

Its purpose appears to be to bridge the gap between the events of the previous book and whatever happens in the next book of this series. Overall Misguided Angel has something of an “inbetweener” feel. It appears she will be part of further novels, exploring a new storyline involving an evil plot hatched by humans and demons. Deming is the Angel of Mercy and has some unique powers and attributes that make her an ideal investigator. Deming is a Venator from the Chinese coven, tasked with finding the party responsible for the vampire kidnapping when it begins to look like an inside job. The final third of the book introduces a new character, Deming Chen. This storyline takes up the second third of the book. The cover-up of the vampire video is easy enough but locating the missing vampire before she’s killed by her abductors proves more difficult. Mimi is now in charge of the coven, hence the coven’s drive to see Jack dead, but she soon finds herself with more problems in the form of a leaked YouTube video of a kidnapped vampire. Next the focus switches to Mimi, Jack’s abandoned twin, in New York.

This storyline takes up the first third of the book. Needing to complete their mission to find the Gate of Promise, Jack and Schuyler make a daring escape. Originally the Europeans gave the young lovers sanctuary from the New York coven, who want to see Jack killed after he abandoned his bonded mate to be with Schuyler instead, but the pair soon realised that they were prisoners rather than guests. The opening pages see Jack and Schuyler, plotting their escape from the European Coven. Misguided Angel starts from where The Van Alen Legacy finished off. Previous books have covered the development of characters’ relationships and of the world in peril plotline, so if you are new to Blue Bloods don’t start here – these books need to be read in series order. The Blue Bloods books follow the fortunes of a privileged group of teenaged vampires who are coming into their powers while fighting evil incarnate – the machinations of Lucifer who wants to escape from Hell and rule over Earth. Misguided Angel is the fifth book in Melissa De La Cruz’s addictive Blue Bloods urban fantasy series.

Now the two of them must embark on the mission Schuyler was destined to complete: to find and protect the seven gates that guard earth from Lucifer, lord of the Silverbloods.Īs the Blue Blood enclave weakens yet further, fate leads Schuyler closer to a terrifying crossroads – and a choice that will determine the destiny of all vampires.

Published 2010 265 pages Summary (from the book jacket)Īfter inheriting the dark Van Alen Legacy, Schuyler fled to Florence – with her forbidden love, Jack.
