"The course of true love never did run smooth."Stranded on the coast and with no more secrets between them, Michael and Bryony can finally get to know each other better. In fact, they're both rather enjoying their mock honeymoon until Bryony finds out Michael has become a tourist attraction in exchange for their room and board. Outraged, she insists he return with her to her family's Victorian farmhouse, where they'll be able to live together in peace. It seems the perfect solution at first, but as Bryony has recently learned, things are seldom what they seem.Two spirits—a notorious fallen angel and the demon king himself—lie in wait for the healing god's return. Together they plan to tease the archangel Raphael's sword away from her, by deception or by force if necessary. But they haven't accounted for the possibility that Bryony no longer has the sword, nor can they begin to prepare for her uncanny ability to turn her enemies into...

Bryony Moss didn't plan to become a god, but accidents happen, and giving up immortality once you have it is easier said than done. Convinced her life is in danger, she infiltrates the crew of the infamous Black Armada with plans to dispatch their godhunter before she is discovered. But all her plans begin to unravel as soon as she learns the truth. Far from the ruthless pirates she imagined, the Black Armada are akin to ruthless librarians, distributing banned books to fight the tyrannical rule of the angels. Once she's in, Bryony can't imagine killing any of them. She might even be tempted to join them for real. To top it off, she seems to be falling for the flagship's navigator, a kind but isolated giant named Michael.