Mysterious photographer Victor Augustin, a dark angel struggling against the evil forces that would claim his mortal soul, is drawn to the orphaned Lucy Bry, feelings that could redeem him--or consign them both to the fires of damnation, forever. Original.
I really want to love this one. There was some lovely writing, but the characters were kind of ridiculous. Too much humanity, not enough angel badassery.
Also, this line: "Woman, you are so fine." How could I take anything seriously after that?
It's definitely dated. I might do an author's preferred edition since this book was altered some by a second editor and not the editor who bought it. It got great reviews at Romantic Times, but I do feel it needs a rewrite and the original ending. I wrote it. I do believe it could have been better but under the circumstances it was written, it pretty damn good for a book that was way head of its time in terms of genre bending. It was written in 1993, bought the next year, published in 1996. And that cover is awful. Laughing.