When Angels Cry (a Starfire Angels novella) [Kindle Edition]

Melanie Nilles (Author)

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Product Description

Shartrael Padina is no ordinary Inari. Bound in a symbiosis to the entities of the Starfire crystal, she can access their energy for healing or hurting. That power is sought by the small but growing Shirat Empire seeking control of the homeworld. When the elite Shirukan soldiers attack, her mate is killed protecting her escape through a portal to Earth, where she can hide her wings and blend in with humans.

But Earth is no joyride. After fighting off the Shirukan soldier who follows her, Padina ends up in the hospital. There she meets an immigration worker named Scott Dahlrich, who starts the process for her and her unborn child to become citizens of the U.S., unaware that they truly are aliens. Life is difficult on the primitive world, but in time, Scott’s kindness eases the pain of losing her mate. Fighting the Shirukan determined to fulfill his mission to capture her and the Starfire is another matter; one in which she must weigh her duty to the Starfire against Scott’s love.

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Coming soon in the series:

CRYSTAL TOMB (Starfire Angels: Dark Angel Chronicles Book 3) --June 2011
ORIGINS OF DARK ANGEL (Starfire Angels: Dark Angel Chronicles Prequel) --Holiday season 2011

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 185 KB
• Publisher: Prairie Star Publishing (March 23, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B003DTMUZS
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,015 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #21 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Short Stories
  • #34 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Anthologies

More About the Author

Melanie Nilles grew up on a western North Dakota cattle ranch and farm. Along with her interest in horses, she always had a fascination with science fiction and fantasy. After high school, she graduated from North Dakota State University with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. She currently resides in central North Dakota with her family, which includes her husband and kids, and two cats. Her published works include the STARFIRE ANGELS series and the LEGEND OF THE WHITE DRAGON epic. Besides writing, she also trains and shows her horse in dressage. For updates, visit her website at www.melanienilles.com.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, April 24, 2010

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Ruth Ann Nordin "Historical Romance Author" (United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: When Angels Cry (a Starfire Angels novella) (Kindle Edition)

For anyone who has read Starfire Angels or is thinking about it, this novella is about Raea's mother and how she ended up on Earth. (Raea is the main character in the Starfire Angels' book). It begins with a battle and Padina having to escape her homeworld in order to protect the Starfire crytal. In the process, she loses her mate and is followed on Earth by one of the bad guys.

After being attacked by a dog, she is taken to a hospital where Scott Dahlrich takes her under his wing. He helps her adjust to Earth and wonders why he keeps finding feathers in his apartment. (These feathers are a clue to her alien identity, but of course, he doesn't know that.)

What was most intriguing to me was the bad guy and how he pursued her. I liked the element of danger. If there's one thing Melanie Nilles knows how to do, it's make the perfect bad guy.

Of course, in the midst of Padina being pregnant with Raea, hiding from the soldier, and wanting to let her wings out and fly is a romance. And for anyone interested, the formatting is well done. I give When Angels Cry two thumbs up!

5.0 out of 5 stars Raea's Mother's Romance, January 19, 2012

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Darlene "Dar" (Reno, NV, United States) - See all my reviews
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This was interesting. It is a chance to see Paddy's beginnings on Earth. I wanted to see more. I still had a few questions about Debbie and the nephews. But the love story between an alien to country and world and her social-worker was beautiful.

Now on to Crystal Tomb.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, June 17, 2011

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Stacy - See all my reviews

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I only purchased this book to get the back story of the other 2 but even though i did like the story line it just seemed to not have as much action as the others. This is a good book to read if you are going to read the other 2.