In this dazzling urban romantasy, a chronically ill woman finds herself at the center of an ancient war between demons, angels, and the four horsemen of the apocalypse when her father’s murder leads to the discovery of her true heritage and hidden powers—a perfect read for fans of Cassandra Clare and A Discovery of Witches.
Lyraël has spent her life fighting a body that constantly betrays her. Living with a chronic illness that twists her joints and floods her days with pain, she survives by clinging to routine and the people she loves: her restaurant job, her snarky best friend Hoshiko, her kind-hearted father Raphael, and her brooding boss Domenico, whose touch lingers too close for comfort. But when her father is murdered by supernatural forces, Lyra learns that the world she’s known is only a veil—one that hides monsters, magic, and the truth about who she really is.
The power buried in her blood is ancient and catastrophic. It’s also the only thing standing between her and a fate worse than death. As her latent magic awakens in flashes of holy fire and unbearable light, both divine and demonic legions begin closing in. Hunted by celestial enforcers and infernal demons who want to use her as a vessel for the end of days, Lyra is forced to descend into the hidden supernatural world of succubi, soul markets, and secrets written in blood.
But even divine fire can’t cauterize the wounds of the heart. Torn between the demon she pines for and the truth her father died to protect, Lyra must confront the terrifying possibility that her body—forever her greatest weakness—may be the only thing holding the world together…or tearing it apart.
A grief stricken Lyraël, who is both vulnerable and vicious, must face down apocalyptic stakes while contending with the kind of love that burns as much as it heals.
Tropes:
• Secret magic world
• Shadow daddy
• Angel and demons
• Half-mortal girl / immortal demon
• But Daddy I love him
• Forbidden romance
• Touch her and die
• Chosen one (but hates it)
• Found family