Up 'Til Dawn Book Blog: Review & Tour: Angelic Anarchy by J.P. Epperson

Title: Angelic Anarchy
Author: J.P. Epperson
Genre/Age: Paranormal Romance
Series: Heaven on Earth Series (Book One)
Publisher: Wicked Peach Publishing
Format: ebook via YABound
Rating: ✺✺✺✺
Links: Goodreads
Synopsis: Where there is goodness, evil is sure to follow. Where there is light, darkness is never far behind.

Belleeza isn’t the angel your parents told you about as a child. She’s a weapon. A warrior. But even warriors have their weaknesses—and even warriors can have their hearts broken. Betrayed by the only man she’s ever loved, Belleeza throws herself into an unusual mission to find a missing teenage boy. But the treacherous path she finds herself on could lead her closer towards the darkness than she had ever imagined—perhaps even into the depths of Hell itself. And what about Colton, the beautiful angel turned demon who trampled all over her heart?

Betrayals, secrets, torture, and passion. Be careful what you wish for—Heaven on Earth might just be more than you bargained for.

Scalding hot water traced the scars along my back as I placed my hands against the stone shower wall. As a warrior angel I have survived several years of battle, but not unscathed. I have many battle wounds—most of which reside on my back and arms. Wounds from human weapons we tend to heal without a problem; wounds by the weapons of angels and demons are not so forgiving.

After weeks of searching for him, last night I finally caught up with the demon I had been hunting. He put up a ferocious fight and my muscles were still aching despite the heat of the shower but I would be getting briefed on my next case soon so reluctantly I reached out and turned off the faucet.

Just before I stepped out of the shower, I froze. The air changed, and I knew that I was no longer alone. Don’t ask me how I knew because I couldn’t tell you. Not really. There was no pop, or bells; no flash of light, breezes, or anything like that. It was as if there was just the slightest shift in the air. I braced for attack, reached my right hand behind my back, and unsheathed a sword that wasn’t there a moment before. My heavenly relics—my weapons—are always there when I need them and never when I don’t. Where they go when I am unarmed, I have no idea. All that matters to me is that they are there when I reach for them.

With my left foot, I kicked open the glass door and stepped out into the empty bathroom, dripping wet. Utterly naked but for my sword. I peeked around the door and slowly entered my bedroom.

“What do you want?” I said to the empty room, making my voice as calm as possible.

“Relax, Beauty, I’m completely unarmed,” said a humored voice without a face. “You’re looking just as scrumptious as the last time we faced each other.”

A dark-haired figure walked in, full of ease, and leaned against my bedroom door, crossing his feet. He had an apple from my dining-room table in his hand. I spun my sword, placing the tip of it into his throat the moment he walked through the door. He brought the apple to his mouth, rubbed it against his shirt, and took a big bite, looking as though he didn’t have a care in the world.

It was Colton.

JP Epperson lives in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a lover of all things fantasy and paranormal. When not writing or sitting with her head in a book she enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons. JP is a lover of the outdoors and her second home is a tent in the woods curled up with a book next to a campfire.

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**Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for honest review.**

There was serious action in this book!

I haven't read many angel and demon books. But something in the description spoke to me. This book was a crazy ride, that's for sure.

Belleeza is a complicated creature. She is an angel warrior whose job is to destroy demons. And she's good at it. Really good. She has the scars to prove the years she has spent on earth, obliterating evil.

But Belleeza's new assignment is one that even she is not prepared for. She won't be hunting a demon. Instead, she'll be on a quest to find a missing boy. A human boy who seems to have no connection to heaven or hell. And to make matters even more difficult, she'll be working alongside the one person she would just as soon forget.

Colton is a fallen angel. Though he may now be a demon, he has been given an opportunity to earn his wings, once more, and return to the heavens' good graces. But in order to do so, he must accompany Belleeza, his ex-partner, on her new assignment.

If facing her haunting lost love wasn't enough, Belleeza also receives vague instructions and little to no real information about the boy she is supposed to find. And she isn't the only one looking for him. This proves dangerous for everyone involved when the simple mission becomes an ambush, kidnapping, rescue, and visit to hell, itself.

The action definitely controls the story in this case. I usually like action/fighting scenes, but it seemed like they were happening in every single chapter. Our characters have very little downtime or room for conversation to explain events and further the relationships. The romance subplot is there but I wanted to see more interaction between Belleeza and Colton, other than when they were fighting demons.

After some very intense scenes, this does have a happy ending. I am not sure if the focus of the next book will be the same or different characters. If it is the same, I hope to see more character development for Colton.

Either way, I think anyone who reads this book can agree that Belleeza is one kick-ass heroine!