Fallen — Erin McCarthy

Bestselling author Erin McCarthy pits an age-old curse against a young, tortured romance...

New Orleans, 1840s. Sent to watch over the decadent city, the angel Gabriel loses himself in the liquid pleasure of absinthe. So when his mistress, Anne, is murdered--and all evidence points to him--a foggy Gabriel cannot be sure he didn't do it. His penance: to be forever denied love. Should he seek pleasure with a woman, she'll suffer the depths of despair...

New Orleans, today. Hoping to unlock that unsolved murder mystery, forensic scientist Sara Michaels, Anne's great-great-grand-daughter, meets the ageless, tormented Gabriel. To work together will mean suppressing their mutual attraction--he can't allow himself to touch Sara, for her own sake. And for Sara, already familiar with the dangers of addiction, Gabriel poses the ultimate threat to her self-control. But will the desire burning between them turn into their salvation--or lead them both to destruction?