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Gentlemen Prefer Succubi (Succubus Diaries #1)

by Jill Myles (Goodreads Author)

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Who Knew An Angel Could Get A Girl In So Much Devilish Trouble?

Jackie Brighton woke up in a Dumpster this morning, and her day has only gotten weirder. Her familiar B-cups have somehow become double Ds, her sex drive is insatiable, and apparently she had her first one-night stand ever...with a fallen angel. All she remembers is gorgeous Noah's oddly hypnotic blue eyes...an

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Published December 29th 2009 by Pocket Star (first published December 7th 2009)

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Aug 15, 2010 Kat Kennedy rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: People who need to get laid

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I'm about to type the six words that I almost never say: I. Could. Have. Written. It. Better.

I've read a lot of crap books, but I don't think I've ever used these words in a review before. Maybe because I've never, ever had such a strong compulsion to literally pick up a book and start rewriting it.

The thing is, the idea is FANTASTIC (By fantastic I mean sexy as hell and full of schmexing possibilities) and yet, it's such a let down. I can almost imagine some editor person sitting Jill Myles dow...more

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Jan 04, 2010 Shawna rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of hot, humorous paranormal romance

Recommended to Shawna by: Author endorsements

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4 stars – Paranormal/Urban Fantasy Romance

This is a deliciously sexy, fun debut read in the new Succubus Diaries series about angels and vampires and a reluctant succubus caught in the middle of their ancient battle.

Jackie Brighton’s quiet, mundane life as an introverted museum docent gets turned upside down when she wakes up one morning in a dumpster with a massive hangover and only fuzzy memories of how she got there. She has vague flashes of having her first ever one-night stand with a man s...more 4 stars – Paranormal/Urban Fantasy Romance

This is a deliciously sexy, fun debut read in the new Succubus Diaries series about angels and vampires and a reluctant succubus caught in the middle of their ancient battle.

Jackie Brighton’s quiet, mundane life as an introverted museum docent gets turned upside down when she wakes up one morning in a dumpster with a massive hangover and only fuzzy memories of how she got there. She has vague flashes of having her first ever one-night stand with a man so hot that he puts Brad Pitt to shame (but mostly only recalls his...ahem...porn star quality package). Things get a lot weirder when she encounters her mystery hottie, Noah Gideon, whose version of the post-coital brush-off is rather strange because apparently he’s a fallen angel, she was bitten by a vampire, and now she’s a sex-crazed succubus...riiight. But when she goes from a size fourteen, 34B to a size six, 34DD overnight and suddenly has guys drooling over her and an insatiable lust that just won’t quit, Jackie realizes that Noah’s nutty claim might not be so crazy after all.

Jackie has hunkalicious fallen angel Noah to scratch her ‘Itch’ when needed and new gal pal Remy Summore to teach her the succubus ropes, so maybe life as an immortal sexpot won’t be so bad after all? But it doesn’t take long before she lands in hot water with malevolent vampire queen Nitocris, who assigns wickedly sexy, tempting bad-boy vampire Zane as Jackie’s personal guardian, finds herself smack in the middle of an end-of-the-world type battle between angels, fallen angels, and vampires over an ancient halo, and then life as a ‘Suck’ truly does start to suck.

Jackie’s abrupt transformation from a plain, mousy, museum nerd to a self-conscious bombshell, sex kitten is rather funny, and her fellow succubus and new BFF Remy, who has learned to embrace and celebrate her inner slut, is a total hoot. Remy flat-out cracked me up, and she’s the kind of friend you’d want to go shopping and out for margaritas with.

Jackie’s got two potential lovers: fallen angel Noah, who’s the straight-laced, protective, savior type, and black leather trench coat wearing James Dean-esque bad-boy vampire Zane, who might be hiding something behind his flirtatious, carefree demeanor and seeming indifference, but how’s a horny succubus supposed to choose?

Gentlemen Prefer Succubi is a devilishly entertaining, sexy romp with lots of wicked hot love scenes and sarcastic, naughty humor. It’s a total smutastic (and I mean that in the best way), decadent treat that will have you laughing one minute and fanning yourself the next. My only (minor) complaint is that although it’s marketed as a paranormal romance, no official “I love you’s” are declared and it has a “happy for now” ending rather than a true HEA, so it’s closer to an urban fantasy romance in that regard. I’m looking forward to the next book, Succubi Like It Hot, which fortunately comes out later this month! 4 stars!
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Aug 07, 2010 LethalLovely~I'll Be Your River rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Quick recap: Jackie Brighton is a 27-year-old docent working at a museum. One night she gets super drunk & wakes up two days later in a dumpster. Turns out she's been turned into a Succubus. Succubi are made when an angel has sex with a human & a vampire bites the same human. Both become the human-turned-succubi's master & can control what the human does. Jackie becomes reaquainted with the angel who helped turn her & her completely idiotic adventures begin.

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Quick recap: Jackie Brighton is a 27-year-old docent working at a museum. One night she gets super drunk & wakes up two days later in a dumpster. Turns out she's been turned into a Succubus. Succubi are made when an angel has sex with a human & a vampire bites the same human. Both become the human-turned-succubi's master & can control what the human does. Jackie becomes reaquainted with the angel who helped turn her & her completely idiotic adventures begin.

I've been looking forward to trying out this series for awhile. Richelle Mead about broke my heart when she went over to the darkside with her Georgina Kincaid series & I was looking for something to fill in the void.

Jackie is one of the most dumbass heroines I have EVER come across. She spends the entire book either whinning, crying, sobbing, whimpering or screaming. It seems like the best way to get her to do something is to tell her not to do it. Jackie gets herself into very preventable situations & proceeds to run around crying "what did I do wrong?" & then getting pissed when no one has sympathy for her self-imposed problems. I spent the majority of the book wanting to wring her freaking neck & put her out of my, the world's, the angels & vampires, & her own misery. I also did not like how much she put herself down. Jackie constantly talked about how fat she was (at size 12? 13?) & how no one wanted to have sex with her before she became a Succubus. Why did people start wanting to have sex with her after she turned? Because apparently when your turned into a Succubus, your whole body changes into that of a busty bombshell. And your eyes turn blue when your in need of a "fix". I understand that Myles may have been trying to turn on the giggles when creating her character, but it didn't work for me. There is not a goddamn thing funny to me about a whinny, moronic heroine who talks shit about herself. At all.

As for Jackie's two love interests, they didn't do much for me either. Noah, her first love interest, is the angel who helped turn her. He had almost zero personality which is a disappointment since I like angels in PNR. I never quite understood Jackie's loyalty to him when all he seemed to do was have put his angel loving inside her & use his master tricks to make her do things she didn't want to. Zane, Jackie's other love interest, is the vampire who helped turn her. I DID like him. He was funny, charismatic, & sexy as hells even if Myles did use that god awful "Tall, Dark & Handsome" cliche to describe him. He was the one that saved this novel from getting a one star rating.

Overall, I did not enjoy this novel nearly as much as I wanted to. If I wanted to read about a whimpering idiot with no backbone & even less self-preservation, I'd flip on Lifetime & watch "Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?" Epic fail.(less)

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Jan 11, 2010 Laurie (Bitten by Paranormal Romance) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

***2 1/2 stars***

The good points for me. Its funny, has a great story line, hot sex, to me the book doesn’t really get good until you met Zane , but then of course, you end up finding out he started the whole thing grr.., I liked Noah but, I never got to really know Noah in depth as a character. I liked the queen the best you get a little on her background to know more why she is like she is..

Bad points for me. Jackie was on my last nerve and again I never got to really know Jackie’s characte...more

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May 21, 2011 Emily May rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: pnr, paranormal-uf, 2011, vampires

If anyone tells you that this book is urban fantasy and/or paranormal romance - take it with a pinch a salt, I mean it: this book is really just chick lit with some background folklore/mythology thrown in there. But I'm not complaining. I really liked this novel, a lot more than I thought I would seeing as I inevitably made comparisons to Richelle Mead's Succubus series, and they did actually share a lot in common. Both series have likeable, witty and strong-willed heroines, they both have smut...more If anyone tells you that this book is urban fantasy and/or paranormal romance - take it with a pinch a salt, I mean it: this book is really just chick lit with some background folklore/mythology thrown in there. But I'm not complaining. I really liked this novel, a lot more than I thought I would seeing as I inevitably made comparisons to Richelle Mead's Succubus series, and they did actually share a lot in common. Both series have likeable, witty and strong-willed heroines, they both have smut and they're both written in a fun, easy-to-read style. This is far from the darker side of UF novels, most of the book is about friendships, hot men, sex, insecurities and suffering through everyday life (but this time as a succubus) - like I said before, basically chick lit.

It starts off in a dumpster (which I believe is the American word for some kind of large bin/skip) with our protagonist pulling noodles out of her hair, she has little recollection of the night before except that she remembers at some point being with a really hot, well-endowed (of course) man (Noah). Well, her life just gets crazier from there. The light-heartedness of the novel was actually a relief, it's not an angst-ridden serious book and the background mythology only served to complement the story. If you're a hardcore UF fan, maybe this isn't for you, I'm not sure... so many of the popular UF/PR series got lost on me after a while: Black Dagger Brotherhood, Lords of the Underworld, Chicagoland Vampires, etc. This book immediately struck me as different and I've finally found myself really wanting to read book 2, Succubi Like It Hot.

And I liked the men of this novel. True, we can see the cliched love triangle on it's way with our heroine stuck between mr good guy and mr bad boy, but I'm kind of looking forward to it for a change. I thought Noah was hot for the first part of the novel... and then we met Zane. Zane is dangerous, arrogant, conceited and selfish... so naturally, I find him attractive (why, yes, I am the perfect example of the stereotypical can't-resist-a-bad-boy). I hope the author doesn't work to redeem him, I quite like the way he his.

So yeah, this book had pretty much most things I want in a novel, I'm looking forward to book 2.(less)

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Feb 12, 2010 Katie(babs) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Poor Jackie Brighton is having a bad morning. After an amazing one night stand with a too die for hot stranger, Jackie awakens in a dumpster in some back alley. She can’t remember how she got there and the night in question is a big drunken sex blur. Her memories start coming back to her where she remembers images of all the lusty lovemaking she engaged in with her “Blue –Eyed Blond Casanova” she met at the hotel bar. She remembers his name is Noah and after having one too many martinis, she bec...more Poor Jackie Brighton is having a bad morning. After an amazing one night stand with a too die for hot stranger, Jackie awakens in a dumpster in some back alley. She can’t remember how she got there and the night in question is a big drunken sex blur. Her memories start coming back to her where she remembers images of all the lusty lovemaking she engaged in with her “Blue –Eyed Blond Casanova” she met at the hotel bar. She remembers his name is Noah and after having one too many martinis, she became lost in his eyes, smile and overall package, or as Jackie states- his dick. If only Jackie hadn’t been passed over for the job promotion at the New City Wyoming Museum of Art. Perhaps then she wouldn’t be in this predicament, which grows even stranger by the moment when she finds out from a homeless guy that her blue eyed sex god wasn’t the one to throw her in the dumpster, but a different guy all together who is described as black-haired, tall and wearing a nice coat.

Jackie retraces her steps because she has lost two days. She spots her one-night stand and confronts him even though she would love nothing more then to jump him. Noah is just as shocked as Jackie because he thought she cut out after their passionate night together. Noah helps Jackie figure out what’s going on because he seems to genuinely care about her. As she pulls the pieces together from her fuzzy mind, she’ll be in for a bigger shock because she is now dead and has turned into a succubus. Noah comes clean and admits he’s a fallen angel, a Serim. Not only did Jackie make a big blunder by sleeping with Noah, but before they met, she was attacked and bitten by a vampire. By mixing the two and having a vampire take her blood and then having a sex with a Serim has caused her change. Now Jackie has two masters who can control her- Noah and her anonymous vampire.

Not only does Jackie have to find her vampire master, but as a succubus she now has an itch for sex and more sex. She has a ravenous appetite and Noah can only go so far in lending a helping hand. But Jackie’s amorous needs are just one of the many problems to come her way. The former pudgy, four eyed plain Jane has become a sex goddess with massive boobs, incredible hair and a killer bod that make men salivate. She can also eat anything she wants and won’t gain a pound. This may seem to be a woman’s ultimate fantasy but for Jackie it’s a nightmare. All she wants is her old life back but as her itch consumes her, she must learn to take control. Along with Remy, another succubus who works as a part time porn star, as well as Noah, they will teach her the ropes of succubus living. Things go from bad to worse and because Jackie is much like a toddler learning to walk, she makes a major goof and makes a deal with another fallen angel, Uriel, who can help her control her itch, if only she will find out information regarding the evil vampire queen who has plans to take over the world. Now she must find a dead angel’s halo for Nitocris the vampire queen or Noah will be killed, which may end Jackie’s life. Plus, Jackie has to put up with Zane, the vampire servant of Nitocris who gets on her nerves and taunts her with his dark smoldering looks and promise of incredible sex. She, Zane and Remy will travel all over the world to locate this powerful halo before all is lost.

Gentlemen Prefer Succubi (Book 1, The Succubus Diaries) will have you in stitches from the non-stop shocks and laughs as Jackie tries to come to terms with her new lifestyle. Jill Myles pushes the envelope in ways I didn’t expect and I’m not just talking about the hanging from the chandelier type sex scenes but the dialogue and reactions Jackie has. Jackie thinks of sex every second of the day, which makes sense because she is raging nympho due to her succubus tendencies. But, she has her morals and beliefs intact and knows better than to give into a possible Roman type orgy lifestyle that her new friend Remy relishes in. The way Jackie reacts may be a bit too naive and some of her actions tend to venture into the TSTL territory, but I guess I would do he same thing if I changed into a succubus.

As for the sexual tension and lust Jackie must contend with, that is where Jill shines with her writing. I love the blunt nature of it all. She writes hot smoldering sex scenes and when Zane comes into the picture, watch out ladies, because he’s dark, mysterious and sex on a stick. Readers will be torn between Noah and Zane and who is the best one Jackie should be with. Also the mystery regarding Zane and why he is so important should be a big spoiler but apparently not so much, which I was surprised by from reading the synopsis on the back of the book. I would’ve thought this would be kept under warps until the end because if you know upfront who Zane is, it really takes away from the story. The fun is figuring out the character of Zane.

I did have a fun time reading Gentlemen Prefer Succubi even though I had difficulty in reading the first few chapters. I found things didn’t flow as I would have preferred and had some personal issues with the way Jill wrote descriptions and pieces of information. I had to re-read a few times to get a good grasp on the action because it was a case of telling and not showing. This writing technique occurs at certain times in the story, which took some of my enjoyment away. But the fact of the matter is I had a grand old time reading, especially when Jackie opened her mouth and the most outlandish things would come out. Plus, Jackie’s view of the world is a combination of innocence and snark, which I found endearing.

Even though I did have some problems with the overall writing, Gentlemen Prefer Succubi is a rip-roaring fun time with loopy characters, a heroine I sympathized and laughed with and more than enough sex to steam up the pages.(less)

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Jun 12, 2011 MISS VAIN rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Her lipstick was all over his face, and she had a cat-licked-the-cream smile on your lips, her eyes bleached silver. "You have no shame, do you," I said.
"None whatsoever," she replied, wiping the corners of her mouth with a manicured fingertip. "Doesn't do a lick of good in this line of work."

I enjoyed this book from start to finish. It was a quick and easy read. Now that once geeky Jackie has now been turned into a Succubus against her will, she tries to keep all her ties to humanity i...more

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Dec 24, 2011 Mariya rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: pnr-romance

Reading GENTLEMEN PREFER SUCCUBI reminded me how I absolutely love humorous paranormal romance books. GENTLEMEN PREFER SUCCUBI was very romantic, funny and just a real fun read.

Geeky Jackie our heroine of the story gets turned into a succubus without her consent and she is trying to still live a normal live without changing anything, except for one problem...Her whole appearance has changed. She is even more sexier than before and all the men are noticing and want a piece of her. I liked Jackie....more

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Mar 21, 2010 DarkHeart "Vehngeance" rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, succubi, urban-fantasy, vampires, angels

An entertaining read with likable characters. It will be interesting to see how things develop in the next book after the events that concluded this one. My only negative critique would be that I think it may have relied a bit too heavily on the sexual aspects to drive the story along. I appreciate that she's a succubus, but pretty much every conversation and thought all came back to sex. Maybe it will change with future books when Jackie is more comfortable with her new incarnation.

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Jan 12, 2010 Stacy rated it 4 of 5 stars

I loved this book. It was a great new take on paranormal romance. I thought the reluctant succubus (Jackie) was smart and quick witted. She started out as an every woman and became what many of us want to be, a hot, desirable gal who can eat anything she wants and not gain weight.
The love triangle that forms in this book doesn't make me feel sorry for Jackie, but envious! Ha! The sex scenes are hot and there is a ton of sexual tension.
I think Myles "knocked it out of the park" with this book a...more

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Jun 15, 2010 Cindyg rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I really enjoyed this story about a girl who went out one night by herself to have a few drinks, get a little drunk and woke up in a dumpster. Wow has her life been turned inside out, now as a succubus she has to learn the ropes with a little help from a fallen angel, a vamp and a succubus. This book has a lot of humor which was a pleasant surprise. It also made me sympathize with her situation, she has know idea how to live in her new and improved body or what she is really capable of. The stor...more

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Mar 12, 2012 Holly rated it 3 of 5 stars

Jackie is minding her own business when walking home from the bar she attacked and bitten by some guy in a trench coat. After being bitten she has some gaps in her memory where she ended up across town in a swanky hotel and getting together with some hot guy. Of course she wakes up in a dumpster and has flashes of all this as she tries to figure out how she got here. Apparently she was bit by a vampire and then had sex with a fallen angel, Noah, which turns her into a Succubus. Which Noah inform...more

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Jan 13, 2012 Andree rated it 4 of 5 stars

Just what supposedly a succubus story is all about. The idea, though I'd say that it was a bit odd and flawed to me, is awesome. Ok, I could live with the oddity of the story. It could actually grow into a very much better concept but nonetheless this book is amusing enough for light reading.

I love the humor and the way Myles describes her own succubus and her attributes. A succubus is a succubus does. Also Myles' hierarchy from angels to demons, their specs and their limitations.

I was going to...more

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Aug 30, 2011 Ann aka Iftcan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: angels, demons, fantasy, humour, magic, pnr, romance, series-book, vampire, urban-fantasy

Ok, I admit--I didn't have high expectations of this book. But I did enjoy the different take on what a vampire is--and what a succubus was--and how both were created.

There were some genuinely funny moments in this book. But I admit to being one of those people who "have to know the back story" and to have her just wake up with no knowledge of what had been done to her. Fortunately, I had the friend who recommended this series to me alert me to the fact that there was a short story that told th...more

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May 21, 2011 Kelly *that's me* rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read the summary for this book and nearly squee'd with glee. It sounded so interesting and new. Chick gets fed/drained by a vampire-and then has sex with a fallen angel and POOF! Succubus.

Ok, sounds good to me.

The biggest things that made me the most upset were:

1. Jackie. WTF?? She works in a museum, and is supposed to be smart-yet cannot follow the most basic of instructions? Um when Remy explains that making deals with Angels are bad...you just go oh ok and go make one? From the first time...more

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Mar 27, 2011 Jessica (Find the Time to Read) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Gentlemen Prefer Succubi, is pretty much a typical love story. Granted it’s a sexy love story, but a typical love story none the less. Jackie starts out as this chubby, brainiac (she was a museum tour guide before she was turned) and then BAM once she was turned she suddenly, lost the extra poundage and apparently some of her brains as well. I really can’t explain how she dumbed herself down, it just seemed like she became this airhead the second her boobs got bigger.

I think for me that’s what k...more

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Mar 23, 2011 Netha rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-supernatural

hmmmmmm akhir2 ini bacaanku kok jadi fantasy-supernatural semua ya??? hehehehe tak apa2 deh namanya aja baru suka khan......

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the storyline so simple, fun reading & ga neko2 & bahasanya pun sangat enak diikutin tanpa ada cerita yg diperpanjang ga penting karna itu aq berani ngasih bintang 4 (ceritanya sih so so tapi enak banget diikutin jadi ga bosenin & dalam 1 malam aq berhasil nyelesaiin ke 3-3 nya hehehehehhee)

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Mar 17, 2011 Tracy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy

Gentlemen Might - I'm Not Convinced I Do
Jill Myles has managed to provide a new take on the origins of vampires and created an intriguing mythos for the fallen angels, the Serim, and the vampire/Serim love-child, the succubi. Unfortunately, Gentlemen Prefer Succubi is also a bit too brainless when fronted by the newly made succubus, Jackie. With a characterization that's a bit cliched, the frumpy museum docent (and if you don't know what a docent is when you start, you'll hear more than once tha...more Gentlemen Might - I'm Not Convinced I Do
Jill Myles has managed to provide a new take on the origins of vampires and created an intriguing mythos for the fallen angels, the Serim, and the vampire/Serim love-child, the succubi. Unfortunately, Gentlemen Prefer Succubi is also a bit too brainless when fronted by the newly made succubus, Jackie. With a characterization that's a bit cliched, the frumpy museum docent (and if you don't know what a docent is when you start, you'll hear more than once that no one does, and be given the definition again and again) with all the typical overweight and under-appealing neurosis (including a prudery that's supposed to be amusing considering what happens to her), wakes up in a dumpster a full day after a confusing and uncharacteristic night of debauchery. Oh, and she's dead.

With the draining of a vampire and sex with a Serim, Jacki has become one of the immortals, a succubi, sex fueled maven at the whim of her two masters, the vampire and the Serim. She sprouts breasts and a killer bod, yet doesn't seem to be all that bright for a woman who was trying to get into an archeological field, and that lack of intelligence, wisdom, and common sense pervades even after the terrifying wake up call of angelic "dealer" and a demonic vampire queen each using her for their own questionable and nefarious purposes.

The plot to Gentlemen Prefer Succubi isn't bad. Jacki has to find the halo of one of the first fallen, lover to the vampire queen millennia ago. If she doesn't hand it over to said vampire queen, her Serim master and lover Noah will perish, if she does, the world slips into darkness ruled by true evil. If she doesn't hand it over to Uriel, the angelic "dealer", she could die, and if she does, Uriel brings the armies of heaven down to earth to fight the forces of darkness and the human race is caught in the crossfire. And Jackie doesn't even know where to find the darn thing.

I resent when a decent plot is damaged by ridiculous decisions by all concerned. That a nearly all-powerful vampire queen and an actual angel from heaven would each conscript a newly made succubi who's proven to be ignorant and vacuous into finding the piece they need to start their unholy war and quest for domination is completely ludicrous and it did more than just strain my willing suspension of disbelief. The main plot of the book fell apart on me from there.

I liked Remy, the porn star succubus friend. I liked the Serim Noah, but didn't completely buy into Jackie's supposed emotional connection and sense of loyalty to him. I could understand parts of it - the baseline concern for someone who's been nice to you suddenly at risk because you were stupid - but I didn't buy the assumption of some romantic attachment. He'd only spent a few hours with her and had sex with her a couple of times. Zane (the vampire) got a lot more face time than Noah did and I did like him - very much, in fact, and any character depth and complexity in the book was definitely centered around him through the whole of it. Again, Jackie showed off with blinding clarity her lack of common sense in relation to Zane, but Zane himself was awesome. I very much enjoyed just about everything about him. Not real sure why he had such a jones on for Jackie, though, she was a total bitch to him for most of the book based on nothing but untrustworthy secondhand information and a lot of preconceived prejudice. In fact, I just don't understand why either Zane or Noah was so interested in her after having a single conversation with the woman. Besides her kickin' rack and killer bod, anyway - and what sort of a message does that send?

I mostly feel like Gentlemen Prefer Succubi could've been much better than it was if there had been more intelligence in the main character's actions and decisions, and a bit more thought put into the development of her transformation. A more logical sequence of events that got her involved in the search for the halo would've been nice, too. A brand new succubus who has to do the deed every other day even though she's a prude and you hear about how much she doesn't want to do the deed for whatever reason all through the book, with the responsibility of the balance between good and evil on her shoulders just didn't thrill me. Gentlemen may prefer succubi (no surprise there), but I just don't know that I do.

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Feb 03, 2011 阿小呂 rated it 5 of 5 stars

Gentleme Prefer Succubus is a hilarious book and a good start to a new series. Jackie, the heroine,is attacked by a vampire, which tends to rouse the desire for sex, and is dumped right in the path of the fallen angel,Noah's way. Vampire and then fallen angle, the two elements required to creat a succubus. Hence Jackie wakes to find herself a sex craving creature with a world of supernatural being waiting to take advantage of her.
This is my first book of succubus , and I enjoyed it very much....more

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Jan 20, 2011 Jenni rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: all-kind-of-angels, all-sorts-of-vampire, book-series, succubus-succubi-incubi, paranormal, e-books, romance, 1-star

I would probably give this book 1.5 star because of Noah. The love triangle between Jackie, Noah and Zane were kind of pissing me off.
Jackie , who were a chubby docent, turned to a succubus with a large craving for sex.
I don't know if it's just me, but I always take a like in the first male lead in a book [if there are a love triangle], and Noah just got in my head.
Jackie and Noah had some steamy sex scenes in the church's confessional and on the couch at Remmy's, and then he got "caught" by som...more

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Jan 05, 2011 Dulcy rated it 4 of 5 stars

To get in the mood for this book, it's best to imagine yourself as a 27 year old size 14 woman with B-cup breasts who works as a docent*. Now, see yourself waking up in a dumpster, 8 sizes smaller, 3 cup sizes bigger, with a rabbit on crack sex drive.

Oh, not to mention you're now undead, immortal and a succubus, with one vampire master and one angel master who you must answer to. Slight problem with that however. You don't know your fanged "father" and are seriously trying to ditch your winged o...more To get in the mood for this book, it's best to imagine yourself as a 27 year old size 14 woman with B-cup breasts who works as a docent*. Now, see yourself waking up in a dumpster, 8 sizes smaller, 3 cup sizes bigger, with a rabbit on crack sex drive.

Oh, not to mention you're now undead, immortal and a succubus, with one vampire master and one angel master who you must answer to. Slight problem with that however. You don't know your fanged "father" and are seriously trying to ditch your winged one night stand. Sounds like a pretty crappy day doesn't it?

Fortunately Jacqueline "Jackie" Brighton is doing her best to deal with it all in stride.

This book is very good and insanely funny. It's definitely right for an escape between the pages or a break from any serious situation. Not to mention, addictive as hell, I read it all in one night and now can't wait to get my hands on the sequel, Succubi Like It Hot.

In this world we have 3 main supernatural veins. Angels, also known as dealers (give you a good deal, but end up screwing you over). The Serim, gorgeous fallen angels, who need a fix of the carnal variety every month. Lastly there's the enticing, yet kinky vampires who need blood about every two days. Turns out Succubi are the best of the Serim/vampire world. They need sex like Serim, but must have it every 2 days in order to sustain themselves, like vampire's blood lust. Though this is just the tip of the odd abilities iceberg, there are plenty more special gifts and limitations in Jill Myles new world.

Honestly there's almost nothing I can fault about this book, it's just plain good fun. Jackie does go with the flow a tiny bit too much, diving head first into a very strange new world. Then again, when an evil, bitchy vampire queen orders you to find a a magically delicious halo after you've been caught spying in her club for an angel you stupidly got in debt to, it might be better to stop understanding, just absorb.

Gotta say though, Jackie puts on her big girl panties very well, tackling each crisis with a minimal amount of whining and belly aching. Then again, she has a 400 year old succubi friend, Remy, with a bossy attitude and steel backbone to help her out. A rigid yet completely sexy Serim master named Noah and a pain in the ass spy of the queen named Zane who just happens to turn Jackie's bones to mush.

Really can't say anymore than it is a fantastic, fun book that every romance book junkie should read. Not to mention the sex is mind blowing, well written, and frequent. Be sure to pick it up next time you go to the store, you won't be sorry!

Docent*- Museum tour guide

(Only people I wouldn't recommend this book to are ones with a more conservative attitude, have a problem with incorrect history/religious aspects, or don't like non-monogamous relationships. )(less)

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Jan 04, 2011 Kelly rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, read-in-2011, 2011-favorites

I wasn't planning on reading this book today. I have other books that are burning a hole in my e-reader. Several of them, in fact. Then I popped on over to Pocket After Dark and saw that this was one of the free reads this month. Hmm, I thought to myself, this is a series I've been meaning to take a look at! Now's the perfect time.

A few hours and a couple cups of coffee later (and quite a few potty breaks due to all that coffee, come to think of it) and I had finished the book. I couldn't stop r...more

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Sep 13, 2010 Nicholas Reardon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Gentlemen Prefer Succubi by Jill Myles the first book in the Succubus Diaries, if you have read my other book reviews you will see that I don’t always talk about the books story line as the Authors description would be better than mine as she wrote and I did not! What I will talk about is what I liked and disliked when reading the book.

So here goes: The clue to what the book is about is that she is a succubus if you are not sure that this means then look it up.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show ...more Gentlemen Prefer Succubi by Jill Myles the first book in the Succubus Diaries, if you have read my other book reviews you will see that I don’t always talk about the books story line as the Authors description would be better than mine as she wrote and I did not! What I will talk about is what I liked and disliked when reading the book.

So here goes: The clue to what the book is about is that she is a succubus if you are not sure that this means then look it up.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64...

Liked: Well the little book trailer by the authors husband is simple but very easy to follow, take a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qJwrG... the trailer got my interest so I ordered a copy and found it fun to read, a light easy plot as you follow the main character on a sexual romp with handsome Fallen Angels and Smoking Hot Vampires, don’t look for high literature, the story is about a Succubus, so it has to have lots of sex or they would have to change the title, this new at the job Succubus girl does not want a guy to watch her sleep but to be a dream lover!

General: Age range? Well it is a good late teen read as the sex is all normal stuff and nothing too purvey goes on, OK girls if you have to ask your Mom why Jackie likes the spin cycle on her washing machine then you are too young to read it, as to the boys hide it with your porn mags, not that it is porn but it is not cool to be seen reading a book with a hot half naked man on it and besides if your Dad finds it he will want to read it first!

Disliked: Personally I think the book could have been produced better, cheap mass market paperbacks are never the nicest type of book to own, larger gap around the text would look nicer and if you buy a copy DO NOT read the back cover as it contains spoilers and gives away plot information which is not know to the reader before page approx 200 in a 300 plus page book, if I wanted to know the plot in advance I would start in the centre of the book and not have the publisher tell me.

The cover is good for female readers as it shows a hot looking guy but if they want more male readers then they should have Remy on at least one of the book covers in the series, in fact someone should start a Remy fan club, what to know who Remy is? Well read the book!

To finish off if you are into vampires take a look at the goodreads vampire bookgroups like Vampire Books, Fans, Fangs and Writers at where this book is featured:
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/3...

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Sep 01, 2010 Myhotstylist rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book is scorching hot and highly entertaining!!!! It is a breath of fresh air to the whole vampire genre setting.

In this book vampires and angles co-exist but only during their respective hours. meaning Angles can only be awake during the day, and the Vamps only at night. During their off hours they go into hibernation mode and fall asleep--out cold. The sunlight doesnt kill the vamps.

In this story, we meet Jackie Brighton who wakes up in a dumpster with little to no memory of the previou...more This book is scorching hot and highly entertaining!!!! It is a breath of fresh air to the whole vampire genre setting.

In this book vampires and angles co-exist but only during their respective hours. meaning Angles can only be awake during the day, and the Vamps only at night. During their off hours they go into hibernation mode and fall asleep--out cold. The sunlight doesnt kill the vamps.

In this story, we meet Jackie Brighton who wakes up in a dumpster with little to no memory of the previous day. (Wait make that 2 days, LOL) She runs into a strikingly handsome man named Noah, who helps her remember their scorching night of passion. Litterally drained of her blood and left for dead Noah helps her realise that not only did she have sex with a fallen Angel (the-Serium) But also bitten and killed by a vampire. She wakes up re-born as a Succubus. (Neutral to both the vamps and the Serium)

Over the course of 24 hours, Jackies body has transformed from a frumpy size 14 with b-cups, to a sensual size 6 with double D's. Her plain red hair turns silky and into a gorgeous shade of striking red. She learns that she now has an "Itch" that she must fufill approx every 2 days in order to survive.

When she accidentally makes a promise to help an Angel named Uriel ("Dealers" as they are called) find out what the vampires are up to, she has no choice but to follow through on her promise. One mistake after another leads Jackie on an exciting and lust filled adventure of a life time (or After-life, LOL)

This book was amazing!!! I will continue to look for this authors work, and already have her second book on pre-order. Scorching hot sex, humor, vamps, and fallen angels, how much more fun can you squeeze into a book? If you enjoyed Richelle Meads' Georgina Kincade Succubus series, please please please read this series too!!! You will not be sorry! Im sure this is going to be deemed as my favorite book of 2010. Its definitely staying on my keeper shelf!

There is actually a decent plot to this book... since Jackie is considered neutral to both the light and dark, both sides seek her help in finding a missing artifact. But in the wrong hands could destroy everything! The Succubi are considered catnip to the vamps, and each side tries to use them to do their bidding! LOL

Also the yummy 6-pack featured on the cover of this book is of the fallen Angel, Noah; and the six pack yum yum on the cover of the second book is of the vampire, Zane.(less)

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Aug 24, 2010 Judith rated it 4 of 5 stars

The inaugural novel by this author is savy, funny, beautifully written, with a story line that just never caves in and keeps the reader entranced all the way through. I read it in one sitting and loved the characters. I have to admit that I have not read a story about a succubus before so this was definitely a learning experience in the world of the immortal/paranormal. Just a really great book! Jackie Brighton is a museum docent who is overweight, really doesn't see very well, wants to be an ar...more

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Jun 10, 2010 Taylor rated it 5 of 5 stars

I LOVED Gentlemen Prefer Succubi! It was incredibly funny and witty with a hint of betrayal, adventure, and mystery. And as most of you know, I adore love triangles and boy, is there a love triangle in this book. And you can imagine how thrilled I was to find out this book is the first in the series called The Succubus Diaries. Jill Myles is a fantastic author who brings a cleverly inventive voice to all her characters in Gentlemen Prefer Succubi.

Jackie is a spunky, preserved character who gets...more

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Jan 29, 2010 Jill rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I received Gentlemen Prefer Succubi as part of Pocket Books Science Fiction Blog Tour. This is the first book by Jill Myles in a series about Jackie Brighton. Jackie is such a fun character and reminded me of other characters from series that I enjoy reading. She had some characteristics of Queen Betsey in MaryJanice Davidson’s Undead series, some of Rachel Morgan from Kim Harrison’s witch series and even some of Stephanie Plum from Janet Evanovich’s number series. She was likeable, sarcastic, a...more I received Gentlemen Prefer Succubi as part of Pocket Books Science Fiction Blog Tour. This is the first book by Jill Myles in a series about Jackie Brighton. Jackie is such a fun character and reminded me of other characters from series that I enjoy reading. She had some characteristics of Queen Betsey in MaryJanice Davidson’s Undead series, some of Rachel Morgan from Kim Harrison’s witch series and even some of Stephanie Plum from Janet Evanovich’s number series. She was likeable, sarcastic, and a fish out of water who keeps ending up in situations beyond her understanding or control.

What attracted me to this book was the fallen angel idea. This fall I read Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick which also features a fallen angel and I was interested to see another authors take on the idea. I can’t recall ever reading about succubi before and wasn’t sure what that meant. The succubi part of the novel made it racier than what I usually read. This might not be a book for everyone, I know I have friends who don’t care for books with too much passion. I took it to read at my daughters ballet class and was actually embarrassed at one point hoping no one was looking over my shoulder at it. That said a lot of it was just sexual tension which really added to the novel. In the authors letter she thanks many people and then comments that she plans to go to her parents house and rip out all the sex scenes. A lot of them are clustered at the beginning of the book and part of me wondered what would be left if she removed them all, but then I saw that there was just a lot of it at the beginning but not so much later on.

Jackie meets a vampire when she is out at a bar who drains a lot of her blood and then leaves her where a fallen angel hangs out. The combination of the loss of blood and being intimate with the serim (or fallen angel) changes her into a succubi. As a succubi she has a very appealing figure, wonderful hair, and is beautiful and attractive to all men. She can eat whatever she wants and doesn’t need to sleep anymore. Plus she is now immortal. On the downside, she needs to have sex every other day. Especially in January when so many of us have made new year’s resolutions I am sure many people have wondered how much they would be willing to trade to be thin and beautiful, to have the perfect figure and live forever, and tempting as that train of thought is, I’m not sure we would trade it with some of the other factors involved.

I am used to thinking about angels as being all good, but can anyone, even someone who should be divine, be all good? Does desire to sin go to all beings or just humans?

While I found both of Jackie’s love interests to be alluring, I have to admit that I found a favorite and it wasn’t who I thought it would be. Zane grabbed my heart in this novel! I am so glad that I had an introduction to this author. The beginning of her next novel is included in the back and I have already added it to my TBR list! (less)

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Jan 25, 2010 Audrey rated it 4 of 5 stars

So, I'll say it straight up: I don't like sex scenes in books. And yet, I love to read so much, and I'm mostly happy reading anything, so it sometimes happens that I find myself reading a book with graphic sex scenes. When that happens, the first question I ask myself is: What would this book be WITHOUT these sex scenes?
The answer in the case of Gentlemen Prefer Succubi is: AWESOME!
For those that enjoy the sex scenes, these were hot, sweaty, sexy, and not too graphic. They were just right.

And th...more

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Jan 08, 2013 Darya rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires, love-triangle, romance, 4star

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. God , this was such a fun book .I really enjoyed . It was defitnetly not something I usually read but after all the dramatic books I've read lately this was a very refreshing change . I very much liked Jacqueline's witty comments and fast comebacks . The girl just don't know when to shut up and I just loved her for it .Strong , at times commanding and submissive , she was very brave and I just adored her I-take-no-shit-from-anyone attitude . Anyways , she was very much an enjoyable company.

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May 30, 2012 Angie rated it 4 of 5 stars

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J'ai commencé ce roman l'esprit vide, sans aucun apriori, mais rapidement des craintes sont nées :
- il y a t il une vraie histoire avec de l'action derrière ces mots ?
- Serait ce une nouvelle œuvre purement érotique sans aucun intérêt ?

Oui pour la 1ère, et non pour la 2ème. Force m'est de reconnaitre qu'au final, je l'ai bien trouvé à mon goût. La 1ère partie est plutôt lente, et Jackie pleurniche un peu, se laisse pas mal mener par le bout du nez, mais que voulez vous, il faut bien poser et...more 3,5

J'ai commencé ce roman l'esprit vide, sans aucun apriori, mais rapidement des craintes sont nées :
- il y a t il une vraie histoire avec de l'action derrière ces mots ?
- Serait ce une nouvelle œuvre purement érotique sans aucun intérêt ?

Oui pour la 1ère, et non pour la 2ème. Force m'est de reconnaitre qu'au final, je l'ai bien trouvé à mon goût. La 1ère partie est plutôt lente, et Jackie pleurniche un peu, se laisse pas mal mener par le bout du nez, mais que voulez vous, il faut bien poser et introduire une bonne partie de la genèse entre les Serim, les vamps, incubes et succubes. Les scènes de sexe, elles, ne sont pas timides, mais dosées juste ce qu'il faut pour cautionner l'intrigue. Elles ne sont ni excessives, ni soulantes, pas plus que chez KMM en tout cas. Forcément, quand on est 1 succube, il faut bien pouvoir soulager ses démengeaisons. ;)
Il n'y a rien de novateur (après Georgina Kincaid, on a bien reçu le mémo, et compris le topo ;) ), et de prime abord les rapports entre les factions opposées ou les éléments nécessaires à la création d'un succubes paraissent brouillons, mais les personnages eux se révèlent excellents. Comment rester de marbre face à l'incorrigible Remy Summore au pseudo et à la garde robe impayables (comprenne qui pourra, mais elle l'explique elle même pour les moins calés en argot) ou à l'énigmatique et appétissant Zane. Quant au pauvre Noah, il n'est hélas pas assez présent dans ce 1er volume pour sortir du lot.
L'intrigue ne prend son essor que vers le milieu, mais une fois lancée, elle tient bien la route

Jackie est un peu lente à tout comprendre, mais pour moi la meilleure partie (avec ses révélations) est la fin, qui me laisse sur la mienne de faim. J'ai hâte de poursuivre, et d'en apprendre plus. ^^
Bien que pas comparables, je n'ai pu m'empêcher de dresser un parallèle entre cette série et celle de Mead, qui étant la 1ére que j'ai lu du genre est devenue ma référence. Le constat est simple : elles tirent toutes les 2 magnifiquement leur épingle du jeu.
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