Fallen Fallen

From the back cover... New Orleans, 1840's. 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 the 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 the at unsolved murder mystery, forensic scientist Sara Michaels, Anne's great-great-granddaughter, 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?