Through the streets of London, angels and demons compete for the souls of mortal man. Between the darkness and the light walks Rachael, the dark angel. Not bound by the constraints of angels and lacking the black intent of demons she exists for her own ends. The first soul to escape the void between Heaven and Hell, she feeds on the energies of the lusts and loves of mortal man. Dead for six centuries, Rachael is beginning to learn she can longer stand on the side-lines. A demon seeks dominion over the Earth and needs to possess Rachael's ancient soul for his own ends. Against the demon...

Two years have passed and Rachael once more walks London's streets. She can sense demons present in greater numbers than before. Led by a flame-haired girl, the demons have no interest in the dark angel. They create mayhem for the sake of it until the demon Xaphan is summoned from the pit. The Hound of Hell lights fires that burn through to Hell and it becomes apparent, there is a motive for their actions. Reunited with the angel Leo, Rachael meets the archangel Michael. A deal is struck between the Host of angels and Rachael's own dark angels. A council id formed and with none in agreement...

It's the summer of 1953 and in the South of England, Mickey Ray is living a lie. Mickey is a bareknuckle boxer, a prize-fighting gypsy who is the son of the Romany camp's leader. He is eighteen and is engaged to Rosa, a strong, traditional Romany girl. Mickey's lie is simple, he is gay in a society that won't worry about the illegality of the fact, they would see him dead for it. Mickey accepted a long time ago how his life would be but he has a chance encounter with a local teenager. Tom is a quiet, introverted boy; raised by his mother after his father died in the war. His education places...