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Lucca Marlowe is one of the Nephilim, a child born from the mating of a human and an angel mentioned in the bible. Taught in the cruelest way possible to hate humans by his angel father, Lucca is banished for the attempted murder of one of his brethren. Forced to live among the hated humans, the elders bind his wings and his magic, referred to as glamour, to prevent their use. He may only regain their use and rejoin his brethren when he learns to respect humans and the part of himself which is human. Even if it takes all of eternity.
Working as a private detective in the world of humans, Lucca must follow orders from angels and demons. His father, a source of fear and humiliation, has resurfaced after centuries of absence and brought an evil being from hell with him. Then the horrific murders begin. Once forbidden to bed humans, Nephilim are now encouraged to find their soul mates. Lucca, who once scoffed at this recent decree, finds his true soul mate in the human, Juliet Romeo, but the secret she keeps may destroy them both.
Karen Michelle Nutthas written an exemplary story with a wonderful world building and character motivation. Lucca: Warriors for the Light will break your heart, and then put it back together again. Although Lucca’s story can be read as a stand-alone, I highly recommend reading the story of Eli: Warriors for the Light first to fully grasp the change which occurs in Lucca from his condemnation to his redemption. I loved the way Ms. Nuttintertwined the real history of Kit Marlowe and Will Shakespeare into Lucca: Warriors for the Light.
I have a very different view of Arc Angels after reading Lucca’s story. The character of Juliet Romeo is powerful and her love for Lucca is undeniable. Juliet is a heroine to be reckoned with. There are many secondary characters I would love to see have a story all to themselves such as Owen, Zaiden & Sarice, Blaize and Raziel. I see that Gideon’s story is next and I look forward to reading it, having become addicted to Ms. Nutt half-angel series. I also enjoyed reading about the resources used by Ms. Nuttand learned Doug’s Downtown Grill happens to be a real place. Readers beware; The Fallen Angels Novels are addictive.