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A “charming tale of little temptations” (Jacquelyn Benson), this feel-good comedy by fantasy author Olivia Atwater mixes angels, demons, romance, and chocolate into a perfectly petty and wickedly entertaining novel.

A little bit of sin is good for the soul.

Gadriel, the fallen angel of petty temptations, has a bit…

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This book was the winner of the 2022 Official Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off. This may not seem like a big deal, but to indie authors it is. This book was recognized by the author's peers as damned good.

Subplots, turning tropes on their heads, and unexpectedly rooting for the "bad" guy -- these are all things I love in a book. Chocolate and a running sin counter can only make a book better.

Fallen angel Gadriel must get human people-pleaser Holly Harker to sin to get himself out of a gambling debt with another angel. How hard could it…

This was a delightful read, a bit along the lines of House in the Cerulean Sea or Legends and Lattes but different in its own way. When a fallen angel is tasked to tempt a woman who refuses to be tempted, hijinx ensue! Not only hijinx, there's lots of chocolate and chocolate baked goods, plus a heart warming story about family and redemption and working out what's really important in life. It's also quite a short read, clocking in at only 286 pages, so a perfect book for a rainy afternoon.

When Gadriel, an ex-guardian-currently-fallen angel bets against Barachiel, definitely-not-the-angel-of-gamblers, the latter wins – to nobody’s (including Gadriel’s) surprise. To pay the debt Gabriel must tempt the terminally sin-free Holly Harker to be a bit less of an Agnes (or an early Mildred) and more of a Perdita (or a late Mildred). Unfortunately, Holly has no experience at being nice to herself, even in perfectly wholesome ways. Neither Lady Gadriel, Sir Gadriel, Adorkable Fluffy Kitten Gadriel, nor chocolate will tempt her! The villains include an evil secondary school history teacher, a teen band leader whose mother is definitely not called Karen,…

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