Larissa-Ione

REVIEW: Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione

REVIEW: Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione

Dear Ms. Ione: I haven’t been a faithful follower of the Demonica series, but I’ve read several. Having some knowledge of the world helped ground Immortal Rider but I did wonder whether readers who entered at this book or its predecessor would be a little lost. Immortal Rider is the second in the “Lords of(…)

Dear Author Recommends for February

You can get a discount on some of the recommended reads at Books on Board. Archangel’s Kiss by Nalini Singh recommended by Jane (but Janine didn’t like it as much) Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione recommended by Jane Eyton by Lynne Connolly recommended by Jayne Twice as Hot by Gena Showalter (100% micropay rebate at(…)

REVIEW:  Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione

REVIEW: Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione

Dear Ms. Ione: Ecstasy Unveiled is the fourth book in the Demonica series.   I’ve enjoyed all of the three previous books to varying degrees. The last one was my favorite and while I enjoyed this entry Wraith and Serena from Passion Unleashed remains my favorite couple.   The action in this book is non stop and(…)

REVIEW: Snowbound by Larissa Ione

REVIEW: Snowbound by Larissa Ione

Dear Ms. Ione: When I finished this book, I felt a bit regretful. In looking at your publishing schedule, it doesn’t appear like you’ll be writing more straight contemporaries anytime soon. Snowbound was a sweet and sexy contemporary that could have easily been published at say, Harlequin, in the Blaze line.   (just for a frame(…)

REVIEW:  Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione

REVIEW: Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione

Dear Ms. Ione: My first introduction to your work was in the ACRO series penned with writing partner, Stephanie Tyler under the psuedonym of Sydney Croft.   While I didn’t know much about your stand alone writing in the Demonica series, it debuted during a time in which I was a paranormal slump. I didn’t feel(…)

REVIEW: Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione

REVIEW: Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione

Dear Ms. Ione, I read the first novel in your Demonica paranormal romance series last year but found it didn’t work for me.   Most of that has to do with my on-again, off-again malaise with the urban fantasy genre and the fact that its heroine had several traits that reminded me too much of the(…)

REVIEW: Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione

Dear Ms. Ione, I’m not exactly sure what I expected of new Demonica paranormal series, but a story sounded in a demon hospital sounded interesting so I decided to give it a shot. What I found was a read that, for the most part, I found lively and entertaining, even if I sometimes found myself(…)

REVIEW:  Riding the Storm by Sydney Croft

REVIEW: Riding the Storm by Sydney Croft

Dear Ms. Croft: I really wanted to like this book. I like the publishing house. I met the authors behind the psuedonym (Larissa Ione and Stephanie Tyler) and they seem totally great. Unfortunately, nothing in this story actually worked for me. The book opens with a heavy sexual overtone and never relents. Riding the Storm(…)

My First Sale:  Stephanie Tyler & Larissa Ione, When One Action Heroine Just Isn’t Enough

My First Sale: Stephanie Tyler & Larissa Ione, When One Action Heroine Just Isn’t Enough

Larissa Ione and Stephanie Tyler are the writing duo named Sydney Croft. The name is part Sydney Bristol, part Lara Croft and the story is all steamy action. Their first book, Riding the Storm, is due out September 2007. This is their story of how two action heroines, disguised as writers, made their first single(…)