COMING SOON
15TH FEBRUARY
15TH FEBRUARY
Blurb:
A bratty angel…
First Patrick is accosted by a hellhound with a yen for fries and ketchup. Then he encounters a beautiful, but bratty angel who doesn’t seem to understand the concept of ‘no’… or personal space. Not to mention he demands Patrick pleasure him, which Patrick refuses to do. So why does Patrick feel a connection to this unruly seraphim? And why can’t he forget him?
Two weeks later, the brat is back, making more demands. But Patrick makes it clear he doesn’t do demands. That should be the end of it, right? Or not… Maybe there’s more to this bratty angel than meets the eye. If Patrick has the patience to get past his bratty ways.
Excerpt:
Patrick rounded the corner fast,
almost too fast. He barely kept his balance, groaning when his left knee
twisted, reminding him that his ability to outrun anyone or anything had taken
a turn for the worse. If that damn thing he'd only snatched a brief glimpse of
got him, he'd be mauled and killed.
The huge, nightmarish thing
panted as it chased after him, gusts of his surprisingly clean-smelling breath
wafting to him. As Patrick raced through the deserted streets—because who the
hell took a shortcut at this time of the night—he searched for a hiding spot. A
fire ladder would work too, or whatever. Anything really, so he could put a
safe distance between himself and the grotesque creature. He could have avoided
all of this but, damn him, he'd indulged in his human body's desire for junk
food. Next time he was going to order his food in—if he lived long enough.
Patrick's lungs burned, and his leg
muscles screamed bloody murder at him. Fuck the universe for rendering him
incapable of flying. He’d been trapped in this human body for twenty-three
years already, and no one would ever think he'd once been strong and—best not
to go there. Nothing good ever came of his memories.
Patrick stumbled, and a hot gust of
air tickled his neck. He plunged face forward to the ground, all air rushing
out in one short pained gasp. Reflexively he put his hands behind his head to
protect his vulnerable neck.
The freaking thing growled and yanked at the bag containing
Patrick's junk food. Patrick yelped when the bag tore open, spilling its
contents all over.
Curled up on the ground, Patrick peeked
over his shoulder when a chuckle drew his attention. Someone hunkered down next
to him before gentle fingers pried the last string of the bag from his hand.
Patrick gritted his teeth, wishing he was in possession of his power instead of
lying there, almost whimpering in fear.
“Don't worry, he's not malicious. He
just wants your fries,” a soft, melodious voice informed him. The fries-loving
beast growled, sending goose bumps up Patrick's spine. The voice added, “Right.
He wants your fries and your ketchup. You see, the ketchup is majorly
important.”
The person who'd spoken to him
withdrew, and the creature's paws clicked on the ground as it followed the
voice. Whoever it was rustled the wraps of his food and talked soothingly to
the yipping beast. Carefully and slowly, Patrick turned on his side to take a
look. His heart thumped painfully hard against his ribcage, almost causing it
to burst.
In the corner of the badly lit alley
crouched something that seemed to be a mix between a large dog and a wolf, but
the size of a pony. That wasn't even the strangest characteristic of the beast.
No, the strangest characteristic was the dark brown, folded wings on the
beast's back. That couldn't be!
Patrick's gaze traveled to the hands
that dumped his fries on the torn bag, generously spreading ketchup all over
them. The beast licked the hand in a grateful gesture before it dug into the
food.
Patrick's breath caught when he
observed the naked man who knelt next to the creature. The man's face was
beautiful, no doubt about that. Patrick's gaze slid along a slender throat,
finely toned shoulders, and a slight frame. A white,
feathery wing covered the man's crotch.
An
angel.
Review
Where do I start to review this unique book? What do you know about hellhounds? I think we've all heard of the massive size and glowing red eyes, but a passion for fast food? And since when did they hang around with angels?
Then there's the angel. Beautiful; check. Snowy white wings: check. Calm and benevolent - er, well not exactly.
Angel considers himself to have saved Patrick from the hellhound, and therefore entitled to a reward. Patrick wasn't prepared to give him what he asked for. How dare he! No one walks away from and angel! Ooh what a brat that angel is. He just can't take no for an answer! There was a 'love stick' with his name on it and he was going to get some action 'or else'.
At first, Patrick wanted nothing to do with the angel, or his dog, but then things took an unexpected turn and events that started twenty three years earlier came to a head - with a bang, so to speak.
Oh, and the cat and the hellhound are in love, and there's a pregnant angel with the potential to heal the rift between angels and demons, and it all ends with four friends facing the combined wrath of the demon council and the angelic council.
The thing that struck me most, after the obvious humour, was the depth of the characterization. All four of the main characters, as surreal and unreal as they might be at times, had a solid feel to them. I could practically see the pouty expression on the angel's face, the dopey grin of the panting hellhound, and even the disapproving look of the cat.
There are rough edges, and sometimes the grammar slips, but who cares when he story is this good? I was totally spellbound, and raced through to the end. It certainly didn't take the direction I expected, and there were some real OMG moments in there.
This book is full of the unexpected. If you like your stories predictable don't bother, but if you like quirky, imaginative and easy to read, this is a must.
Chris T. Kat
Chris T. Kat lives in
the middle of Europe, where she shares a house with her husband of many years
and their two children. She stumbled upon the M/M genre by luck and was swiftly
drawn into it. She divides her time between work, her family—which includes
chasing after escaping horses and lugging around huge instruments such as a
harp—and writing. She enjoys a variety of genres, such as mystery/suspense,
paranormal, and romance. If there's any spare time, she happily reads for
hours, listens to audiobooks or does cross stitch.
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