It’s been a long
wait over the past year, but we can finally come down off our tenterhooks and
breathe a sigh of relief. Jude, the
second of The Fallen Series, is here!
Pick it up and see where Jude’s journey takes us!
Blurb
Six angels once
sat at the right hand of The Almighty, but an ill-fated decision cast them out
of Heaven. Now they serve Him on Earth, slaying demons for their redemption.
They are…The Fallen.
“Remember,
angel, all ways in the end return to Me.”
Jude knows pain.
He feels it with every inhale and exhale of breath. It is a constant on his
mind and on his skin; a reminder of the depth of his disobedience. And his
cruelty. With his fall from grace, he walks the Earth with his brothers, their
steps set on a shadowed path to redemption, killing demons in His name. The
angel of Vengeance may not have his wings, but he still burns.
Coriander Rhodes
finds things. The intrepid little archaeologist sniffs out relics buried for
eternity with the determination of a bloodhound and the arrogance of the devil.
Her brash nature and bold tongue keep the big angel on his toes, inflaming and
infuriating him at the same time.
When danger
strikes at the heart of the angels’ inner circle, Jude discovers he is faced
with a task far greater than he has ever known. The light must be protected at
all costs, in all of its forms. The ultimate evil has a plan, and with the most
innocent among them at stake, Jude knows he’ll finally have to face his sins
and meet the pain in his soul dead on. Coriander’s touch is the only thing that
soothes, but is it enough to make him whole? Can she help him work through the
pain long enough to remember his faith, or will he be forever…fallen?
Excerpt
Jude stared at the blinding white of the
bathroom tiles, gleaming back at him with their pristine cleanliness. There was
a reason he was here, a reason he stood at the threshold of the doorway with
the small blade in his hand. It was a steely and dangerous little thing he’d
nicked from Elijah as soon as they got here. He missed the obsidian dagger. He
hadn’t realized how much. The Almighty had seen fit to take it and transform it
into a demon-killing sword that belonged in the hands of Lucius. Now it was
gone. Much like its previous owner, lost to him in every way. Coriander
belonged to the dark-haired Alex and the little girl. He didn’t belong to
anyone.
The tremor started in his foot and worked its
way up his leg, urging him to take the step into the bathroom, but he could not
make it move. His vision warped and tunneled outward, and the bathroom rippled,
beckoning him to breach the door jamb. Seeing her walk through the door had
ripped open every wound he thought had healed. And even though she had made it
perfectly clear she wanted nothing to do with him when she left, there was the
tiny, hidden part of him that held on to the memory of his lips on hers.
Because there had been no pain.
Everything hurt. All the time. Touch was agony.
But when his lips met hers, the expected jolt never came. She had been hot and
sweet, and the release from the pain had been instant, snuffed out like a
candle. And when she shot him, it all came back. If he were honest with
himself, he could admit to being grateful for the slug to the leg. He was so
used to the constant and ever-present ache in his body and bones, and the
sudden reprieve at Coriander’s kiss had thrown him for a loop. The gunshot
simply grounded him.
Now she was back in his life, all guns and fire
and fierce beauty, with a boyfriend and kid in tow. And here he was, back in
this never-ending ritual of pleasure-pain that kept him in a perpetual
vacillation between guilt and despair.
No. He was done with this. Never again.
Jude dropped the blade to clatter on the tile
floor of the bathroom and turned on his heel. There were other ways to deal
with this problem. It was time to drink.
Where do I find out more about the authors?
Tara Stogner Wood
Lorecia Goings
And where do I get my hands on Jude?
Amazon.com Ebook
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Jude The Fallen by Tara S. WoodMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Oh man! I had to wait almost a year for this damn book and let me tell you, it was so worth the wait! I think I love Jude more than Lucius, but, um, please, I'm dying for Dom's story!
Ok, back to Jude. This story is great. Suspense, love, sexy hot sweaty action and much more! I love seeing how the Jude we grow to know and love in Lucius, grows into his own man, his own person outside the team! Omg, seriously, you have to read this! Both of these books! *swoons*
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“Relish this moment in My favor. It is your last.”
Six angels once sat at the right hand of The Almighty, but an ill-fated decision cast them out of Heaven. Now they serve Him on Earth, slaying demons for their redemption. They are…The Fallen.
Lucius, once revered at the side of God, fell to Earth with his brothers to pay penance and atone for his lapse in leadership. Wingless and forsaken, they have all paid a price for their complicity. Lucius’ hubris is now a curse, and he cannot rest until they carry out the last of The Almighty’s orders...and stop a war that has been millennia in the making.
Persephone Roberts is always in the right place at the right time, the serendipity allowing her to help people on her travels. When it leads her to cross paths with the band of hard-living fallen angels, she sets her sights on their leader, and is determined to restore Lucius’ faith in their quest. And in himself.
But the ancient evil the angels strive to fight has put Persephone in its crosshairs. It will be up to Lucius and his brothers to save her and destroy the minions of the dark. Can the amber-eyed beauty with her accepting heart heal wounds that cut soul deep, and force him to reclaim a glory he once tossed aside? Is he strong enough to realize the path back to Heaven begins with her, or will he be forever...fallen?
Six angels once sat at the right hand of The Almighty, but an ill-fated decision cast them out of Heaven. Now they serve Him on Earth, slaying demons for their redemption. They are…The Fallen.
Lucius, once revered at the side of God, fell to Earth with his brothers to pay penance and atone for his lapse in leadership. Wingless and forsaken, they have all paid a price for their complicity. Lucius’ hubris is now a curse, and he cannot rest until they carry out the last of The Almighty’s orders...and stop a war that has been millennia in the making.
Persephone Roberts is always in the right place at the right time, the serendipity allowing her to help people on her travels. When it leads her to cross paths with the band of hard-living fallen angels, she sets her sights on their leader, and is determined to restore Lucius’ faith in their quest. And in himself.
But the ancient evil the angels strive to fight has put Persephone in its crosshairs. It will be up to Lucius and his brothers to save her and destroy the minions of the dark. Can the amber-eyed beauty with her accepting heart heal wounds that cut soul deep, and force him to reclaim a glory he once tossed aside? Is he strong enough to realize the path back to Heaven begins with her, or will he be forever...fallen?
Lucius; The Fallen by Tara S. WoodMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book was interesting. I loved the concept of fallen angels, bad boys, demons and sex all rolled into one. When the author wants you to feel hot, you do! It's quite the well written piece. I'm not sure how I feel about the religious undertones. I tend to stay away from books like that. But, with all the action, sex and great story line going on, you can miss it if you're not looking.
A few parts had me wondering if I missed something, or left me a little confused. But all in all, this is just a good book and I will definitely be looking forward to the next installment of the series. You can't help but smile at Persephone and her adoring personality. Lucius makes me want to strip and lay down at his feet. Even the other characters were just so well developed in this book, that you felt they were all the lead hero/heroine.
If you like Paranormal/Romance/Action or anything close to these genres, pick this book up!
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