Fallen Angels #1
Jim Heron
is a construction worker on a crew building a palatial estate for a business
mogul. He is basically just one of the
boys, although he pretty much keeps to himself. His dark, violent past makes
him wary of other people. What he doesn’t know is that the powers of good and
evil have chosen him to direct the final competition between them to determine
the ultimate fate of humanity. He will be given seven opportunities to
influence the lives of pre-chosen humans. If he turns them toward good, the
powers of good win a point. If the human in question continues his evil ways,
the powers of evil get a point. Whichever side gains four souls first wins the
souls of all humanity.
Naturally,
the powers for good will obey all the rules.
And, the powers of evil will always cheat. But Jim is given some help
with his tasks. He has a pair of fallen
angels, in the guise of biker guys, and a dog – a puppy really to give him help
and advice. Working for the other side
is the incredibly luscious Divina – a demon willing to do really nasty things
to innocent bystanders in order to get her way.
His first
task is to turn the business mogul, Vin, away from his heartless, single-minded
pursuit of the almighty dollar and all the best toys toward a more loving and
giving point of view. He must get rid of Devina, who has already laid claim to
Vin’s soul before Jim even finds out about his task. Vin must change his ways
and learn to love Marie-Terese, the hooker with the heart of gold.
This is
the first book in the Fallen Angels series. I picked it up because I enjoyed
the third book, Envy [Envy review]. I didn’t like this one quite as much as I
did the third, but practice does make perfect. And I do have the second book,
Crave, on my to-be-read list.
