Demon Inside

by Stacia Kane

Book Overview

Hanging out with demons can be hell....

It's been three months since psychologist Megan Chase made the stunning discovery that the world is filled with demons, and once more the situation is too hot to handle. Ironically, Megan -- the only person in the world without a little personal demon sitting on her shoulder -- has become the leader of a demon "family," but now some unknown arcane power is offing her demons in a particularly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476787409
• ISBN13: 9781476787404
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Dark and Addictive

Stacia Kane is one of my favorite authors in the paranormal fantasy genre and I read at least 3 book a week in this genre. I lost sleep because I could not put the book down. Greyson rocks! The storyline is fresh, unique, sexy, and highly entertaining. I can't wait until the third in the series come out next year!

Loving These Demons!

It's been three months since Megan Chase learned that she has part of a demon inside of her. Three months since she became the leader of a demon "family". Three months since meeting Greyson Dante, and she still doesn't know what to do about any of these things. What she does know is that her demons are being killed, and by killed I mean brutally destroyed by something more powerful than she. Although her and Grey have great chemistry, she's still unsure of his feelings towards her. Are they purely physical or something more? Him being secretive and unable to share personal information as well as telling her exactly what is going on, lead her to be afraid to share her own personal information, and definitely doesn't want him to know about her failure in keeping her demons alive. When Megan returns to her hometown, Grant Falls, for the reading of her father's will, the force that is killing her demons follows her there not only leading her to find out just who is responsible for the way she is now (only human without a personal demon on her shoulder, part of demon inside of her), but what she has to do to get her demons back and gain control of her "family" once again. Thoughts: There is no way I would tell you to pick this book up if you haven't read the first. It'd be near impossible to figure out everything that has happened. Plus, the first book is so damn good that it's worth it. This one started off with action, action, and more action. I wasn't prepared for things to start that way, but it was a welcome surprise. Megan is such a likable character, she's someone that I would want to be friends with. IF I wasn't afraid of getting killed just by going shopping with her. Her only downfalls are not being able to communicate with Greyson, and not wanting to punish her demons the way they need to be. She's obviously head over heels for the Greyson, but she fails to let him know how she is feeling and that she needs help because she is scared/nervous. I guess not wanting to punish your demons doesn't seem like a downfall, but if she wants them to stay happy, and to stay with her she needs to be able to do so. It was great to travel to Grant Falls with Megan, but it wasn't great to meet her AWFUL family and other people in town. YIKES! What a bunch of judgemental, snobby, and rude people! It's no wonder she left to make it on her own. Kudos to Stacia Kane for making me HATE Megan's mother. Seriously, I don't often just HATE characters, not even bad guys. This woman takes the cake. Every page of Demon Inside is filled with greatness, and I don't really have any complaints about this book. It was fun to read just like Personal Demons, and Stacia Kane sure knows how to weave an exciting tale! Also, don't let these covers fool you. They may look like romance covers, but they are so much more than this. Although the romance in them is quite nice... :D

Sequel to Personal Demons

Three months have passed since Megan Chase found out the world is filled with demons. In fact, Megan is the only human in the world without her own little personal demon sitting on her shoulder. Now Megan is the Gretneg (leader) of House Io Adflicta. It is her responsibility to care for all the demons of her House. Megan refuses to be as cruel as the previous leader, but the demons of her House are not grateful. They actually need for their leader to be cruel to them and administer harsh punishments. Megan is still trying to deal with all that has happened, as well as with the dark cravings within her that are getting stronger. Recently all the Houses have lost at least one demon. The demons are literally exploding! Megan's demon lover, Greyson Dante, seems to have an inkling as to whom is responsible, but he is being strangely evasive. When Megan travels to Grant Falls, her childhood town, for the reading of her father's will, the powerful demon responsible for causing demons to explode follows her. Megan has been estranged from her family since she was a teenager. Returning temporarily to Grant Falls proves to Megan that, if anything, the members of her human family are even more selfish, stuck-up, and conceited than ever. It is here that Megan will learn the truth about her past. Megan will find out the names of those responsible for her association with demons and the reasons why. Megan can no longer hide from the responsibilities toward those in her demonic family. Her past is finally going to be revealed. Only by embracing who and what she has become can Megan finally face her future. But first, she must survive the present. ***** FIVE STARS! If you have not read the previous title, Personal Demons, then you may find yourself lost a few times. I highly suggest you purchase and read it before beginning this title. Once you begin, you will find out that the cost of both books were well worth the money. As with Personal Demons, I could not stop reading this story. Luckily I was on vacation from work, so I could stay up all night devouring the words. The story opens with Megan rushing inside of a stranger's home to help one of her demons. What she finds is the results of the demon exploding. This set the tone for the entire book. Danger, unique situations, apathy, and steamy romance abound on every page. Unlike many stories, this one never slowed down in the middle. There is something exciting happening at all times. I ended up reading this book, cover-to-cover, in one night. Stacia Kane has become one of my favorite authors. Outstanding! ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

exciting urban fantasy thriller

Therapist and popular radio personality Dr. Megan Chase understands her true mission in life as the head of the local Yezer Ha-Ra. She and her associates deal with PERSONAL DEMONS though she perhaps is the only human on the planet without a demon inside of her. Ironically her boyfriend Greyson Dante is a powerful fire demon, but lately has been distracted as if the flame between them has burned out. However, she is chagrined and concerned when she fails at her prime task; instead of keeping demons safe, they explode when she is near. She begins an investigation, but before she can dig deep the police arrest Megan. Soon witches attack her, but neither that assault nor the cops frighten her. What does is a sudden obsessed need for blood in which the source is irrelevant whether it comes from her friends, clients, or a bank does not matter; her unknown past seems to have made a presence. The return of Megan is a delight as with PERSONAL DEMONS the horde wants to be the one to possess her as their egos insist they are the "one" while at the same time her troubles seem to compound as she begins to learn about her heritage. The story line is fast-paced from the first whisper to the last flame as seemingly everyone chases after the heroine except perhaps the dogs who chase after demons. Fans will enjoy this exciting urban fantasy thriller as the devil is the personal DEMON INSIDE of you. Harriet Klausner

Deliciously Dark

Dr. Megan Chase is back, and this time, giving readers very little breathing space, Meg is trying to survive fireball flinging car chases with witches and find out who is, literally, exploding her demons. In the mean time she has to try to come to terms with her own parasitic nature, trying to balance her job as a therapist helping people overcome their trauma, and her soul-calling as the leader of the personal demons, who feed off the pain and emotional hurt of humans. If that wasn't bad enough Meg, on the precipice between human and demon, between accepting her own darkness and trying to deny it by helping others deny theirs, gets pulled back into the chaos of the family she walked away from and learns startling, disturbing truths about what made her become the woman she is. I have to start this one with a purely personal response--I have never read a sex scene that made me cry before this book. The raw emotional pain of Meg, raised in one of the worse imaginable environments, and struggling to come to terms with that as an adult, even if she tries to hide her coping behind her role as a therapist, is overwhelming. Meg is absolutely compelling as she tries to convince herself that she is a good person, despite dating a demon, being part demon, not to mention a demon queen, and the strange cravings for very inhuman things that begin to overcome her. Her own personal darkness, a textbook example of the damage childhood abuse does to an ordinary person, is delicately, but firmly tied into her struggle with the nature of the demons tied to her. The level of emotion is incredibly high in this book. It's hard to stomach, hard to watch and impossible not to experience along with Meg. But despite the sheer desolation there's a victorious element, because Megan might not be what her family wants, or what her partners in the practice want, or even what her demon followers want, but what she is under the damage is a core of molten steel trying to survive the inferno of emotions and rise in a world where she can be loved, respected and valued. Demon Inside isn't a book for everyone, but for those who connect with Megan because of similar pasts and emotions, it could be the sort of book that unexpectedly changes you and therefore is very highly recommended.