Jim Heron is a loner. Mysterious, quiet, a former assassin who likes his own company. Yet on his latest construction job he seems to have acquired two guys whom he can’t shake and who appear ready to become his best friends whether he wants them or not. Then an on-the-job accident brings him into the sphere of his boss Vin diPietro and a glimpse into Jim’s new vocation and his first assignment.
Vin diPietro is a billionaire. He came up the hard way through hard work and a single goal, to accumulate as much wealth as he could and was totally relentless in whatever he had do to gain it. Vin also has a secret, he once saw dead people before they met their untimely deaths. Detesting this “gift” Vin inadvertently traded his soul to rid himself of it. It would now be up to Jim and his two ‘buddies’ to help Vin find his way back to redeem his soul.
*** Having been a huge fan of Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series, I was anxious to see what her Fallen Angel series was all about. And wow, what did I find? It was taking place in Coldwell, NY, the very home of the Brotherhood series. No, we didn’t run into any of the ‘brothers’ but I was happy to see Trey - one of Revenge’s old bodyguards play a small but prominent role in the story. I had happy feet dancing around over this fact.
I was carefully drawn into the story pretty much not knowing where it was going as it centered around Jim seeming like a normal type of construction worker; and Vin seeming like one very wealthy and powerful billionaire. All kinds of normal and then after a chapter or two - the story took off into a kind of paranormal world of angels and demons!
Ward filled COVET with a plethora of secondary characters who to my mind were all significant to the story and more than just fill-ins to beef up a story or add to a word count. Building a carefully laid stage is one of the things that I’ve come to expect with any of Ward’s stories and even though when reading one might wonder why Ward spends time on introducing or bringing in so many other players, in the end one generally finds they are all crucial to her plotting.
Bottom line: What I loved? Everything! From the wonderful performance by Eric Dove, to the fast action, the fully fleshed out characters, and especially the four white-clothed ‘croquet-players’ (spoiler - but you will see what I mean!). However, most of all, I loved the transformation of the all the leads! Another series I fully intend to get caught up in! Bravo Ms. Ward life just gets better and better every time I pick up a new book or series by you!
Marilyn Rondeau, for [...]
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Jenny Braithwaite
An excellent start to a new series!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 11, 2010