King of the Damned: A League of Guardians Novel (edició 2012)

First time I have read something by this author and i liked it....A LOT!

Rowan, our heroine, a witch marked by a demon who wants to collect his prize...her. Azaiel, the Fallen, who has come to see who killed Rowan's grandmother and friend of the League of Guardians. From the first meeting sparks fly and we know we are in for quite an adventure. Both are bold and have secrets that haunt them...but can they fight what they feel for one another.

As time draws closer for Rowan's claiming the family (coven) comes together bringing a host of very colorful characters, including a donkey with an attitude (when you find out his story you can understand his attitude). Azaiel friends are nothing to sneeze at either. Hot and otherworldly powerful. Jaguar-shifter and Templar Knight...a nice eclectic mix of deadly and funny.

We get battles and magic all around. Only one moment bothers me. When Azaiel and Kellen (Rowan's twin brother) descend into hell to get the family's grimoire for the spell to help fight the demon it's an aburpt end to the scene. One moment the alarm of discovery is sounded the next they are back with the book and all we know is a brief recap that Kellen gives Rowan. And we meet her went to the looney bin mother and her Dark Fae father...who turns out to be a cold SOB.

All in all I enjoyed the story. The pacing was good and balance between the evil and romance. ( )

Second in the League of Guardians series. Rowan James returns home to Salem to find her grandmother murdered. Centuries ago an James witch ancestor made the unfortunate decision to raise a demon lord that now claims one witch in every generation of their family. He wants to claim Rowan, but she is far more powerful than any of her ancestors and because of that the demon lord cannot be allowed to claim her.

The League of Guardians is a secret supernatural organization keeping the balance between good and evil. Fallen angel Azaiel, one of the original seven angels, is amongst three members sent to keep Rowan from the demon lord. Azaiel is haunted by his countless years in hell after a bad decision and feels unworthy of Rowan - and he keeps reminding the reader of that so often it's irritating! An okay read - the only one in the series I have read. ( )