When Darius’ grandfather becomes terminally ill, Darius, along with his parents and younger sister, travels to Iran for the first time in his life. It's worth noting that the secondary but substantial falling-in-love plotline is quite chaste (they don’t kiss until three-quarters of the way through the book).ĭarius Kellner suffers from depression, bullying by high school jocks, and a father who seems to always be disappointed in him. The story is told alternately via Willow’s voice and a third-person account that provides the perspective of Alex and others.

The two go on the run and eventually become involved in a plan to save the world from a Second Wave of angelic invasion. She thought the only reason she was considered “Queen Weird” at school was because she was psychic and a whiz car mechanic.

When he tracks down his assigned target, he is surprised to discover she’s only half-angel and that the Church of Angels cult wants her dead. Alex, raised to be an AK (angel killer), is one of the few to realize the danger. A beautiful blond half-angel and the dark, handsome assassin sent to kill her fall in love in this fast-paced thriller romance, the first installment of a series first published in Britain (the sequel, Angel Fire, is due out in December 2011).ĭue to an energy crisis, the ethereal sphere is dying and angels are crossing over to feed off humans, who are too bedazzled to connect visits from heavenly beings with growing mental/physical illness, aka angel burn.

Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly