Angel Fire: The First Book of Fallen Angels [Kindle Edition]

Valmore Daniels (Author)

Book Description

Angel Fire: The First Book of Fallen Angels

 

My name is Darcy Anderson, and I am cursed with a dark power: 

Whenever my life is in danger, something inside me summons 

elemental fire to protect me. I cannot control this.

 

One night, I was attacked in my home. The fire ... it raged out of control. 

I survived the inferno, but my house burned to the ground - with my parents inside.

 

I was at a loss to explain to the courts what happened, 

and they sent me to prison for ten years for manslaughter.

 

Now I'm out on parole, and all I want is to return to my home town and rebuild my life; 

but the man who attacked me is back to finish the job he started.

 

I can sense the power in me growing. If I can't control it, it will control me 

and destroy everything - and everyone - I love.

 

- Fallen Angels -

Book 1 - Angel Fire

Book 2 - Angel's Breath

Book 3 - Earth Angel (TBD)

Book 4 - Angel Tears (TBD)

Book 5 - Angel of Darkness (TBD)

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Visit the author at ValmoreDaniels.com

Product Details

• File Size: 428 KB
• Print Length: 280 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Mummer Media (January 20, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004K6MHSI
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,151 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
  • #64 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Horror > Occult

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining read May 24, 2012

By Debra L. Martin

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Avenging angel or murderer? This is the choice you need to make in ANGEL FIRE. The book opens with Darcy Anderson being released from prison after serving a ten-year sentence for manslaughter. This immediately captured my interest and is an excellent opening that kept me turning the pages. Why was she in prison? Who did she kill? The rest of the story focuses on Darcy as she tries to go home and blend in with the good townsfolk of Middleton. Unfortunately for her, people remember her as the girl who killed her parents in a horrific house fire. As if that wasn't bad enough, the Sheriff and her ex-husband Barry will not let the past rest and relentlessly confront her at every turn.

As the story unfolds, Mr. Daniels skillfully reveals more details about Darcy and what really happened on the night her parents were killed. Is she a "fire bug" as some call her or does she have an other worldly power to bring forth intense fire at will? The secondary characters are nicely fleshed out and I especially liked her Uncle Edward, a stern no-nonsense kind of guy. Darcy's inner turmoil as she comes to grips with her power is portrayed quite well by the author. Throw in a love interest with a strange power of his own and it's hard to put the book down.

I don't want to put any spoilers in the review, but suffice it to say, this is indeed an intriguing read. Whether you love her or hate her for the things she does, this book will keep you thinking long after you've finished reading. Does the end justify the means?

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it January 26, 2012

By Brandy Owens

Format:Kindle Edition

This book hooked me in from the start. I appreciate the much more adult nature of this book compared to similar books out there. It gets tiring reading about teens and superficial young adult characters if you know what I mean. Darcy, the main character, actually has real struggles and tragedy in her life, which makes her much more real than the usual fare. The only complaint I have is that for most of the book, it was unclear what fallen angels have to do with it. I kept waiting to find out that she was adopted, or Nephilim in some way. Maybe she has her power because she's a fallen angel trapped in a human body? It was eventually answered, but now I'm intensely curious about how the next books in the series will unfold. I recommend this to anyone with a taste for urban fantasy with a more realistic, fleshed out spin. It doesn't disappoint.

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A great read! February 4, 2011

By Daniel Barker

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I confess to having initially downloaded a sample of Angel Fire essentially because I liked the cover graphic. I had been particularly busy and was not really in the mood to try an author I hadn't read before and was part way through a book by one of my favourite authors. I then clicked into the first chapter and met Darcy Anderson.

Immediately I took to her and her unusual "gift' and within 24 hours was back at the Kindle store to find out how she managed to deal with the 'ghosts of her past'.

I found Angel Fire to have creative elements akin to those of Stephen King, but with the added dimension of a set of characters that I immediately liked.

I fear giving too much away by saying more, but highly recommend 'Angel Fire - the First Book of Fallen Angels' but not only to the fans of the supernatural. The story is also about new beginnings, and what we need to make them work.

A great read.

Daniel Barker,
Author

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Slow and Predictable June 16, 2011

By E. Shelton

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I feel like this was written for a much younger reader because of the plot. I was not ever really enthralled by it and I actually forgot I was reading it when I picked up a different story. I need to care about characters and Darcy did not make me like her.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Bit of a dark horse January 24, 2012

By T. Edmund

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My intial impression of Angel's Fire was that Mr Daniel's had cobbled together a cheap Twlight knock-off, family drama/romance first supernatural romp second.

Boy was I wrong

Sure the majority of the book focusses on our main character Darcy, and her myriad of poor relationships. Things start to look a little cheesy as everything starts falling back into place

Than all of a sudden NO SPOILERS

Things get better.

Recommended and looking forward to the next one

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for me, but it might be for you October 25, 2012

By Crystal Starr Light VINE™ VOICE

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Darcy Anderson is released on parole after serving a 10 year sentence for the murder of her parents and arson (they burned in a housefire). Darcy returns to her hometown and must deal with her gruff Uncle Edward, Barry, a local bully, Sheriff Burke, the bully's father, handsome Neil, who has been transferred to the local fire department, and her strange ability to call fire.

I only got 56% into this book before I decided this book just wasn't for me, and we needed to part ways. That isn't, however, to say this is a bad book; it's just not what I wanted to read.

Darcy Anderson is a pretty well-written character. She has flaws, insecurities, desires, and strengths. She tries to face her fears instead of running from them, but also isn't immune to doubt and second-guessing herself.

The rest of the cast is a mixed bag. I liked Aunt Martha, who was so warm and inviting, but Uncle Edward was so aloof and gruff, it was hard to like him. Barry and Sheriff Burke felt so cliche bullies, though Barry gets a bit of nice development that softens his bullyish side. I definitely thought Beth was great; she was Darcy's friend and an actual GOOD friend at that. But then Neil, obviously painted as the love interest (though I hadn't seen anything but the merest hints when I quit), is so bland and boring, a real "Knight in Shining Armor". Which is not a bad thing (I prefer that to the horrible, rapey, abusive type of hero we see too much these days), but I wish he had a bit more personality and didn't fit so easily into the Love Interest box.

But the characters weren't the deciding factor in my quitting this ebook. That was the story. The beginning was great, and I liked how Darcy had been in jail and was released.... But things were just moving way too slowly, there was so much average drama (exes and grudges and insecurities and townspeople hating you for something you did 10 years ago) that the novel felt more like a contemporary "chick lit" book than an urban fantasy. When we finally started to dip our toes in the urban fantasy portions, they came in the form of infodump scenes--Martha talking to Darcy or Darcy finding a journal and reading about her ability there. The other sad part about the whole telepyrosis part was that I didn't buy the explanation. It needed something more, more oomph, for lack of a better term.

And then the cliche storm. The evil ex. The wicked, crooked Sheriff. The dress-up scene. The showdown at the bar. The attempted arrest. The journal that somehow survives a fire. The rebellious teen. And so on and so forth.

But this book definitely has an audience (hence why I am rating this three stars and not my usual DNF rating, 2 stars). It's a very clean story (almost no curse words). Daniels is a pretty darn good writer. And if you are okay with urban fantasy lite in a small town setting, I think you should definitely check it out. I was just looking for something with a little more pizzazz.

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More About the Author

Valmore Daniels has lived on the coasts of the Atlantic, Pacific,
and Arctic Oceans, and dozens of points in between.

An insatiable thirst for new experiences has led him to work
in several fields, including legal research, elderly care, oil &
gas administration, web design, government service, human resources,
and retail business management.

His enthusiasm for travel is only surpassed by his passion for
telling tall tales.

Visit him at www.ValmoreDaniels.com

Also by Valmore Daniels:

- The Interstellar Age -
Book 1 - Forbidden The Stars
Book 2 - Music of the Spheres
Book 3 - Worlds Away

- Fallen Angels -
Book 1 - Angel Fire
Book 2 - Angel's Breath
Book 3 - Earth Angel (TBR)
Book 4 - Angel Tears (TBR)
Book 5 - Angel of Darkness (TBR)