King's Obsession (Obsessions #5) by Lisa Oliver & J.P. Sayle

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Centuries ago, an epic love story began between the king demon and a troll in the human realm. But can it survive when one lover doesn’t trust what his heart knows, and before the other’s patience runs out?

Racked with grief, King Asmodeus enters the forest through a secret portal from the demon realm. When he encounters a troll, his life will never be the same again. How can Asmodeus trust something he doesn’t understand? Despite his fear of their connection, he’s unable to stay away from his troll. Their connection is immediate, and he wants to know why that is. A quest that endures for centuries.

Dougal has the patience of a saint, which comes in handy when nurturing both the forest he lives in and the love of his life. One encounter with Asmodeus is all it takes for him to understand what they are to each other—and to realize Asmodeus needs time to figure that out.

When Asmodeus witnesses unequivocal bonds—blissful ones—for demons, Dougal decides he’s had enough. He issues Asmodeus with an ultimatum—accept what they mean to each other, or leave and never come back.

Will Asmodeus come to his senses before it’s too late?

King’s Obsession is the last book in the Obsession series, where trust can be the hardest lesson to learn, but it also brings the biggest rewards.

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5 out of 5 (exceptional)

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This is the final book in the Obsessions series, and while I'm sad, I do think this might just have been the best one! You absolutely SHOULD read the other four books before this one. Cos I said so, right!?!?!?

Asmodeus is king of the demons by default, his father died. Meeting Dougal, a troll in the human realm, becomes his one place to be himself. But Dougal has awoken feelings in him, and he needs answers as to what that means. Dougal didn't think it would take this long, this many lifetimes, for Asmodeus to get the answers he needs, and he's done waiting. Asmodeus has a choice, but which one will he make?

What I loved most about this, well the two things I loved most about this, were the following.

We have been kept waiting for Asmodeus and Dougal's story. There have been subtle and some not so (think more, sledgehammer upside the head!) hints to the story of these two. You know it's going on, but Lord if you can't figure them out, especially after the others find their Blissful Ones.

And because these two have been going at each other, quite literally, forever, I found there wasn't that intense rush of mated smex, you know? The sort that comes with fated mates meeting and falling into each other. This was more a gentle build up to the main event, ESPECIALLY after Dougal puts his foot down. It takes TIME and I loved that Asmodeus steps up, and steps up so beautifully! There's steam and passion, but the level of smexiness is, I thought anyway, on the low side.

I loved the interactions between the whole group: Dakata and Silas; Peni and Meriham; Christa and Wanda and Scott and George. More so once Asmodeus steps up. And then, when in the demon realm, how Dougal takes charge. That made me laugh!

Oh and BABIES!!! And that's all I'm saying on that :-)

So, yeah, I'm sad. Ending any series I've been with since the beginning is hard, but I've especially enjoyed this series, which sees Sayle step out of her comfort zone in book 3!

What's next for this pair?? Dunno but sign me up!

5 full and shiny stars

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* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book; the comments here are my honest opinion. *

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I’m a writer, but I’m sure you guessed that by now if you’re reading this, hey?

What you might not know is I’m a little quirky, live in my pj’s most of the time and have cake Saturdays with my sisters every week. I dedicate a little of my time to taking care of my grandbabies and on the dedicated writing days, I like to write an eclectic mix of romance, suspense and paranormal fantasy. In the main, I’ve written gay romance but I’m branching out under another the pen name in the future, so watch this space.

I’ve got a passion for books like you would not believe and it led me down this path and now I’ve over 29 books released and heading towards releasing a whole lot more. The way my head is I never know where I’ll be headed next. I hope you’ll find a little joy in my words and follow me to see where the journey takes me and you.

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Hi - My name is Lisa Oliver. I recently celebrated my tenth year anniversary of the release of my first MM paranormal book, The Reluctant Wolf, and absolutely love my characters and the wonderful readers who support me. Now with more than one hundred books under my belt, I have no plans to stop spreading the love my wonderful characters deserve.

My current series include:

The Cloverleah Pack (Now finished with thirteen full novels and two short story books)

Stockton Wolves (Now finished with five books)

Bound and Bonded (now finished with six books)

Alpha and Omega

The Gods Made Me Do It (a Cloverleah pack spin off series)

Balance

City Dragons

Arrowtown

The Necromancer's Smile trilogy

Northern States Pack

Quirk of Fates

The Arranged Marriage Series

Assassin's Alley

The Hellhound Collar Series

As you can guess I love men who love men, vampires, shifters, Fae and the true mate trope. In every book I ensure there is no cheating, and there is an HEA and many of my books can be read as a standalone. In my head two (or three) men may be mates, but it takes a special kind of journey to find love, and that is the ambition I have for every single one of my MCs.

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