Being newly wed isn’t easy, and that goes double when demons from Hell are after you.  For Abdiel and Gabi, falling in love was simple; it’s staying alive that’s the challenge.  When Abdiel and the empath Cam are captured by Gabi’s brother-in-laws from Hell, it’s up to her and her fellow angel warriors to get them back.  Yet even as Gabi works to save her mate and friend, inevitable change occurs.  Things will never be the same and in the battle between good and evil, both sides have just upped the stakes.

 Stephanie Hecht does it again! Captive Angels is a worthy successor to Angel Warriors, the first book in Ms. Hecht’s fantastic Archangel Series.  In Captive Angels, we continue to see the love between Abdiel and Gabi grow, even as chaos erupts and courage is put to the test.  Captive Angels sets the stage for the wars and political battles that lie ahead for our heroes and heroines.  At the same time, the book never loses its focus on love, whether it is between husband and wife, siblings, or friends.

 Captive Angels picks up mere seconds after Angel Warriors ends.  There isn’t any additional explanation, so I would not recommend reading Captive Angels without having first read Angel Warriors.  To me, the two books read more like one giant book, and an enthralling one at that.  From beginning to end, I was hooked into Captive Angels and the teasing hints at what other characters’ heroes or heroines will be have left me hungry for Ms. Hecht’s next Archangel tale.