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Review: ‘Rogue Rider’ by Larissa Ione

November 26, 2012

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Review: ‘Rogue Rider’ by Larissa Ione

Rogue Rider

by Larissa Ione
Series: Lords of Deliverance #4, Demonica #9
Published by Grand Central Publishing on November 20, 2012
SubGenres: Paranormal Romance
Format: eArc
Pages: 391
Source: the publisher, Netgalley
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five-stars

They're here.
They ride.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Born of a match between good and evil, four siblings stand between hell's minions and everything they want to destroy. They are the Lords of Deliverance, and they have the power to ward off Doomsday . . . or let it ride . . .
ROGUE RIDER
Jillian Cardiff came to this remote mountain town to forget the demon attack that almost killed her. Instead, she rescues-and falls for-a gorgeous stranger who has no memory of anything other than his name. Handsome, charming, and protective, Reseph seems like the kind of man whom Jillian can trust. But with hints of a troubling history of his own, he's also the kind of man who can be very dangerous . . .
Reseph may not know why he mysteriously appeared in Jillian's life, but he knows he wants to stay. Yet when Jillian's neighbors are killed, and demon hunters arrive on the scene, Reseph fears that he's putting Jillian in danger. And once it's revealed that Reseph is also Pestilence, the Horseman responsible for ravaging the world, he and Jillian must face the greatest challenge of all: Can they forget the horrors of a chilling past to save the future they both desire?

My Review

First off, let me say so sorry I am not to have had this book read/reviewed before it was published. Family issues took precedence, and of course, I was neglecting school work. (Never a good thing I had to play catch up because of family issues)
I am so glad I read “Rogue Rider” when I could and slowly because Reseph has been a FAVE character of mine since the first book. Even though the first three books he was Pestilence.

Jillian Cardiff is trying to get over what she went through several months ago when the demons started showing up. She was one of the survivors at least physically but not emotionally.
She decided to live alone on a mountain with her animals. When she is out doing her chores, she comes upon a man in the snow who is naked. She knows she should call someone to help her with him, but the phones are done, and the storm has made it difficult to travel.
When the man comes to, he does not remember his name or where he came from originally. He does not even know how he happened to be in the snow naked. He does have thoughts in his head that tell him his name is Reseph.
When demons come to Jullian’s town, Reseph believes he has something to do with him, but he’s not sure why. Jullian is not sure what is happening, but all she knows is the demons showed up when Reseph showed up can she trust him?
In the meantime, Reseph’s family believes Pestilence/Reseph to be dead due to what happened in “Lethal Rider.” Reaver, the Horsemen’s Watcher, knows where Reseph is and what happened to him since he helped get him there.

I do not want to give away any spoilers because I will give away too much.
I can say this, Larissa Ione has a fan for life because she can write a book that sucks me into the pages. I felt Reseph’s pain when his memory came back. The poor horseman. =(
I know, I know…he was a baddie for such a long time, but that was Pestilence, not Reseph.
Truths came out in this book, and they were shocking. Oh, boy was I in shock…but one of them I figured out and I was one happy reader when it finally revealed. =)
Julian is now a FAVE out of all the female characters from the Lords of Deliverance that I connected with so far in the books. She was not a wimpy heroine she helped Reseph, and she was destined to meed Reseph from the beginning. He needed someone to knock him around in the head, and he met his match with her.
There is one question that I need to be answered after this book, and that is what happened to Harvester? I can tell it will be explained in Reaver’s book…but I am still confused with her character. She is nice one minute and then a downright cold heart b***h the next.

LOVE, Larissa Ione’s writing style. She is one of my FAVE Authors who is trying not to stay up late at night to finish a book, and I enjoyed Reseph’s book. (see a trend with me yet on the bad boys who turn good)
Her Horsemen of the Apocalypse is one of my top FAVE series. You can tell from Larissa’s writing, that she does a lot of research into her books. And can I say…I’m so excited to read her next Demonica book….(how I’ve missed that series).

Larissa Ione I think you love to have your readers go through their emotions when reading your books though. I definitely will have to re-read this series again because I know I will miss the Horsemen & of course Horsewoman (sorry Limos).
Reseph’s story was perfect for him. The ending was EPIC and here is another thing…WTH is up with the WARG that Julian got? (sorry not telling anyone about that will give away something important)
If you love Larissa Ione and have not read this series yet what are you waiting for? This is a MUST-READ.
If you love the paranormal romance genre, love angels and demons and stories about saving the world from an apocalypse this needs to go on your to-read list on Goodreads.
Did I forget to mention the steamy scenes and the action that Larissa puts into her books? She levels them all out and puts them in places that you will either have to take a cold shower or curse the bad guys out. (at least that’s what I did)
You will miss the Lords of Deliverance once you are done the reading but thank goodness, Larissa has new books coming out shortly to quench our thirst. She also tends to make us fall in love with future characters. =)

I received a complimentary copy of “Rogue Rider” from the Publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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I guess I should type a bio here. I'm FranJessca, or Fran for short. I'm the owner/reviewer behind A Book Lovin' Mama's Blog. I've been reading and reviewing books on my blog since leaving the Navy in 2011, and I will keep doing it as long as possible. My favorite genres will always be Romance & Fantasy, and I read every subgenre underneath those two genres. (Sorry, not a fan of nonfiction, so don't try to convince me to read it.)
My obsession with reading started over 30+ years ago when I went to my first Scholastic Book Fair and found R.L. Stine's Fear Street series. Later, I came across Anne Rice's novels at my public library when I was fourteen when my obsession with vampires started. I was the girl who preferred to be a vampire over a princess any day. My husband says I would leave him a heartbeat for a vampire that looked like Spike or Angel (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) or Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries. (It's true, though, and he's accepted it.)
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