Bond of Brothers

When I originally came up with the concept for my Demonica series, which is set in and around an underworld hospital, the main characters were a no-brainer. I needed three brothers to be the focus, partly because I tend to write hero-centric stories, and partly because the bond between brothers fascinates me.

Especially when said brothers are so very different.

See, the three brothers, Eidolon, Shade, and Wraith, all share the same incubus father, but they were raised not only by different mothers, but different species of mothers. Because of that, Eidolon, a doctor at Underworld General and the hero of the first book, Pleasure Unbound, is very intense, logical, and a stickler for rules - even if the rules don't make allowances for family.

Shade, a paramedic, is tormented by his own special gift, which allows him to sense dark needs in females…and which compels him to do whatever is necessary to release them from their inner torment.

Wraith, whose vampire mother tortured him as a child, is in a constant battle with his own inner demons, and he's at once more and less intense than his brothers. He hides his pain with a laid-back attitude and by causing trouble at every turn, the latter of which is in direct conflict with Eidolon's personality and principles.

Eidolon has his hands full in Pleasure Unbound, not only with the heroine and the threat to his hospital, but with his brothers, because all three of them are on the verge of a transformation that will change them—and their relationship—forever.

For all their differences—and regular fights—these brothers are very close, very protective, sharing a bond that is both mental and physical. They can feel each others' pain, they work together, and they play together. They even sport identical dermal markings that chronicle their paternity.

So when their heroines come into their lives, these women have not only one strong, alpha male to deal with, they have three to conquer. It's an uphill battle for the heroines, but for guys like this, whose loyalty and affection for each other proves that they can love hard and intensely, it's worth it!

Copyright © 2008 by Larissa Ione