Angels and Demons Series by Brenda L. Harper

Thirty-five years have passed since the angel war ended for good. In those years, humanity has begun to rebuild, creating cities out of the ruins of the past, living together in a new kind of harmony. The hybrids, or Nephilim, have lost their powers, their bodies reverting to something closer to human. They’ve begun to age, to suffer illnesses, to die of old age. All of them, with the exception of Stiles and Dylan. They remain young, still the same as they were thirty-five years ago... moreThirty-five years have passed since the angel war ended for good. In those years, humanity has begun to rebuild, creating cities out of the ruins of the past, living together in a new kind of harmony. The hybrids, or Nephilim, have lost their powers, their bodies reverting to something closer to human. They’ve begun to age, to suffer illnesses, to die of old age. All of them, with the exception of Stiles and Dylan. They remain young, still the same as they were thirty-five years ago. A mystery illness breaks out in the city, appearing at first to be a common cold. However, Stiles tries to heal the ailing, but his powers don’t seem to work on this illness. Dylan, too, has no success in attempting to use her powers to help the sick. And then they began to notice things about this sickness that seems familiar. It’s the angel sickness, only modified. Now they have to figure out how it came to be modified and find a cure. Can someone from Stiles’ past find the cure? Or will he just become another regret Stiles must live with? less

Six years after the angel disease and a few months after Jimmy’s death, Dylan finds herself home alone the majority of the time as Wyatt throws himself into his role as a council member with the United Alliance of the Americas. Distance had been growing between them since their soul mate connection broke, but Dylan is shocked when she realizes that Wyatt is working with the council to ban the angels—she and Stiles—and the gargoyles from populated areas... moreSix years after the angel disease and a few months after Jimmy’s death, Dylan finds herself home alone the majority of the time as Wyatt throws himself into his role as a council member with the United Alliance of the Americas. Distance had been growing between them since their soul mate connection broke, but Dylan is shocked when she realizes that Wyatt is working with the council to ban the angels—she and Stiles—and the gargoyles from populated areas. The humans are afraid of a repeat of the war that nearly destroyed humanity and they feel the need to prove they can stand on their own two feet. But banning Dylan would mean destroying her family once and for all. As the council debates Dylan’s future, she is drawn into a new fight she never saw coming. Before her birth, Nephilim souls were unblessed. When a Nephilim died, its soul was trapped on Earth, locked up in pain and anger. Dylan’s birth changed this as Nephilim were blessed from that moment on. However, there were thousands of Nephilim who died before Dylan, and their souls are still trapped. For reasons no one understands, they have grown in power and have begun possessing humans, forcing them to commit deeply vicious and violent acts. Dylan has no idea how to stop the dark souls, or demons, without hurting the humans they possess. As Dylan battles in her war with the demons and struggles to keep her weak link to her family intact, she learns more about her nature, her purpose on Earth, and her connection to Stiles. And that last, her connection to Stiles, is the one thing that both keeps her grounded and shakes up her reality. How can Dylan let go of the love of her life and embrace a new soul mate without losing everything that makes her human? But, again, Dylan never really was human… less

Wyatt is dead. Josephine is now Dylan’s adversary. And Dylan is struggling with the idea that her destiny still holds more secrets. At the same time, Dylan is fighting a new enemy, demons that are the dark, angry souls of Nephilim who died before Dylan’s birth blessed them and allowed them to rise to heaven upon their deaths... moreWyatt is dead. Josephine is now Dylan’s adversary. And Dylan is struggling with the idea that her destiny still holds more secrets. At the same time, Dylan is fighting a new enemy, demons that are the dark, angry souls of Nephilim who died before Dylan’s birth blessed them and allowed them to rise to heaven upon their deaths. Led by Stiles’ former friend, Jack James, the demons are searching for an orb Joanna brought to Earth from heaven that could give them the power they need to rule the earth with darkness. Dylan and Stiles find the orb easily, almost too easily, but that is only the beginning of discovering the mysteries of its power. As Dylan marches toward her destiny, she must make choices that will change everything for her, for Stiles, and for the humans she loves more than life itself. One of the choices she must make is the selection of a new soul mate. Dylan has known for several decades that Stiles has chosen her to replace Joanna as his soul mate. But Dylan has freewill. She can choose any soul mate she desires. Will she chose Stiles? Or will the appearance of a new archangel change everything she once thought she knew? And once her soul mate is chosen, will Dylan be able to live up to her new role as guardian of humanity? less