"A humorous fairy-tale world peopled with gargoyles, demons, trolls, and fairies."

The dark lord Damen orders the wizard Venedictos to bring him an angel. Damen wishes to bring an end to his curse of living in the light and seducing an angel will do that.

Ever since his brother was killed while in the Merchant Marines, Alex Gordon has made sure to take the safe paths of life. Devon, the love of his life (though she doesn't know it), prefers a little adventure in hers. So when Devon goes fairy hunting and disappears into a fairy ring, Alex knows he has no choice but to follow her. That's how Devon ends up in the clutches of Venedictos who, quite unable to deliver a real angel to Damen, thinks that Devon may just fulfill the purpose nicely. As for Alex, he finds himself on an adventure he never wanted in a world he never would have imagined, where things are a bit more complicated than they first appear.

Crafting scenes out of words is something the author does very well. Brought to the mind's eye is a fairy-tale world peopled with gargoyles, demons, trolls, and, of course, fairies. Even though the hero and heroine spend most of the book apart, about equal time is spent with each. Evil, ugly, and disgusting as the villain is, there is still a tendency to rather like him. All the characters are well- formed within the parameters of the story and there is even quite a bit of humor to keep this from being too dark. I recommend this one for all who enjoy a good fairy tale.

Personal comments: Little things do tend to get to me sometimes, in this case where the sun is referred to as a planet and the fact that the villain's name and the heroine's name are so much alike.

Sensuality--No sex, very little discussion of it. Not sensual.

Reviewed by Flora Bell
Posted February 1, 2002