Review: A romance and a bit more...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 8, 2014
He's No Angel is one of those two layer stories, in the first layer is the pair from the cover blurb... In his life, Tristan was a rake, and in his last moments he decides not to take his shot in a duel with a husband whose wife Tristan had `trysted' with. This change of heart lands Tristan in sort of a purgatory where he has a few chances to redeem himself. His first four shots at redemption did not go well and now it is Tristan's last chance to earn his place in heaven or, should he fail, resume his journey to hell. Unfortunately, his task involves nudging his charges into True Love, and when it comes to love, Tristan doesn't have a clue.The second layer to the story stars firefighter Liam and librarian Emma - the pair that Tristan is supposed to get together. I loved this inner story, Liam is such a good guy and he is absolutely sure from when he first meets Emma that she is the one for him.  D'Alessandro does such a good job of connecting these two, with both an initial conflagration of attraction and a deeper connection outside of the physical, that I completed believed their journey to a HEA.I am not really sure why they need Tristan's help though, there is not much in the way of conflict for them - even with a bad experience with a former beau Emma has caused her to swear off firefighters and even though on the surface they don't seem like a good match. With that said, it took me well into He's No Angel for Tristan's part of the story to click for me, and for me to realize that there was more potential for Tristan than just playing cupid and earning his wings, but by the end, I am definitely interested in seeing how things turn out for him because his story continues into another book Almost an Angel.So, I enjoyed He's No Angel, which I was lucky enough to find as a .99 kindle cheapie. I am no stranger to D'Alessandro's shorter romances, having come across her shorts in anthologies in the past - and enjoying them - and seeing that she does just as good a job with a slightly longer story, now I'll have to keep an eye out for Tristan's HEA.