cover image Covet

Covet

J. R. Ward. Signet, $7.99 (482pp) ISBN 978-0-451-22821-5

Harley-riding angels battle a demon temptress in the latest paranormal romance thriller from bestseller Ward, author of the beloved Black Dagger Brotherhood series (Lover Avenged, etc.). Jim Heron, an acerbic construction worker and former assassin, has been selected by the forces of Heaven to save ""seven souls at a crossroads with a choice that must be made."" His first subject: Vin diPietro, a ""silk-suited, M6-driving, misogynistic"" jerk with a paranormal secret: ""Vin saw dead people, all right. Before they died."" Forgiving some hyper-masculine postering (""I sound like a Lifetime movie or some shit"") and tiresome clichés (""Nobody ever said life was fun or easy or even fair,"" ""luck had always been with him-like magic""), Ward provides the combination of fun, thrills and gratuitous sex she's best known for. Fans of the Brotherhood, clear a shelf: your next series addiction has just begun.