I added Lisa Cach to my list of must-read romance authors by random chance, having run out of new books by my favorite authors. The synopsis intrigued me. (If you like dark heros and sensual love scenes, can you go far wrong with a demon who seduces women in their dreams?) Not having read Cach before, I was ready to skip some pages if there was too much of what usually bothers me about the paranormal genre: the overly detailed descriptions of paranormal culture, with all the mechanics of how they find their destined life mates, etc. I appreciate the creativity that goes into inventing a paranormal world, but for me it gets in the way of the male-female relationship, as with historical romances that try to teach a history lesson. Give me the romance of the setting, but don't make me pass a pop quiz on shapeshifter culture or the Napoleonic wars. Thank you, Lisa Cach, for providing magic instead of a lesson. This novel and its companion book, "Dream of Me," provide just enough background to make us feel some sympathy for Cach's demons and succubi. They seem so powerful by mortal standards, but they are slaves to higher powers. They court danger when their behavior toward humans deviates from the rule book. They sometimes envy the sunlit world. An understanding of their dilemma gives these characters the necessary vulnerability to make us want them to find love. Heaven knows, they have plenty of lust in their lives. But no love, unless they risk their immortality. The sex scenes sizzle, and eventually lead to touching love scenes. I'm delighted with Cach's sense of humor, which had me smiling when I least expected to and even made me laugh out loud a time or two. In a sunless world of unloved demons, touches of humor kept me reading and made me expect to be rewarded in the end. I've since read The Mermaid of Penperro, which I absolutely loved, and have some of Cach's older novels on order. "Mermaid," like "Come To Me" and "Dream of Me," is essentially a sensual romance with well-developed characters faced caught up in conflicts that can only be resolved when sex accepts love as its other half. There's just enough otherworldly magic to make the ride fun.

This was a terrific book. It had all of my emotions going. The lead female is a bit soft, but she was a succubus that turned human, so I'd imagine that is a little overwhelming. I look forward to reading more by this author.

Superb! Rarely do I read a book that with even the first sentence do they capture you and refuse you to remove your bottom from the chair and continue on with the day. 'Come to Me' is definitely one of the few. It's a charming, funny and erotic tale of demons and mortals, and what happens when the world collide. Holds true to the old saying, love is blind. This was the first Lisa Cach book I have read and it won't be the last! Highly recommended.

Succubus Samira does a favor for her Incubus friend Theron, not knowing the nightmarish chain of events that come of it. Not until she meets Nicolae, a tormented Prince studying the black arts in an attempt to seek revenge on the man who has left his body and soul scarred. Samira is caught and punished, made a powerless human female that must aid Nicolae as well as learn why humans are superior. This is dark fairy tale has just the right touch of light to it and I am eager to read the next entry in the series.