Hellsong

by Alexandra Christian

Can mercy be a sin? Lonely bookstore manager Theo Chandler lost herself in Hurricane Katrina. Found wandering alone in a swamp with no memory of her life before the storm, she has spent the last few years building a half-life where no one touches her so no one can guess her secret. Only Father Jerome, a voodoo priest who witnessed her birth, and the minions of Lucifer know her true identity and the monster she could become. As the last of the Grigori, Heaven's guardians of humankind on Earth, the angel Saraquel should destroy beautiful Theo before the forces of Hell use her to destroy him, humanity, or even Heaven itself. But like Jerome, he sees the humanity in her that far outshines the hidden demon. He forms a connection to her that he has never known with anyone else through all his immortal life. Choosing to protect her, he joins Theo and Jerome in a fight to bring down hell's design and save her human soul.

Genres: Romance

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Published October 25, 2010

About the author

Alexandra Christian is an author of mostly romance with a speculative slant. Her love of Stephen King and sweet tea has flavored her fiction with a Southern Gothic sensibility that reeks of Spanish moss and deep fried eccentricity. As one-half of the writing team at Little Red Hen Romance, she’s committed to bringing exciting stories and sapiosexual love monkeys to intelligent readers everywhere. Lexx also likes to keep her fingers in lots of different pies having written everything from sci-fi and horror to Sherlock Holmes adventures. Her alter-ego, A.C. Thompson, is also the editor of the highly successful Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series of anthologies from Mocha Memoirs Press. A.C. will also pen several Shadow Council Archives novellas starring everyone’s favorite sidekick, Dr. John Watson, coming soon from Falstaff Books.

A self-proclaimed “Southern Belle from Hell,” Lexx is a native South Carolinian who lives with an epileptic wiener dog and her husband, author Tally Johnson. Her long-term aspirations are to one day be a best-selling authoress and part-time pinup girl. She’s a member of Romance Writers of America and Broad Universe—an organization that supports female authors of speculative fiction. Questions, comments and complaints are most welcome at her website: http://lexxxchristian.wixsite.com/ale...

Reviews

[Jessica Glanville · Rating 5 out of 5]

Romance gets bashed a lot by literary types for being empty and repetitive--bodice rippers, lady porn, all sex, no substance. Those of us with lit degrees who love the genre spend a lot of time hiding our Kindles and pretending to love Jane Austen so much we need to read Darcy naked as a tribute to her genius. But some romances don't need to be hidden or justified with bullshit, some are great stories with a great relationship at the center. Hellsong is that kind of book. It's a wondrous gothic horror tale with all kinds of smart things to say about faith and life and divinity, told through the eyes and genuinely clever brain of a half-demon bookseller and the angel who loves her. Sexy, heavens yes, but also touching and challenging and exciting and fun. Anybody who loves horror or romance or urban fantasy would be stupid not to read it.

[Have Coffee Need Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

I saw the synopsis for this book before I saw the cover and the catcher line for me was, "If she chooses right, she’ll find Heaven in the arms of an angel. If she chooses wrong, all Hell will be let loose on Earth." --Now me, I was sort of like... why can't the girl ever get lucky and find Heaven in the arms of the demon? But then I saw the book cover and thought to myself, "Well crap, if all angels looked like sin more girls would be staying away from bad boys."

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[Amy Ravenel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Set in a richly developed world of angels and demons, this book gave me both chills and happiness. Saraqael and Theo are well rounded characters and come to life on every page. I love that Theo isn't a prop. She has agency. She has stuff to do.

This is a fun, intriguing read. Love it!