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Rec: Euclidean Signature

Title: Euclidean Signature Author: mobiusghost/mobiusreach Format: webcomic Published/Free: Free Length: currently 38 pages, will be pretty long Status: wip Rating: currently Teen, will go up to Mature eventually  Warnings: blood, mild gore VERY later on, sexual themes, implied abuse/csa later on Link: https://tapas.io/series/Euclidean-Signature Summary: An angel and an alchemist travel across the lands on the run from thrill seekers and bounty hunters.

Review: "it’s good, read it.“ - me, the author

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Rec: A Game of Wings and Marks

Title: A Game of Wings and Marks Author: Rebecca Crunden Format: Standalone novel Published/Free: Published // Free if you have Kindle Unlimited. Length: 76K~, 240 pages Status: Finished Rating: Mature Warnings: mentions of past abuse, fight scenes, sex scenes Link: Amazon // Goodreads Summary: When Octavia Coal goes to the mountains to clear her head, she doesn’t expect to find an angel in trouble.

He tells her his name is Tamiel and he’s one of the Irin – the army of angels tasked with keeping demons from overwhelming humanity. But Tamiel broke a sacred law – he fell in love with a human – and now he’s being hunted by the same angels he once served.

With nowhere else to go, Octavia and Tamiel – along with Jack, the human in question, and her brother Caleb – appeal directly to Zev, the Demon of Games. A trickster of unparalleled power, Zev gives nothing for free, and the gift he offers Octavia to keep Tamiel alive comes with a confusing catch: He makes her the Healer of Raphael, archangel and Commander of the Irin.

Suddenly a target for both angels and demons, Octavia quickly learns that the only way to survive is to play the game better than they do.

The only problem is, she doesn’t know whose game she’s playing …

Review: This book’s central focus is a m/f pairing, but the m/m pairing are a huge part of the story and are a driving force of most of the plotline. 

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Rec: In Man’s Own Image

Title: In Man's Own Image Author: Kouri and Karasu Format: Novel Published/Free: Free Length: 33 chapters Status: Complete Rating: Mature Warnings: Not provided Link: http://knkfics.livejournal.com/216148.html#cutid1 (link to their masterlist. You will need to have a LiveJournal account and leave a comment requesting to be added as a friend on that post to be able to access the story). http://knkfics.livejournal.com/tag/in%20man%27s%20own%20image (Link to story. You have to go back through the tags to the first chapter) Summary: Two hundred some-odd years after the Salvatore Incident, the people involved have moved on and settled into their own lives. When demons start disappearing, some familiar and unfamiliar people team up to try to find out what's going on. They unearth something much larger than any of them expected. Review: This is the beginning to another sequel trilogy based on the Fallen Into Grace universe. Most of our loved characters have passed on, but some still remain (Rylee, Mika, Penny, Benjamin!). The new characters are awesome as well though. (Original Post)

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Rec: Angels of the Deep

Title: Angels of the Deep Author: Kirby Crow Format: Novel Published/Free: Published Length: 309 pages Status: Complete Rating: Mature Warnings: Horror, rape, pedophilia, religious folklore Link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1608200264/thgothbaanthu-20 Summary: Becket Merriday is chief of police of the small village of Irenic, New York. For years, Beck’s sedate job has contained little more than traffic tickets and the occasional bar fight, until someone begins murdering beautiful young men in Irenic. The bodies are being found with their hearts cuts out, their heads cut off, and one clue left at every scene: the arcane symbol of a snake twined around a burning tree. Beck is a rational man, but when he begins experiencing terrifying visions of the distant past, he is forced to confront his disbelief in the supernatural and examine the evidence from an occult angle. What he discovers is an ancient race of immortals who are being hunted by an incredibly powerful adversary: the angel Mastema. As the body count rises, Beck and his lieutenant, Sean Logan, find themselves at the center of a deadly supernatural war. To stop the killing, Beck must find the key to his visions and his connection to the immortals, or he may become Mastema’s next victim. Review: Angels of the Deep is the darkest of Crow's novels, but it still has her strong characterization and eroticism. She's a strong writer with a great sense of setting. I'm not going to try to convince everyone to read this one - the main character was abused as a child and there are multiple rapes. It's a homoerotic horror novel, not a romance. There's love, but the story surrounding it is dark, intense, and not to all tastes. But I'm pretty sure many teaspoons will enjoy Angels of the Deep. (Original Post)

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Rec: A Divine (Slightly Romantic) Comedy

Title: A Divine (Slightly Romantic) Comedy Author: Ehlonna Bloodstorm Format: Novel Published/Free: Free Length: 80 Chapters + Epilogue (100,000+ words) [sequel and side stories also available] Status: Complete Rating: Mature Warnings: Non-con, not for readers who can't take Christianity being made fun of. Link: http://original.adultfanfiction.net/story.php?no=600099815&chapter=1 Summary: Amandine is unable to call “The Light” to go back to Heaven, living the angel trapped in hell. Brokken, a demon who discovers the angel, brings Amandine to Lucifer for help. When no answer could be found even after consulting God, with God’s consent, Amandine and Brokken are sent to the human world as angels couldn’t stay in hell. As Lucifer investigates the reason behind Amandine’s anomaly, he finds a problem that Heaven, or Hell, couldn’t have possibly conceived... Review: It was a very enjoyable read. What at first appears to be a story between an angel and demon falling in love turns into something bigger than you can ever imagine. There are so many characters with their own short stories. There is one short story that could tickle your tear-ducts. It has everything from Norse Gods, to Egyptian Gods to Greek Gods to <insert other mythological Gods>. Angels loving demons. Saints getting it on with angels. Angels getting it on with Gods. God watching television. God naming angels from television/movie personalities. And Lucifer, “The Morning Star” is hot, hot, hot. (Original Post)

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Rec: In His Shoes

Title: In His Shoes Author: eidolysm Format: Novel Published/Free: Free Length: 73k Status: Complete Rating: Mature Warnings: Violence Link: https://www.fictionpress.com/s/2392209/1/In_His_Shoes Summary: Author's: I can't know that man no matter how far I walk in his shoes. Mine: Some dead youths are brought in by otherworld heavyweights to try to solve a mystery that includes the reasons for their deaths. Two of them are caught in a difficult attraction. Review: I can hardly believe that this has gotten so little notice. It's really effective. It's written in what I call "manga-style:" the plot elements are included for their coolness more than their logic, but the emotional logic is straightforward and works great. Although many of the characters are out of myth or religious iconography, they are really native to the story, and newly envisioned and fleshed-out. I'm not a big reader of things with demons and angels in them, and I'm squeamish about things that promise gore, but I'm not finding myself bothered by any of this.

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Rec: Fallen Into Grace Trilogy

Title: Fallen Into Grace Trilogy Author: Kouri and Karasu Format: Series of novels Published/Free: Free Length: Three novels Status: Complete Rating: Ultra Mature Warnings: Violence, angst, physical and mental torture, sexual abuse, threesome Link: You must be added as a friend on LJ to view this trilogy. The link to be added is here. The story link is here. Summary: Two demons decide that now would be a great time to destroy the world, or at least convert into a 24-hour restaurant and playground for their kind. They're challenged by a couple crazy angels, one of them more angelic than the other, and a handful of semi-mortals: a medium with half a soul, a fucked-up magical assassin and his less fucked-up son, a half-demon teenager and his half-angel boyfriend, and the usual grabbag of oddities that can be found on the streets of New York. Review: This thing ate up so many hours of my life. But it was so worth it. And if you didn't get enough of them in these 125 chapters, there are fics and drabbles in this 'verse available to read for free as well as a purchasable compilation of side stories called Before the Fall (information and link to purchase). One of the things that continually impress me in Kouri and Karasu's work is their extensive casts, and their ability to move between all of them smoothly and give each of them the screen time they need to develop as interesting and unique individuals. This story has at least 9 protagonists (that I can list right now off the top of my head) and a spectacular cast of supporting characters and antagonists. K&K have built an incredible world in this series, and the plot is epic in scale. It may have eaten up hours (hell, maybe even days) of my life, but they aren't hours I'll regret. (Original Post) If you enjoyed this series, consider leaving feedback if the author allows comments, and reblog this post to share it with others.