Pastry chef Andrea Stewart's younger sister Celie has gotten into mischief again, but this time it's serious. Celie followed her recent boyfriend to a dude ranch in Montana, and rumour has it that it is a recruiting centre for ISIS. Andrea opts for a professional security agency instead of going to the FBI; her sister is not in Montana against her wishes after all. Andrea chose Wings International Security run by Cnut Sigurdsson. Cnut, was punished over a thousand years ago by the Archangel Michael for being a glutton; Cnut's penance was to become a vampire angel to rid the world of demon vampires, and luck -- or lack thereof -- has it that Michael has made it a priority for the vangels -- Cnut and his 6 brothers -- to focus on ISIS. Cnut doesn't have much choice to help Andrea, but the fact that she smells so deliciously of coconut is very distracting indeed.

In the latest instalment of Sandra Hill's fabulous Deadly Angels series, she pairs a Viking vampire angel with a love of food, and the Food Network, with a pastry chef: how devious is that? Scrumptiously wonderful! I'm repeating myself, but this series only keeps getting better, and all the books are so different from one another, I cannot help but bow very low to the delightfully naughty genius of Ms. Hill. THE ANGEL WORE FANGS was not exactly what I expected, as about half of the book takes place in 850 Norselands, Cnut's birthplace, and not directly in the quest to find Celie. I am not a fan of time travel, and yet this is what definitely charmed me most about this book. Unlike what we usually experience with this sort of trope, there is a purpose to Ms. Hill's madness: the episode in Norselands contributes to some wonderful character development, and better yet the author's vast knowledge of the Viking era: the customs, the food, the whole way of life is spellbinding because of its authenticity. There is none of the past-versus-now silliness that quickly becomes annoying. Cnut is really an adorable, bumbling Viking, but not clownish in any way, and I loved how real he was, in spite of his paranormal state. Andrea is also very easy to relate to: she knows what she wants, she is scared of too many things, and yet, she rises to every occasion bravely; Cnut and Andrea make a most lovely couple. The romance is absolutely perfect: it progressed organically, I loved how Cnut and Andrea behaved towards each other, nothing was rushed; it's simply a gorgeous romance!

As always, there is the splendid writing, the coarse Viking humour, the spectacularly hilarity: I caught myself giggling and snorting; actually, I would advise not to read the first part of THE ANGEL WORE FANGS in public, as it could lead to some embarrassment, because it is so funny. My heart is nearly breaking as THE ANGEL WORE FANGS is the next to last book in this series, and the last one promises to be a doozie! I just loved THE ANGEL WORE FANGS so much: thank you, Sandra Hill, for this marvellous book!