shes an agent of death who really needs to get a lifeas an agent of death madeline black is responsible for escorting the souls of the dearly departed to the afterlife its a 247 job with a lousy benefits packagemaddys position may come with magical powers and an impressive wingspan but it doesnt pay the bills and then there are her infuriating boss tenant woes and a cranky popcornloving gargoyle to contend withthings start looking up though when tall dark and handsome gabriel angeloscuro agrees to rent the empty apartment in maddys building its probably just a coincidence that as soon as he moves in demons appear on the front lawn but when an unholy monster is unleashed upon the streets of chicago maddy discovers powers she never knew she possessed powers linked to a family legacy of tarnished halospowers that place her directly between the light of heaven and the fires of hell