Demon Angel (Guardians book/story #2) tells the story of Lilith (half-demon) and Hugh Castleford (a Guardian). From the first moment they meet, their relationship is a battle of wills, wits and then swords. Spanning nearly 800 years from the 13th Century, to the present day where Hugh and Lilith face a possibly unsurmountable threat to themselves. This is a much more complicated story than boy meets girl, boy saves girl, they live happily ever after. I had read very good reviews of this book, but when I started it I was slightly wary. Number one, because it starts in 1217 and I am not a big historical fan and also I really am not keen on the cover (I know it's what's inside the book that counts but there you go.) However, my bias was quickly swept away as I was drawn into Hugh and Lilith's tale. Lilith is another of what I'm coming to think of as 2007's demon heroines (see also Jesse from Hell's Belles and Georgina from Succubus Blues). What I find interesting about her is how complex she is, in parts of the book she seems to revel in what she does because it's necessary. And then there are the parts where she is disgusted with herself - both facets of her character equally well written. Hugh is perhaps the perfect hero for Lilith, in that he doesn't let her get away with anything - even when, perhaps, he should. Their relationship is a very slow burn, starting out more adversarial than romantic, but in the end they are both willing to give up everything for the other. It's great to find another series with well-developed characters and plot (more on that in a moment). The secondary characters - Colin the vampire, Sir Pup, Savitri are not just there to support Hugh and Lilith - they have their own problems to deal with. Problems which appear to have far-reaching consequences. I've mentioned how much I loved the complexities of this story and it's characters and I apologise if I appear to contradict myself here. If I had a problem with the story it was that in places I was left scratching my head as to what exactly was going on and at some points what the characters were talking about as well. This is probably most in reference to the bargain made towards the end. Though it happened in a couple of other places. If you can bear with that, this is a book that is well worth reading and the start of another must buy paranormal series. Short Story - Falling For Anthony (Guardians 1) in the Hot Spell anthology released November 2006 Short Story - Paradise (Guardians 3) in the Wild Thing anthology released May 2007 Novel - Demon Moon (Guardians 4)is out June 2007.