WARRIOR ANGEL

Author: Margaret and Lizz Weis ISBN: 0060833254 3/2007 PARANORMAL Publisher: AVON

Once a dedicated soldier of the Knights Templar, Derek de Molay was betrayed and killed. So instead of an eternity in Heaven, he has decided to battle the Dark Angels of Hell. But as the war between good and evil rages, he is summoned back to the mortal realm to protect a woman standing too close to the edge of darkness. Rachel Duncan has never felt this way before. A mysterious man is intent on seducing her with expensive gifts and trips on his private plane, yet it is Derek, a breathtaking stranger, who tugs at her heart. With him, there is laughter, light ... and love. But Derek tells an impossible, insane story, though deep in her heart she knows it to be true. Now Derek and Rachel must race against time to save the mortal souls of mankind... and each other.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

This one gets high marks for originality. It features a heroine who has a hellacious job as a commodities trader, which is very cool. I certainly have never read anything like it, and will say that if you are looking for something completely different to read, WARRIOR ANGEL should be on your list.

Unfortunately, being original with its plot and characters is about all I can recommend about it. (There is an uplifting message, but I figure with its title, most readers will assume that.) Anyway, it's s-l-o-w. Too much watching and waiting and very little action. The characters, who should be so neat simply because the concept is, fall flat and don't connect for me at all. Two people staring at one another, thinking about one another, and having two scenes where they actually converse for more than a minute, does not a romance make.

I want to like this book, I really do. But, in my quest to be honest, I have to say that what happens to a neat idea fizzles out.

Shannon Johnson