"fascinating romantic fantasy"
In 1217 Hugh escorts Lady Isabel to the castle of her
husband Baron Robert after both were away for two years to
keep her safe. , Hugh's mentor Sir George sends him in to
check some activity near the Roman ruins There he sees the
naked seneschal William Mandeville tied up by Lilith who
will keep his identity secret in exchange for a future
favor. Lilith pretends to be Isabel as she knows Hugh desires
her. He instead offers her a bargain she accepts. Why
look like a hag when she can be anyone. She replies it
easier to hide as men only want young breasts. He kisses
her in her hag form shocking Lilith. Later she watches
Isabel come to Hugh who thinks she is Lilith. He kisses
her as Robert and Mandeville arrive. Shocking Lilith he
takes full responsibility for the incident, but Lilith
intercedes just before he was to have his head cut off.
Hugh becomes a guardian In 2007 San Francisco Hugh is no longer a guardian having
voluntarily Fallen following his killing Lilith in 1991
Seattle. However, now he is involved in murders, Lucifer,
and the return of his beloved Lilith. This a fascinating romantic fantasy with obvious religious
overtones. The lead couple is a delightful pairing of
star-crossed lovers while the war between the minions of
heaven and hell is set up with several different
enthralling spins beyond the typical religious dogma.
Though the tale would have been better suited to eliminate
the centuries between the opening encounter and the modern
saga, sub-genre readers will appreciate this delightful
saga. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted December 26, 2006
SummaryAll hell breaks loose in Meljean Brook's erotic,
supernatural debut novel.
DEMON
For two thousand years, Lilith wrought vengeance upon the
evil and the damned, gathering souls for her father's armies
Below and proving her fealty to her Underworld liege. Bound
by a bargain with the devil and forbidden to feel pleasure,
she draws upon her dark powers and serpentine grace to lead
men into temptation. That is, until she faces her greatest
temptation—Heaven's own Sir Hugh Castleford...
ANGEL
Once a knight and now a Guardian, Hugh spent centuries
battling demons—and the cursed, blood-drinking
nosferatu. His purpose has always been to thwart the demon
Lilith, even as he battles his treacherous hunger for her.
But when a deadly alliance unleashes a threat to both humans
and Guardians in modern-day San Francisco, angel and demon
must fight together against unholy evil—and against a
desire that has been too long denied...
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