Guardian [Mass Market Paperback]

Claire Delacroix (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 29, 2009

The Eyes of the Republic are Everywhere.

The victim of what she believes is a malicious kidnapping, seer Delilah Desjardins quickly realizes that her abductor is on a mission to save her from assassins. Rafe, a fallen angel, must ensure that Delilah, blessed with the gift of foresight, reaches her true calling as an oracle for the Republic--and if his divine calling results in a more earthly relationship between the two of them, well, he doesn’t mind that at all.

Drawn to Rafe, but fearing the loss of her gifts should she surrender to his charms, Delilah knows she has to leave him. But fleeing his guardianship sets the assassins on her trail again. As Rafe races to save Delilah, he knows he isn’t just saving her for the good of the Republic, for the angels, or for the future--he’s saving her for himself.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Beautifully written, intensely passionate and gripping, Fallen grabbed me from the first sentence and didn’t let go. It’s Matrix, Blade Runner and Terminator rolled into a riveting love story and made better. Perfect.  A must-read by an author who keeps you on the edge of your seat.”--Linnea Sinclair, RITA-Award winning author of Shades of Dark

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

About the Author

Bestselling author CLAIRE DELACROIX always loved stories, both telling them and hearing them. She sold her first romance novel in 1992 and has been happily writing romances ever since. The Beauty, part of Claire's bestselling 'Bride Quest' series, was her first title to land on the New York Times Extended List. Claire makes her home in Canada with her family, a number of incomplete knitting projects, and a lot of overgrown houseplants. She loves to travel, cook, ride her bike, and read. Claire also writes romances as Claire Cross and as Deborah Cooke.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Tor Paranormal Romance; 1 Original edition (September 29, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765359502
• ISBN-13: 978-0765359506
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,238,872 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

NYT bestselling author Claire Delacroix always loved stories, both telling them and hearing them. She sold her first romance novel - THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE - in 1992 and has been happily writing romances ever since. She makes her home with her family, a number of incomplete knitting projects and a lot of overgrown houseplants. Claire loves to travel, to cook, to ride her bike and to read.

In 2011, Claire has been re-releasing many of her historical romances in digital format. For more information about these releases, please visit her website at http://www.delacroix.net. You can also search for Kindle editions of her books right here on Amazon.

Visit Claire's website, Chateau Delacroix, at
http://www.delacroix.net

Find Claire on FaceBook here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Claire-Delacroix/108553409224492

Claire also writes as Deborah Cooke:
http://www.deborahcooke.com

She blogs most weekdays at her blog, Alive & Knitting, at
http://www.delacroix.net/blog

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, August 26, 2010

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Donna Simmonds (St Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Guardian (Mass Market Paperback)

Enjoyed this one a lot more than the first book. Still well written with great characters and a good story line. But with having already read one book in the series, the learning curve for the world was not as rough. Made it much easier to enjoy the story.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best & Worst, July 31, 2010

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Tez Miller (Victoria, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Guardian (Mass Market Paperback)

There are so many fascinating things about this futuristic post-apocalyptic setting: The radiation poisoning, birth defects, the Society of Nuclear Darwinists, the Republic, the technology, the Frontier, the pleasure fringes...it's hard NOT to be passionate about this brilliantly researched world.

But with highs this high, anything less than awesome has nowhere to hide. even Delilah admits she can't think properly with Rafe around, and that pretty much explains why romance in fiction rarely works for me. But I still pick up the books, hoping to read of nifty worlds with fascinating plots, even if the characters do piss me off.

In short, you may want to both hug this book and throw it against the wall.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, November 1, 2009

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Sam Song (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Guardian (Mass Market Paperback)

I read the first book in this series, Fallen, and it was quite good, with an interesting plot, complex characters and provocative universe. The story continually moved forward, so naturally I looked forward to the second story.

Unfortunately, I was very disappointed in the quality of this second story, Guardian. The two main characters struck me as one-dimensional, self-centered individuals interested only in their own agendas.

I tried very hard to finish this story, but I finally gave up after struggling through the first three-quarters of the book. I found the plot to be slow and boring with a lot of prolonged repetition of the characters' previously revealed internal thoughts.