In the year 2099, Adam Montgomery has been sent on an important mission to assist others of his kind in saving the earth. Though relinquishing his wings and the memories of his past existence seems a big sacrifice, there will be more to come. Especially when he gets mixed up with Lilia Desjardins, a shade hunter, as she's conducting an unauthorized, clandestine investigation. In his current position as a New Gotham cop, Adam is not the most likely person for Lilia to trust.

Believing her estranged husband's mysterious death in an old section of Gotham was not an accident, as it has been declared by New Gotham officials, Lilia Desjardins sets out to discover the truth. It's not that she and Gid had been that close near the end; it's the principle of the thing -- and the cover-up she knows is going on in the Society of Nuclear Darwinists. Her snooping into matters better left alone has made her a target of sinister Republic forces intent on terminating her investigation -- and her!

After Adam's main contact on earth is murdered, he has only Lilia to depend on to finalize his mission -- and keep him from being found out and sent to the Republic's slave dens. As the level of conspiracy and danger ratchet ever higher around them, Adam and Lilia realize they have only each other to rely on to survive -- and to save the world.

Claire Delacriox (who also writes as Deborah Cooke) stretches the boundaries of the paranormal genre with this atypical futuristic romance that's riveting in the intensity of its plot, unique characterization and passion. I didn't know what to expect after the unusual prologue, but I could not put it down. The milieu of FALLEN unfolded vividly and fluently, which is exactly what I've come to expect from this talented author's work.

Book Summary

When her estranged husband's mysterious death is declared an accident, Lilia Desjardins knows that it is a lie. She leaves all she knows to risk the dark heart of the Republic - only to find that she herself has been targeted by forces unknown.

Adam Montgomery will do anything to complete his earthly mission, even if he had to tangle with the enigmatic Lilia Desjardins. But when his contact is murdered and he must rely on Lilia's silence to save him from the slave dens, Montgomery knows that his wings were only the first sacrifice demanded of him.

As danger and intrigue surround them, Lilia and Montgomery realize that they must work together - body, mind and soul - in order to save the world.

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