Ever since Adam left the garden, Gabriel has known why humans sometimes act irrationally, and he helps them without hesitation whenever God gives him an assignment. All seven Archangels of the Presence do as much, sometimes even without orders - whether it's redirecting a lovesick princess, encouraging a terrified hero, or dealing with an amulet-wielding old man who's compelling an unlikely service from the angel least likely to give it. But after a brutal attack during one assignment, Gabriel starts getting touchy and harder to deal with. The other angels love him, but it's been going on for centuries, and he won't take redirection. Then God gives Gabriel an assignment that could result in the destruction of Jerusalem, and Gabriel makes the wrong decision. God forces Gabriel out of Heaven. He's got one year now to make things right between him and God, except he can't possibly do enough. He's isolated from the other angels and being propositioned by demons. Even worse, as Gabriel wanders the Earth trying to change others' lives for the better, it's becoming more and more obvious that the one thing he needs to change is the only one he never wanted to risk. An Arrow In Flight features each of the seven Archangels of the Presence in their own short stories, from Abraham to the fall of Nineveh, all leading up to a long-story crisis that requires each working in unison to help Gabriel when he doesn't seem to want their help at all.

"You know how one year is seven dog years? Well five months dating Lee is the equivalent of three years dating a normal woman." Lee and Bucky are back, but you know it's never that easy. Five months later, Hal's still around and Lee's mother is already picking out bridesmaid dresses. Auto-mechanic and Angel-phile Lee could live with those gourmet brownies dense enough to form their own gravity well, but she's not so sure about that "forever" part. After all, when you get married, you're supposed to do the unthinkable and say no when that hot guy says you and your restored 1965 Mustang look hot. Think of all the fun she'd miss. And in New York, it's kind of a crime not to live it up. But living without Hal -- all of a sudden that doesn't sound like a lot of fun either. In the much-anticipated follow-up to Honest And For True, longtime humor writer Jane Lebak crafts a story about tradeoffs and trade-ins as well as junk shops deep in the heart of Brooklyn and the occasional gourmet stuffed mushrooms.

The angelic Special Ops team needs to stop three powerful siblings from continuing their grandfather's deal with the devil.Cosmiel's team of angels takes the assignments no one else wants. Too dangerous for the ministerial corp and too delicate for the army, these assignment require Special Ops-the best of the best, the angels who go where other angels fear to tread. Sure, it means they end up with more defeats than victories, but the humans need them.The Ellington siblings seem to need nothing at all. Their recently-deceased grandfather, Linus Ellington, has left them his money, his influence, and his Fortune 500 company. But they're also heirs to Ellington's pact with Hell, and now the demons are coming to collect. If Cosmiel can't guide his team through the most intricate case of intergenerational evil he's ever faced, these three human souls-and potentially thousands more-will perish.This standalone novel in the Seven Archangels Saga combines heroics, espionage, ingenuity, teamwork, and the heart of the human family.

A midwife has a chance to right a seventy-year-old wrong.Tessa delivers babies at night and raises five sons by day. When an angel appears after a birth and asks for help on a quest, her first response is, "Angels don't even exist," followed by a swift, "No."Even after he proves he exists (and lets her call him Martin) she wants nothing to do with his quest: Martin wants to find a relic stolen at the end of World War II, when the town of Barlassina was torched and its church destroyed. The relic went into the pocket of a long-dead soldier and hasn't been seen since. Without the relic, the church won't be rebuilt; without the church, Barlassina will die. It's been gone for eight decades, but Martin senses the relic is about to be "birthed back into time." He wants Tessa there when it happens. There's only one chance to make it right, and he's desperate.Tessa's family comes from that town, but really? Still no.When a bill threatens to end midwifery in Massachusetts, Tessa offers Martin a deal: she'll hunt for the relic if he'll help kill that legislation. An unlikely team, they start sifting through the past and the present, the lives of soldiers and the deaths of innocents, guilty consciences and a few consciences that aren't nearly guilty enough. The further they delve into the mystery, though, the more obvious it becomes that there's more to Martin's story. And the key to uncovering the relic may lie in whatever it is he's trying to keep hidden.Jane Lebak writes novels about angels, smart women, and smart women dealing with angels. Relic of His Heart has all three in spades, in a rousing triumph of love, persistence, and the many ways the present embraces the past.

Heaven is forever---or so we thought. What would happen if Satan could obliterate an eternal soul? All angels have known since their creation that they cannot be killed--but now Satan is convinced the impossible can be done. Demons abduct and are able to tear apart the Archangel Gabriel's soul, leaving Heaven in stunned grief. If angels can be killed, where is God's justice? Can Gabriel be saved from the void? How can Satan be prevented from achieving a final victory against God? Jane Lebak weaves a wonderful story with twists, turns, and suspense! Annihilation will keep you turning pages from beginning to end.

Two archangels investigate a weapon Satan is developing and accidentally set it off, trapping both themselves and one high-ranking demon on Earth.

War broke out in Heaven once. Here, at the end of time, it's about to happen again. It's the end of the world. The second coming. The Wedding Feast of the Lamb. It's over, and Satan has nothing left to lose. He's got only one opportunity before his forces are locked for eternity in the pit. This is as dangerous as it gets, but failure will cost him everything. Gabriel also has one last assignment, one that could win back so many souls and permanently subdue God's enemies. All Gabriel's work and prayers for thousands of years will culminate in this effort, but Satan knows this, too-and he'll do anything to stop it. Every soul is a battleground...every loss incalculable...and only one chance to get it right.

A rosary in one hand. A dagger in the other. Sister Magdalena never heard of the Catherinite nuns until the day she faced her own death sentence. Rome, 1562. It's the era of the Index of Banned Books and the Roman Inquisition. Kings still burn heretics. The worst threats come from within the Church itself. Only seventeen, Magdalena killed a priest who tried to rape her within the walls of her convent. His powerful family will see her executed, and then they'll destroy her mother and young sister. Instead, the pope makes an offer. To save her life and protect her family, Magdalena can disappear into a secret religious order, one with a demanding physical regimen to go along with the prayers. She'll pray the psalms and learn to climb walls. She'll sharpen her mind and fine-tune her body. Perfected, she'll infiltrate the Council of Trent. Magdalena's order slips through cathedrals and palaces at the council, the Pope's silent operatives. They act as bodyguards for the cardinals. They gather intelligence. If they find heresy, the penalty is death. But when one of the pope's own men is named a heretic, Magdalena must decide how far she'll go to protect her church.

"I think you have a twin." Amber Brickman used to dream of unearthing ancient civilizations with her soulmate. But now she's the Assistant Fire Marshal, sifting through burn sites while the walls are still warm, looking for evidence of arson. It's the life she's pieced together after her fiance was murdered just weeks before their wedding. Ashes are easier to sort out than broken hearts, and paperwork doesn't leave you lonely. She's not asking for more, but she's about to get it when her mother sees a woman on the news who looks and sounds just like her. Her mother is convinced she's found Amber's twin, stolen at birth. Amber wants nothing to do with this insanity, but the more she resists, the more her mother delves into the past, desperate for the truth no matter what the cost. The only way to find it may be to open up and risk everything -- her job, her heart -- but digging up her past will be trickier than any burnt-out building. Jane Lebak's novels have taken readers through the realm of angels and the funnier sidestreets of New York City. In Half Missing, she explores how the past impacts on the present, and how the losses of three different women can braid together into a stronger future."

29-year-old Lee has a Park Slope apartment with easy access to Manhattan, loves her job as an auto mechanic, and can see her guardian angel (a wisecracker with a fascination for the Rumours album.) That's kind of a full life for a kid in the world's biggest playground. Despite what everyone thinks, she doesn't need, or want, a romantic relationship. Far more comfortable in blue jeans and flannel than in heels and satin, Lee finds herself lying to every man she dates. To the physical trainer, she's a preschool teacher; to the guy at the bowling alley, she's a secretary. The lies keep romance at arm's length even as they drive the angel to distraction until the day she realizes she's fallen for a straight-laced accountant who's exploring his dark side through bizarre foods (please note: sea cucumber is not a vegetable). But now he thinks she's someone she's not. And by the way, his last girlfriend lied to him, but Lee can't quit the lie. Now she's got to turn those mechanic skills on herself to diagnose and repair the most important relationships in her life. And just think, she used to find it tough repairing a transmission! Long-time comedy writer and novelist Jane Lebak serves up a hilarious comedy with angels and spare tires and a recipe for the best omelets you've ever tasted. Also what may be the most romantic toilet-fixing scene in the English language. But there really isn't an award for that, so we'll never know.