Angel's Assassin

Author: Laurel O'Donnell
Publisher: O'Donnell Books
Year: 2012
Genre: Medieval Romance
Setting: Medieval England
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Book Description

Damien is an assassin, a man with no home and a tortured past. Sold into slavery as a young boy, he is trained to kill with cold calculation, without remorse. As a reward for his ruthless success, he is given a chance to earn his freedom from his cruel master. One last mission. One final person to slay…

Lady Aurora of Acquitaine is the epitome of purity and goodness, beloved by all her people. She lives her life trying to atone for her mother’s cruelty by being a fair and just ruler. Secretly she fears that one day her mother’s murderer will return for her.

When Damien enters Aurora’s life, tempting her with promises of dark passion and forbidden lust, he threatens to tear her peaceful world apart with shadowy secrets of his own.

Can Aurora’s light heal Damien’s dark spirit or will his evil consume her? The eternal battle of good versus evil, love versus hate, dark versus light, all come to a shattering climax in this historical romance set in medieval England.

Awards

Winner of the Happily Ever After Contest

Free Sample Chapters

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Reviews

A great Medieval romance! “Everyone loves a good medieval romance! And it’s been awhile since I’ve read my last one. Seriously. I think it’s been about 2 years!! So I was very excited to read Angel’s Assassin, to say the least. In order to gain his freedom, Damien, an assassin has one more task to complete, to kill the lovely, Lady Aurora. He’s ruthless, cold hearted, and has no interest in his next victim. Until he discovers that Aurora is more than just another mission. She has a passionate heart that sees the good in everyone, including Damien. He has four days to finish his task. And Damien has to decide which one is more invaluable: his freedom or Aurora’s life.

Something I appreciated was the manner of Ms. O’Donnell’s writing. It flows with just enough descriptions, and conversations to keep you easily focused.

Damien- What I enjoyed about him so much was he wasn’t a brooding hero. He WANTS someone to love to him. His past has left many scars on his emotions, but it’s so apparent to see that he doesn’t want to be the person he is. He desperately wants a way out!

Aurora- Has a very compassionate heart that wants to help everyone out. She is a beautiful person, and to everyone around her it’s easy to see that the beauty is also inward too.

I felt like both of them together was a good match. Their both trying so hard not to be what everyone expects. Both of them have hidden secrets that no one knows, and the two of them are scared to find out what the other would think if those secrets were revealed!

Another thing that I thoroughly liked was that even though this book focuses on Damien and Aurora. There are other characters mixed into the book- both evil/innocent- that give the plot an edge and make you want to know what exactly is being hidden from everyone! I like a good amount of mystery. It makes me all the more anxious to click on to the next page!!!

Angel’s Assassin is a great read. Very well done, Ms. O’Donnell!!”

- The Indie Bookshelf