Children of the Fallen — J.M. Cagle

War has come to earth. The angels of heaven, tired of watching humans grow continuously unworthy of God's devotion, have come to earth to destroy them. Sam, the archangel Satan, was appointed man's protector and he continues to fight for them despite losing the loyalty of his own legion of angels. Joey Trevor, an English teacher from Austin, Texas, met Sam shortly after she was attacked in her shower by an unknown creature. A short time later, she found herself under Sam's care, barely outrunning continuous attacks, including a massacre at an Illinois lake-side cabin where she saw Sam in his angel form. As natural disasters and a raging illness destroy much of what was the modern world, Joey begins to learn the truth about who she is and the role she will play in this war. Joey is the key to stopping the war between the angels. Joey has a gift that allows her to see the souls hidden behind the façade humans show to the world. She can see which souls can be a productive part of the future and which harbor evil, those who serve a purpose to the raging angels. This gift continues to grow and change as the war progresses. Sam tells Joey she is destined to lead the humans should they end the war, but she must find her soul mate, the man she would have shared her life with if the war had not begun. The only problem is, Joey is in love with Sam. In a struggle that makes both Joey and Sam question the ideas of freewill and fate, they gather together an army and turn their attention to ending a war over which, they quickly discover, they have very little control.