Succubus in the City

By Nina Harper

Book Overview

"Sleek, sexy, and fun."--Susan Sizemore, author of Primal Desires

After three thousand years of one-night stands, a girl just wants a little more.

Working for Satan is a hot gig. The Devil really does wear Prada, and Lily can sport all the dazzling fashion she desires, eat all the fabulous food she craves, and hang for all eternity with her three demon girlfriends. But serving up bad boys to the fiery pits of Hell is just getting . . . lonely.

Lily gives the jerks, the creeps, and the liars the best (and last) night of their lives, but she's tired of waking up to a pile of ashes. She wants a guy who will stick around.

But a mysterious man is turning up the heat . . .

Nathan Coleman is a devilishly handsome, laid-back P.I. who wants to ask Lily a few questions about a missing man. But someone--or something--wants Lily and her friends dead, and Nathan seems to know more than he'll admit to. Can a sweet-talking mortal and a girl from Hell find true love?

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345495063
• ISBN13: 9780345495068
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Be Entertained - Sex in the City Meets A Dirty Job

I just loved reading this book. One of those that you can't wait to finish but don't want to end. I was frustrated to be left without resolve, but happy to know that book two will be here in November. I enjoyed it for the pure simple story of friends (albeit demons) and their life concerns. It is not a complicated plot but I certainly understood what it was. The "bad guys" are not always fully engaged but I found it fit given it is a first-in-series. I didn't find it predictable. And each quirky demon adds a smile to the story. It may not be classic English literature, but I found it thoroughly fun and entertaining. I look forward to the second book to see what the men have in store for Lily.

Succubus in the City

I enjoyed this book. The descriptions were rich and detailed the way i like it. The characters were well devolped and the plot was interesting. I especially liked the way she dealt with the bedroom scenes in that they were done tastefully. I loved the ending and I can't wait for the next installment.

Great fun read!

"Succubus in the city" is a lovely book, I enjoyed it immensely. The main character, Lily, is likeable and the whole story is a lighthearted, fun chicklit urban fantasy. I have read both Jackie Kessler's and Richelle Mead's Succubus books, but I enjoyed this book more. Buy it, you won't regret it! The ending is a direct lead-in to the sequel and I for one cannot wait till November 25, when "Succubus takes Manhattan" comes out.

Sometimes the demons are not the bad guys.

Lilith "Lily" Ad-Hzar is much more than she seems. Over three thousand years ago she was a minor Princess of Babylon and a Priestess of Ishtar. Now she is a succubus, a servant of Satan. Even more, she is one of Satan's inner circle. (Satan is normally seen as a female mortal.) Lily seduces only the creeps around her, takes them some place quiet for a little bed action, and once the men have had their moment of heaven with Lily, they automatically turn to ashes and are delivered to Satan's realm for the reward they so richly deserve. Of course, this makes Earth a little safer for the mortal females. Lily has three great girlfriends. Desi is a Desire demon. Eros is the Eroticism demon. Sybil is a Greed demon with the gift/curse of prophecy. (She makes a killing on Wall Street in more ways than one.) So Lily has it all. Three great friends, a sympathetic uberboss with impeccable style and no worries about her figure. (She can eat anything and never gain an ounce.) With all those advantages, any woman should be totally happy. But after three thousand years being beautiful, thin, immortal, and serving up bad boys, Lily is beginning to feel lonely. Nathan Coleman is devilishly handsome. He is a P.I. in the area looking for Craig Branford, a pharmacist from Long Island who has disappeared. Nathan's search has brought him to Lily's apartment in New York. He claims that he only wants to ask a few questions about the missing man; however, ever since Nathan has shown up, Lily and her demon girlfriends have been attacked by a hunting organization called Knight Defenders. ***** A terrific first novel for a new series where demons are not always the "bad guys" (or girls). Be warned that this is NOT a stand-alone book. Nothing is really resolved at all and will be continued in future books. Speaking of this, the next book will be titled Succubus Takes Manhattan and the release date will be around November 25, 2008. But in my opinion, this series is destined to be a winner! Fun, imaginative, wild, and sexy, this is one author that I cannot wait to read more from. Brava! ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

entertaining chick lit romantic fantasy

In Manhattan Lily the Succubus is having one of the best times of her long life as she finds men as easy pickings although she would like to get out of her Faustian deal with Satan that requires her to deliver him three studs a month as she would just like to fall in love with someone who loves her back. Still, she meets her quota with ease as she seduces the male with the lure of sex before turning them into ash. Lily enjoys her work as the Accessories Editor at Trend magazine. When Lily meets private investigator Nathan Coleman, she thinks she finally has found love, but has doubts he reciprocates. Still even if he does she knows she owes him the truth about her nocturnal vocation, but doubts her Nathan will believe her unless she turns him to ash. This is an entertaining chick lit romantic fantasy starring a chic succubus and the men in her life and the life in her men (paraphrasing Mae West). Lily is terrific as she seduces souls as a contractor working a war zone, jet setting Manhattan. Sub-genre fans will enjoy her lighthearted escapades as she tries to explain to Nathan that they are soulmates, but she is under an iron clad contract to Satan, inc.