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  <title><![CDATA[Demon Angel (The Guardians, #2)]]></title>
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  <default_description>All hell breaks loose in Meljean Brook's erotic, supernatural debut novel. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Lilith, a demon, has spent 2,000 years tempting men and guaranteeing their eventual damnation. That is, until she meets her greatest temptation: the man whose life mission has been to kill her.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">2</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">1</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Demon Angel (The Guardians, Book 2)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Meljean Brook]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wasn't sure I would like this book. The blurb is really not descriptive of what it is.<br/><br/>After reading the third in the series 'Demon Night' I went and backtracked to this and loved it. I devoured this book in one day. Could. Not. Put. It. Down.<br/><br/>It really is far to nuanced and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18442996">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41527498">
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    <name><![CDATA[Barbara M.]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 01 15:21:57 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 10 17:42:07 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Strange, that a man could do nothing but be, and it was a pleasure&quot;...From the first page you're d o n e...hook-line-sinker. This has been a wonderfully seemingly never ending book... and I have loved and adored it! Lillith and Hugh have a two thousand year old itch to scratch and let me ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41527498">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73796360">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Oct 07 17:25:12 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 07 17:42:49 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[First in a series that get more and more awesome.  This book was fun, but the narritive lost me a few times.  The author shows rather than tells a little too often sometimes - it's easy to miss things because she assumes your reaction.  I'm not sure if this gets better in later books, or if I've lea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73796360">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73694482">
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  <read_at>Thu Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 06 19:27:53 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>No instant gratification, but still satisfying.</strong> <br/><br/>At over four hundred pages, with very small type I might add, and covering a story spanning over eight hundred years, Demon Angel is not your typical quick fix erotic read. It is really two books in one. <br/><br/>The first part, one of t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73694482">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48472069">
    <user id="925476">
    <name><![CDATA[Theresa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Queen Creek, AZ]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[readers who like self-pitying martyrs.]]></recommended_for>
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  <date_added>Fri Mar 06 19:38:16 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Mar 26 10:57:10 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I considered putting this book down and not finishing it with 30 pages to go to completion. Why does that tell you about this book? <br/><br/>I have heard many good things about Meljean Brook's books so to say I was very disappointed is an understatement. This book was slow and boring... just when...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48472069">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70135277">
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    <name><![CDATA[Laurie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Overland Park, KS]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Sep 05 05:55:58 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 26 10:13:12 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had really high hopes for this book, having heard such great things about this writer.  Alas, I find that it took me forever to get through; I just did not like the story. Here I'll run down the positive and negative things about it.<br/><br/>On the positive side, I think Brook has a terrific im...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70135277">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63265087">
    <user id="940248">
    <name><![CDATA[Anita]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 13 07:19:57 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 16 12:28:02 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a paranormal romance with an angel/demon theme, with vampires thrown in for good measure. The story was complex and spanned 800 years, but most of it happened in modern-day San Francisco. I enjoyed the humor of this book, and the creative take on demon realms. I didn't like that the dialog w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63265087">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="60673669">
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    <name><![CDATA[Vampfangirl]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 22 13:38:19 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 09 15:01:44 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Bound tightly within its gorgeous cover, the words upon the pages of DEMON ANGEL spans eight hundred years and tells the tale of how layers upon layers of deception and the twisted spin of lies can, against all odds, shape an unbreakable bond of eternal love.<br/><br/>As a demon halfling, Lilith w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60673669">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="20175100">
    <user id="179852">
    <name><![CDATA[Katie(babs)]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bloomfield, NJ]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon Apr 14 18:06:55 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 12 13:17:14 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is explosive in so many ways. If you are a fan of the whole heaven/hell, angel/demon world, you must pick this up! Even though this is considered a romance, men can enjoy this book also because the romance between the two characters is not the most important thing. <br/><br/>The hero Hug...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20175100">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="57891450">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jill]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat May 30 17:01:51 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 25 08:07:26 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just re-read this one last night. Still an amazing read and moved me to tears in a few spots.<br/><br/>For those of you wondering if this is the right spot to start the series, I say YES. You do not need the novellas in the anthologies to understand the storyline.<br/><br/>This is the story of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57891450">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="33694647">
    <user id="1101917">
    <name><![CDATA[Flor]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Oriana]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 24 04:46:06 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read for the <strong><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/8770.Dark_Dudes_Spunky_Chicks">Dark Dudes and Spunky Chicks</a></strong> book club.<br/>Take a look at the discussion here:<br/><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/68023.Demon_Angel_Finished" title="http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/68023.Demon_Angel_Finished">http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6802...</a><br/><br/>*****<br/><br/>At the end, I really enjoyed this book.<br/>At first I was having some difficulties getting into it. I think some times the dialo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33694647">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="29677177">
    <user id="806430">
    <name><![CDATA[A]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Aug 09 01:44:16 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 11 18:39:23 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have to admit, I almost didn't want to continue reading this book. I had so anticipated reading it but once I started, the first 70 pages failed to draw my attention and capture me. The beginning was slow, but like another reviewer said, I now realize that they were definitely necessary. Once I go...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29677177">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73825103">
    <user id="2576448">
    <name><![CDATA[Christina]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Oct 07 22:08:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Love, lust, and paranormal battles spanning the centuries. Enjoyed the intense push/pull between the hero and heroine (a demon who unrepentantly does demonic things), and all the clever dialog. And the adorable hellhound.]]></body>
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    <review id="43241960">
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    <name><![CDATA[Holly]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Jan 16 09:22:48 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just as interesting and complex the second time around, though I definitely enjoyed the relationship and world-building aspects better having read the others in the series.]]></body>
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    <review id="52897105">
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    <name><![CDATA[Megan]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked this book. It was really interesting; and I know people usually use that word when they can't think of anything nicer to say but it really was!  The plot was intricate and intriguing and a whole bunch of other &quot;i&quot; words!  Honestly it was beautifully written and I will defini...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52897105">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting anti-heroine in this one but it's just a little too long and frankly dull in the middle. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[#2 in the Guardian series<br/><br/>The short story (#1 in this series) in an anthol. (Hot Spell or Hot Blooded) was so intriguing!  I was so lusting after #2 to read more!<br/><br/>I just could not get into this :-(  I was so confused by the plot and never got drawn in, but I liked the first sho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18376907">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[horrible book ... couldn't even finish it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book. The world building was slow but very needed. Ms. Brooks has built a very complex world that I really enjoyed digging through. I love the history of Lily and Hugh and I was so happy with the HEA my Gawd they deserved it. *sigh* I have to wait until I read 60 to get the nex...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6102411">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't usually read romance novels, but I had dinner with the author once, so I thought I'd give it a shot. It's actually much better written than one would suspect from the cover/title/concept.]]></body>
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