My Demon Husband (Possessive Love) by Jax Stuart

My Demon Husband (Possessive Love) Reviews

• 
  Molly Otto

  This book had me in its claws from the getgo and did not let go til the last page, and let's be honest, I need more from Jax and these characters.
  Zeph & Toby have always been outsiders from their respective communities because of the lack of control of their powers, but once tied together, all that changes and the magic begins. So much happens along the way, pulling you deeper and deeper, and can happily say these men and their families now own me. Let's just day good ridden to Toby's old Coven and their backwards ways of not wanting to know more of their past to lead to a better future.
  If the rest of this combined universe is as good as this, we are in for an amazing combined universe.
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  Liza

  Started okay became mediocre quickly. Skimmed the epilogue because I wasn’t that much interested.
  
  It was insta-love, their fears were the same throughout the book. They solved an issue and had the same issue 5 minutes later. The potential poly thing 🙄 urg. Both said they wanted to be monogamous. Suddenly zeph fears Toby wants to have another husband. What?
  
  And the end. Call it a quirk of mine but I absolutely hate it when characters are moving. Especially when they are moving to a location with less technology or something.
  
  2.5 stars rounded up.
  
  First book in this series was the best so far.
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  True Loveislovereview

  Year after year Toby failed to summon a familiar. From misspelling to downright set fire instead of summoning, his magic is out of control.
  In another dimension Zephyrin isn’t any better., he can’t control his magic in the right way.
  
  When at his last try to summon or else he would leave his coven, Toby finally succeeded.
  Only, it wasn’t what he or any of his coven expected, he summoned a cute demon, who said they were to be husbands.
  
  “I don’t like the thought of you being apart from me.”
  
  There’s an instant connection, a feel-good bond. They are empathic, possessive, and protective of each other. It’s kind of sweet to watch.
  Being together makes them stronger and more stable, they complement each other.
  
  It seems there is a sabotage.
  They try to get to the truth, and that’s a journey!
  
  Bonding, covens, coups, curses, spells, wards, charms, betrayal, shifters, vampires, witches, demons, half-demons, angels, fantasy brought in all forms and all wonderfully written.
  We get answers as to why magic got out of control. It took me time to get into the story, I’m bad with names, new environments, and too many characters (with books and RL lol). But when I felt more comfortable it was a blast.
  The author created a varied story, with magic, action, sexiness, lovable characters, chemistry, and a good plot.
  
  
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  Elyse

  I really liked that this story focused on two people - one witch, one demon - who didn’t ever feel good enough. No matter how much they tried they were always kind of cast aside for being different. In reality they were both so much more. Because no one could understand what they were able to offer they were made to feel less than. Honestly, that’s pretty much how the world works with anyone or anything. If you’re different in any capacity, it doesn’t matter what you’re capable of, as much as it’s what can we do to just forget about you.
  So this was lovely because they’re both stuck in this feeling of not ever quite feeling at home or like they belong. They’re missing a piece that makes them feel in control of themselves. Mostly with their own magic and powers.
  One day that shifts drastically when Toby (the witch) and Zephyrin (the demon) are bonded in a summoning gone a little awry. They immediately feel safe with each other. Although there is still that little niggling of doubt on can I or will I be enough for this person (hello past trauma voices), they have an instinct to trust one another and know that they can be for each other what no one else believed they could accomplish. They work together to show not only others but most importantly - themselves - that they can handle anything that comes their way.
  
  They definitely have obstacles to defeat along the way, but with each other and people they later find that accept them for who they are - they’re able to accomplish all. They get to have a very much deserved happy ending.
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  Jacquie Stewart

  Listen through before they go out for arcs!
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  Mat Mansfield

  This was a sweet romp of a story! There was all the fated mates goodness with an instant connection, possessiveness, and lovely feelings of safety with each other. It was even better because Toby and Zephryin are both misfits who struggle controlling their magic, but together they find balance and security. There’s a lot happening in this story - curses, sabotage, and treason, oh my! - and it made for a quick and exciting read. It also made me love even more the moments between just Toby and Zeph, whether soft, sweet, or steamy.
  
  While this may have started as a stand-alone, I’d be thrilled if the author does give us more of these characters! Like with Jax’s Sweetwater and Northabor series, the side characters are just as compelling as the MCs. There were so many strong women leaders in this book, and I particularly enjoyed learning about the demon world!
• 
  Sam

  a demon and witch both odd balls in their worlds, but magic ends up bringing them together. Such a sweet story. I really enjoyed this book🥰
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  Bronwyn Heeley

  I liked it. sweet, hopeful, beautiful story about two people finding what they needed to be happy
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  Trish Skywalker

  A really fun and emotional story!
  Toby has never quite fit it in his coven. His magic is strong but unpredictable, and after several attempts to find his familiar, he’s on his last shot. After some very dangerous attempts, Tony takes every precaution to make sure this goes right, and finally he succeeds. But his familiar is not what he expected.
  Zephyrin is a demon prince, but he’s never felt like the rest of his family. He can’t control his magic, and he longs for just one person to love. When he feels a pull from another world, he’s scared but excited. Then he sees the witch who’s summoned him, and he’s stunning, and Zeph is all in.
  Immediately after their bonding, everything goes awry. There’s talks of sabotage, betrayal, and usurping the coven. Toby and Zeph know things aren’t safe, but they need a way to fix it and protect Toby’s family. There’s also a threat to Zeph’s family in the demon realm, and the odds are against these two. As their bond and magic grows stronger together, maybe these two have a fighting chance.
  -Demon/witch
  -Elemental magic
  -High 🔥🔥🔥
  -Supernatural misfits
  -Bonded
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  Lisa

  Really loved Zeph and Toby together. Toby so deserved a good mate following the issues he had trying to summon a familiar for so long.
  I am hoping that we might hear more about these characters as the demon word and the new coven has a lot more to explore.
• 
  Crystal

  My Demon Husband by Jax Stuart is a sweet MM paranormal love story with some side action that will keep readers engaged. Both Toby and Zeph are outsiders in their worlds who feel incomplete. By a summoning spell for a familiar going wrong, they end up bound to one another. Their attraction is instant and grows as they get to know each other better.
  
  Both are powerful in their own right, but cannot control what powers they have. Learning what it means to be bound to each other helps them grow into people who are ready to take on the challenges life has thrown at them. Along the way, they make new friends and learned their world is more vast than they had once thought.
  
  This is a sweet love story about two flawed characters who become more when together than they were individually. Their magnetic pull to one another leads to a couple of steamy love scenes that are well written and keep the reader engaged.
  
  Demons in this universe run the spectrum of light to dark. They are not universally evil, which you would assume from the title. The author creates tension between people's ideas about demons and how they appear when characters meet them.
  
  I find the way the author addresses consent and choice to create a wonderful tension. Toby is the "master" in his relationship with Zeph, and he needs Zeph to prove that he is willingly in the relationship before they can become romantic. Toby's inner struggle with power dynamics provides an authentic example of how to handle unequal relationships.
  
  The pacing of the story is effective, but I would have liked more information about the peripheral characters in the human realm. There is a large cast of supporting characters who only appear for a page or two before disappearing after playing a small part in the action. The well-developed demon realm makes it easy to understand the world without knowing all character motivations. The human conflict is intricate and demands more explanation. Yet, if the human characters were introduced earlier, the reading process would be less cumbersome. This does not take away from the story being delightful, but readers should go in aware the ensemble cast is massive.
  
  This story is best for romance readers who like a bit of spice, lovable queer characters, and morally gray heroes. There is one scene of on page torture, though it is short and serves to advance the plot. I highly recommend this story.
• 
  Chetana

  3⭐️
  
  This is my second book by this author and I have liked both of them. The author has created a good fantasy world with Shifters, Witches, Demons & other paranormal creatures. But having said that I just wanted more of the two MC's and their relationship. There were 2 different plot lines and it seemed lie we moved from one conflict to the next and only really got closure on one. I also did not like that it was left open that the couple could someday be poly. I have no issues with reading about poly relationships, but this was not a romance about that and though the couple are monogamous and I understand that demons usually are poly, I just did not like that Toby didn't rule out a Poly relationship (at least in the future) when Zeph (a demon) wasn't up for one. Just left me with a bad feeling.
  
  All in all this was a good solid read with great characters. I actually want to learn more about the side characters in this one. But I am not sure if we will ever get one.
• 
  Elley Murray

  Rating: 3.5 stars
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  SFBookReviewer

  My Demon Husband is a sweet, hopeful, loving story between Toby and Zephyrin. I loved the demons, their world, and the misfit coven in the book. The book was well-written, and the story kept me engaged until the end. Overall a very good read. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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  Sammy Higgins

  4.5 stars!
  
  Zeph and Toby were just so sweet together and a perfect match. Toby has been through a lot, especially with all of the failures at summing a familiar. They both suffer from problems with their magic and were on the outside in their families, Zeph family loved him, but he always felt less than. They have a lot of problems to face, with all the problems with Toby's coven and the curse on Zeph's family. They just worked together so well and brought out the best in each other. The love they have for each other is beautiful and I need me a demon!
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  ~David~

  I read this one awhile ago but I'm going back and trying to write reviews for most of this Possessive Love series.
  
  This one was the first in the series from an author I had already read. I like Jax Stuart's work and I ended up liking this book as much as I expected to.
  
  The take on demons was unique and refreshing and I always enjoy a witch x demon romance.
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  Becky

  I haven't really ventured into the monster/demon category before. I wasn't sure what to expect but I really enjoyed this story and am a bit sad that is a standalone. I would love to see more of this world, especially Oscar's story!
  
  Both Toby and Zephyrin have had a rough time at home. When Zephyrin is mistakenly summoned as Toby's familiar, they both realize the other could be the solution to their problems. But their relationship went much deeper than that. Zephyrin immediately claimed they were husbands, and feelings developed pretty quickly between the two. I loved how possessive these two were, especially since Zephyrin comes from a world where almost everyone is poly. They were committed to keeping each other safe and happy from the start and their bond only grew the longer they knew each other.
  
  I liked that the romance wasn't the main plot of the story. There was plenty of steam and we got to watch the relationship grow, which was enough for the romance reader in me to be totally satisfied, but I think the story needed the other plots as well. They helped to push Toby and Zephryin together and really helped form their future. I wish we would have gotten a bit more about the Oscar/Avery issue (although the Afterword made me hopefully we will be seeing more of them in the future!).
  
  I wish we would have gotten a bit more background/worldbuilding, especially when it came to Toby and Zephryin's magic and Toby's need for a familiar. There was enough there to understand the story, but I would have liked a little more context in a couple places.
  
  It was really hard for me to put this down to get some sleep. It had my attention from the start and I really enjoyed these characters and this world. I know this was written as a standalone for a multi author series, but I would to see Stuart expand this into a series
  
  I received an ARC of this book from the author and this is my honest review.
• 
  Xanthe

  Toby and Zephyrin's romance has a sweet nature to it, when it's just the two of them, as well as becoming very heated, but there is a lot more drama when it includes the rest of Toby's coven and what is happening back in Zeph's home dimension with his mother and unborn sister.
  Toby has failed at summoning a familiar on his birthday for the past few years and he expects this to be no different except for the more extreme pressure as this is the last year he can try. However, what unfolds it the most unexpected and dramatic event but he can't find himself regretting summoning Zeph, regardless of the circumstances or how they may have unfolded. Zeph is so happy to be in the presence of his new husband. Being dragged away from his family wasn't the greatest but he has high hopes for his mate. What he didn't expect was how they have been treating Toby and the fallout of his summoning. They must work together to strengthen this new bond they have and uncover what is going on with Toby's coven before more lives are destroyed.
  There are some truly horrible people in Toby's coven and I hope they get what's coming to them in the end but what they have given Toby, I'm sure he wouldn't change for the world. Love and acceptance for just the way he is as well as bringing stability to his magic has Toby falling for his little demon husband in no time. The same can be said for Zeph, though probably even quicker as he has his demon senses helping him. He's also hoping to get some help back home but priorities have them saving themselves and Toby's family before anything else. We also meet a great group of ragtag supes who have banded together, I'm hoping they get their own series in the future as they are some great characters and it would be good to come back to this world to catch up with Toby and Zeph.
  A really great read that gives me high hopes for the rest of the series. There are several moments of levity, many heated ones but also a fair few to cause hurt to one or both MC's. They provide each other with a great deal of support, friendship and eventual love.
  I received an ARC and am happily giving a review.
• 
  Jacqueleen the Reading Queen♡

  I must start off this review with saying that Zephyrin is fucking precious and I will hurt anyone who says otherwise. OK now that that's settled I can begin my review. Poor Toby. Someone is working against him and it may be someone who is closer than he thinks. Year after year he attempts to summon his familiar without success. No one can have that bad of luck, especially a powerful witch like Toby. When it comes to his last attempt before probable exile at best it turns out that Toby finally succeeds...except his familiar is definitely not what or rather who he expects.
  
  Zephyrin is a demon who adores his family regardless if he's known as the family screw up. When he's randomly summoned he decides to answer the call of fate and go. I'm certain he had no idea the drama his summoning was about to ensue. The first meeting between Zeph and Toby was not all hearts and rainbows. It was actually rather traumatic if I think about it. However, it didn't take long for Toby to realize what a gift he had in summoning Zeph as his familiar. These two were just so adorable. I loved how Toby made sure that Zeph wanted him for him and not due to some sense of duty. Toby respected him as an equal. It was more than Zeph could have hoped for and he was already smitten just from the sight of Toby.
  
  As this is a novella the plot was pretty fast paced as was the romance. It was also super sweet. I loved how protective Zeph and Toby were of each other. They proved that they were each other's top priority and I don't think either of them could have found a better match for a surprise husband.
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  Katherine

  Angst and more angst
  
  Not quite a great story, heavy on the angst and with a habit of doing complete one-eighties after taking the time to establish something.
  
  Toby is essentially a magical failure as he can't summon a familiar, so his magic is haywire and useless. His coven is about ready to kick him out, but he has to make his last summoning attempt first. This has him accidentally summon a demon as a familiar, which actually works well but makes his coven trust him even less. Zeph really does try hard down in hell but he has poor control of his magic and can't seem to fit in. When he finds out he is being summoned he goes to follow his heart, even as though that journey could be fraught with heart ache.
  
  It is clear from the start that things will be angsty, and they rather stay that way. Toby has a miserable life, with his parents practically disowning him and his coven hating him, and there is no improvement with the demon summoning. Zeph sees this and just wants Toby safe and happy, but that takes an odd course. First they fiercely fight to stay in the coven, then they flee and fight to make a new home, just to turn around determined that they will never truly be happy if they don't go back to the coven where they were miserable, just to turn around wanting to burn it to the ground. Then suddenly we get into going to hell and making a home there or on Earth.....it is all just constant flip turn decisions and all the angst about them. It was truly annoying to read this anxious flipping about and it made for a jerky read and an overall lackluster book.
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  Mandy

  Witch Toby after many years of failure was on his last chance to summon himself a familiar to guide his formidable magic to gain acceptance into his coven before he would either have to face exile or have his magic bound. When the spell takes a dramatic turn he is unprepared for the consequences. Demon Zephyrin is the screw-up of the family plus his parents have a family curse to deal with so he answers a call for his summoning from Toby whom he is positive is destined to be by his side as his husband and he hopes to help break the curse if they can visit his home. Unfortunately, Toby has troubles of his own. Can they work together to find a solution to both their problems before the Witch Council tears them apart?
  
  I enjoyed this story with the bigger part about the situation in Toby's coven but also the curse against Zeph's mother. There was a lot of intrigue, betrayals and danger in this story as well as some new friends and allies. I loved the way that Toby and Zeph accepted each other after the initial shock and were determined to protect each other (especially initially when Zeph stayed awake guarding Toby). Easy to read, feel and understand. This is an MM story with mature content.
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  Flick

  Cute story with a sweet HEA
  
  Zeph and Toby were super sweet. They’d both struggled with their magic so seeing them finally able to have confidence in themselves was lovely. The secondary characters were fun and incredibly supportive, exactly what you want for a made family. The overarching plot was interesting though I would have enjoyed some more world building around how covens came to be and other paranormals. It seemed like the coven was very insular but it wasn’t always clear especially given at least some of those in the coven were aware of demons and their connection to magic. I do think that this sometimes struggled compared to Jax’s other books. There were some plot points that felt very much like they operated to manufacture a connection/relationship but not much else (of course plot points will always do that but usually they feel less obvious) and occasionally the writing seemed a little less fluid than normal. That’s not to say it wasn’t enjoyable - it was, it just didn’t quite meet the standard I’m used to with Jax’s books. I still enjoyed it and had fun seeing Toby and Zeph fight their way to a HEA.
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  Laura

  This was such a lovely, sweet romance. Two misfits - one witch, one demon - that can’t get control of their magic, completely drawn to each other by a spell gone wrong … or right?!
  
  It was instant connection, fated mates goodness. I loved how sweet and protective Zeph was over Toby. And poor Toby who’s felt like an outsider his entire life finally had someone who could not just love him, but make him feel good enough. I truly disliked his coven and all they did to him. But his sister and brother-in-law?! Everyone could use a Tabby and August in their life!
  
  There was a lot to keep track of for such a quick read between the scheming of Toby’s coven and the curse on Zeph’s family. But it was played out well and solidified the bond between them.
  
  Jax indicated this may end up starting a new series and I’m onboard for that. I loved the group of shifters, vampires, witches, angel/demons that became their found family. I hope to see more of them, esp Andras. 😉
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  Scatteredashes

  It was a lot of fun reading about Zeph and Toby! Toby's a witch who is supposed to summon a familiar and has trouble. Zeph is a demon who has trouble handling his magic and is summoned by a witch! Betcha can't which one ;) Toby and Zeph become bonded by the summoning and then flee Toby's coven. There's quite a bit going on here between the plot against Toby and the curse on Zeph's mother. Zeph's family actually takes a backseat and I kind of wish we got to see more of them. The main focus is definitely on Toby and his coven but along the way we get to meet some other quirky characters while Toby and Zeph learn more about each other. There's some sizzle right off the bat but it does seem to cool for a bit while we learn some truths about witches and demons before things get spicy again! I'd say that it's a solid 3.5/5 on the spice level for me. I enjoyed getting to know these characters and I hope we see some of these side ones (like Oscar) again!