Dr. Alexandra Keller is a top-flight Chicago-based reconstructive surgeon with the "fastest hands in the West," according to an article in a popular magazine. She repeatedly has refused a $4 million fee to come to New Orleans and assist M. Cyprien with extensive reconstruction. She's making her rounds when a trio of grey-suited men pass her by.

Alex wakes up in New Orleans -- a prisoner of the elusive M. Cyprien. She has no choice but to restore M. Cyprien's face to its former handsomeness and, during that process, she learns Cyprien heals almost instantly ... and requires copper-plated implements to even wound him.

She does get her $4 million, but for this knowledge, she may pay a dearer price -- her life.

If Angels Burn is a well-written paranormal romance. One thing I particularly liked about the book was that Alex started out strong and stayed that way. The author, Lynn Viehl, also offers some interesting twists on vampires and their history.

Ultimately, I doubt I will read any more in Viehl's ongoing Darkyn series, but this was not an unpleasant experience.