Dirty Angel ~ Barbara Elsborg

Dying Sucks 

Particularly when you discover there really is a hell. Aden thinks there’s no way he can avoid going down, but when an angel and demon can’t agree over his fate, Aden is given one more month to gain redemption. He doubts he can find a way to become a better man in so short a time. But it’s worth a try, right? 

Living sucks 

Particularly when you can’t shake free of an obsessive ex. Brody might be managing to hold down his job as a vet, but his personal life is a mess. If he doesn’t pull himself together soon, he’s going to be sliding downhill too fast to stop. 

One wet night, on a dark country lane, two worlds collide and destinies change forever. 

I’m a huge paranormal romance fan, but I have not had the pleasure to read  Barbara Elsborg before. After reading the blurb, I was definitely excited and once I started I couldn’t put it down. I think we all have our Good and Bad angels whispering in our ears, but Dirty Angel brings them to life.

Aden has a rough past and in his eyes, he’s a bad person. There isn’t a good bone in his body. When he dies and the angel and demon can’t decide his fate, he’s completely shocked. He thought he was going to hell for sure. Then when he’s given a second chance to prove the good in him, he gives it a shot, but not without thinking that it’s a waste.

Brody is living in his own hell. He can’t shake his crazy ex and he finds himself in really rough sexual situations due to his ex’s brain washing. The first night Brody meets Aden, it’s under some pretty “slippery” circumstances and Brody spends the rest of the night looking for him.

I absolutely loved these characters and believed that Aden was always a good person. Unfortunately, when we find out about what he did in his past, it’s difficult to believe that he really can be a better person. I was really rooting for these two, but then Brody’s ex shows back up. UGH! Total angst!

Barbara was able to get me back in to my paranormal craze. It was so good. These characters were absolutely loveable, sexy and broken. Loved the second chance story and the hot M/M scenes.