With Lailah, Nikki Kelly took the typical themes of vampires vs. angels, bad vs. good, and gave us some surprising shades of gray. I love it when characters break out of the stereotypical role and are multifaceted. Showings sides of both, making it hard to choose who is the real villain, who is really good, and who's a little of both. Lailah, Gabriel, and Jonah are all multifaceted, and to a degree, I never felt completely sure just how much they each carried in traits normally assumed to be 'vampire' and 'angel' or something altogether different.

Paula Weston's novel SHADOWS, book one of the Rephaim Series, is a thrilling new take on Angel Mythology featuring exciting characters, great setting, and romance.

It's been almost a year since Gabby Winters lost her twin brother Jude to a tragic car-crash. Stricken with grief and healing both physically and emotionally, she is plague each night by strange and terrifying dreams. She carries a sword, fighting and killing strange creatures known as hell-beasts. Suddenly a stranger named Raffa shows up claiming to have been best friends with Jude and seems to know Gabby as well. With no memories of either, and sudden attacks from a mysterious group claiming to know her as well, Gabby is thrust into the world of Rephaim, fallen angels, and demons. A world she can't remember, but should.