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Fruit of the Iron Orchard (eBook)
| Fruit of the Iron Orchard | |
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 Fruit of the Iron Orchard eBook Cover, written by David Milco | |
| Author(s) | David Milco |
| Series | Infernal Affairs |
| Publisher | Amazon Digital Services |
| Publication date | May 23, 2025 |
| Media type | eBook |
| Length | 262 Pages |
| ASIN | B0F9TH7HQQ |
| Followed by | Shadows of Foresight |
For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).
Fruit of the Iron Orchard is an eBook written by David Milco. It is the first work in the Infernal Affairs series by this author. In this work the characters Seraphina and Lilith are Succubi.
Overview
- Title: Fruit of the Iron Orchard
- Author: David Milco
- Published By: Amazon Digital Services
- Length: 262 Pages
- Format: eBook
- ASIN: B0F9TH7HQQ
- Publishing Date: May 23, 2025
Other Works in this Series on SuccuWiki
Plot Summary
Kieran lives among stories, surrounded by the worn spines and the whispered secrets of a small bookshop. When Seraphina arrives with her mysterious aura and impossible grace, he recognizes her as a story unlike any he's read before—one he desperately wants to understand.
Thrust into a hidden world of ancient Fae courts, immortal beings, and supernatural intrigue, Kieran discovers abilities he never knew he possessed—while Seraphina, with her enigmatic smiles and ancient eyes, harbors secrets of her own. As she introduces him to a reality where magic pulses beneath the surface of everyday life, their connection quickly evolves into something far more intimate. Together, they uncover a plot that threatens to destabilize the entire supernatural order.
With enemies closing in and their own futures uncertain, Kieran and Seraphina must navigate treacherous politics, dangerous alliances, and their own deepening connection. Some hungers can never be satisfied. Some truths were never meant to be revealed. And some loves are powerful enough to shatter worlds.
Book Review
The following review was originally published by Tera on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on August 30, 2026
There are mysterious things afoot in the universe and Seraphina finds herself hip deep in them. There are questions needing answers, and things are getting complicated. More so when Kieran enters her life, the two becoming enraptured with each other. Sometimes the best stories are the ones you have to fight for.
The work is an amazingly rich and well told story of mystery, adventure, passion, strife and conflict which slowly burns from start to finish. It’s a delightful story, the main characters are just perfect in this personality, the adventure they face, and the path towards love and passion they find themselves within. With each scene, thought, moment that comes, the story doesn’t forget where it started and builds upon what came before.
The moments of passion and love between Kieran and Seraphina are a bit awkward, quite confusing at times as well. But in the path towards love, that just works perfectly. It’s the building of the relationship, the scenes of erotic passion, the moments of each giving themselves to the other that captivated me entirely.
Seraphina, the succubus of the work, is just wonderfully told. She is passionate, loving, protective, a bit of a mischievous soul as well. She questions, wonders, and most of all, gives herself completely to the one she desires at first, but loves in time, eternally. She is so very unique as a succubus, there is a lot of exploration of who and what succubi are in this universe and it makes them so dearly familiar to me as a whole. It’s their nature, most of all, that held me. Seraphina’s thoughts as the story unfolds are the path towards her transformation of mind, soul and body and that process was captivating. A succubus after my own heart, shall we say, and I am so very pleased to have discovered this work and the delights within the pages.
Four and a half out of five pitchforks.
The work closes in a place that offers possibilities and I adored that so very much. The main characters are perfect in so many ways, though some of the dialogue is a bit off sounding from where the story began. Call it the tone of the voices, the inflections perhaps. It is just an amazing work, lots of twists and turns and I really did enjoy the work.
The part that really took my breath was the little quotes from various succubi over time, which I just fell in love with. It’s a shame, and I know it would have never happened, that a certain one called Tera didn’t have one. That thought amuses me the most.