Born in the Highlands but raised by his mother in England, Gareth made an oath never to return to Scotland after the "accidental" death of his English "outlander" father. When Gareth receives a summons from his grandfather, he leaves his home in Britain and travels north to see what ails the old man, other than advanced age and oncoming senility.

Traveling with his cousin, Marcus, and their old tutor, John, Gareth comes upon a small cut glass bottle. Red as blood, it catches his eye, so he picks it up deciding to keep it for luck. That night Gareth's party is attacked and slaughtered. Only Gareth survives, saved by what or who he cannot say. There is an elusive memory teasing at the corners of his mind, but every time it's within his grasp, it vanishes and all that remains is the pain from his wounds. As Gareth begins to regain conscientious, he realizes that he is not alone. A beautiful young woman is with him in a dark isolated cabin tending to his wounds and keeping him fed -- his Angel.

Roxanna is no angel. She's been a vampire for a long, long while. Released from her bottle, much like Aladdin's djinni, Roxanna re-enters the world of man ravenous to feed. And feed she does, with a bloody vengeance. Slaughtering the small party of men, she keeps Gareth. And not out of pity, but to cache for food later on. Feeling sorry for the wounded man, Roxanna can't bring herself to use Gareth for food, although she has other appetites just as strong that she doesn't hesitate to slake using Gareth, who remains in a semi-dream state. Roxanna clouds the knight's memory, so he has no recollection of her killing his attackers. He also has no real memory of the lovemaking that's gone on between the two of them. He thinks it's all a dream. So to Gareth, she's his angel -- his protector.

When Gareth finally discovers Roxanna's secret, it makes little difference to him. He still wants her and asks her to stay with him. But Roxanna has a quest. She's searching for her vampire father, and she will not put Gareth in harm's way by remaining near him.

So Gareth goes to his kinsmen and Roxanna travels to the edge of Hell in search of Kivar, the demon who sired her. When it becomes obvious the two have a common destiny, they come together. Destiny owns them, but passion drives them with a fury. And in the end it will take both mortal and immortal, standing together, side by side to defeat Kivar and bring their quest to a satisfying conclusion.

Lucy Blue (aka Jayel Wylie) has successfully combined vampires with knights in shining (and sometimes not so shining) armor. The quest for the chalice continues in this, the third novel in her Bound in Darkness series and brings back characters from the previous two books, THE DEVIL'S KNIGHT and MY DEMON'S KISS. Blue's loyal readers will be delighted by BLUE ANGEL's stunning climax. An intense, emotional story and an immensely enjoyable series.