A Demon Does It Better

November 21, 2011
Wisdom’s sexy sequel to Demons Are a Girl’s Best Friend mixes elements of mystery and paranormal romance with moderate success. Witch and physician Lili Carter takes a position at Crying Souls Hospital in the magical realm of Inderman. She has a hidden agenda: discovering what happened to her friend Sera, who disappeared while working at Crying Souls. Lili soon begins to question the mysterious and abusive practices of hospital director Dr. Mortimer. One patient in particular catches her interest: the shadow-demon Jared, aka Patient 1172, who has been branded a danger to himself and others, but whose powers allow him to briefly escape the hospital and begin a forbidden romance with Lili. Dragon head nurses, absentminded wizards, and cameos from members of the Hellion Guard round out the nicely diverse magical universe, and readers will enjoy the characters even when the storytelling falters. Agent: Larsen/Pomada Literary Agents.

November 15, 2011
When a friend goes missing, Dr. Lili Carter, a centuries-old witch and healer, takes a job at Crying Souls Hospital and Asylum in San Francisco, where her friend last worked. In addition to working in the ER of this hospital, which cares for Supes (supernaturals), she also has the psychiatric background to see patients in the mental-illness ward. Which just happens to be in the dank, dark, isolated basement. While seeing mental patients, Lili discovers that one who is never referred to by name, but only as Patient 1172, is Jared, a handsome demon she met when shopping in a community of paranormal beings. Somehow he is able, now and then, to escape the shackles and the basement's medieval-like conditions. Lili's investigation uncovers several other disappearances and skulduggery taking place at the hospital as she finds friends (including a were-leopard nurse) and develops a relationship with Jared. Imaginative Wisdom (Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend, 2011) has fashioned a charming combination of romance, the paranormal, and modern hospital drama that makes for an entertaining and enticing read.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)