Angels Cry — J.S. Wayne

Moradiel and his human consort, Ariel, are barely staying ahead of the Angel of Death and his wrath. Azrael is growing more impatient. He wants Moradiel punished and Ariel dead, once and for all, and is not particular how either comes about. Fellow angels offer Moradiel only limited aid -- if they don't try to kill him outright. In desperation, the fugitives seek refuge in the last place any being would look for an angel: Sin City, Las Vegas, Nevada. Maddened by Moradiel's defection from the heavenly Host, Azrael isn't sane. He arrives in Sin City to exact his vengeance and leaves Moradiel with a chilling warning: he intends to use Ariel for his own twisted pleasure before consigning her soul to Infernos. Now, an unlikely band of humans and angels must come together to reunite Ariel's body and soul. But even darker news awaits them. Because Ariel did not die at the ordained time, the entire universe is on an inexorable countdown to oblivion. A countdown that began with the first breath Ariel ever drew . . . .