You'd think with a cool job title, limited magical ability and wings that Maddy had the perfect job. Not so much; her boss is a jerk her coworkers kiss up to, the bureaucracy involved in being a supernatural civil servant is enough to drive her insane and the pay is not all that great.

To help meet the bills, Maddy rents out an apartment in her building. Her real troubles start when she rents to a tall, dark and handsome stranger named Gabriel Angeloscuro. Now, as a reader, I thought the name should have given her a hint that maybe there was a little something extra to Gabriel, but the piano-on-the-head moniker didn't even register with her. Nor did the soul-sucking demon that went after her as soon as Gabriel came into her life. Or...the cold-water-in-the-face remarks her sidekick gargoyle companion, Beezle, interjected from the second he met Gabriel. Nope, Maddy stumbles along blindly escorting souls to the gate, doing research on the soul eater and falling in love with what could turn out to be the quintessentially wrong man.

It's a good thing our heroine is made of strong stuff as she soon has to face more than pesky clients or a boss she can't stand or even falling in love. Maddy's big battle will be facing her murky heritage; the past she never knew but is intimately connected with; the past that places her directly between the light and the dark.

A fast-paced first novel by Christina Henry, BLACK WINGS is a lot of fun, albeit a little predictable at times. The characters are fleshed out and believable. Learning about Maddy's heritage throughout the book fully invests the reader in her story. Beezle, her gargoyle companion, is sure to be a fan favorite; he's her funny and caring best friend who always has her back. I will have no problem talking this book up to customers and friends.

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