Books 1 and 2 of the Completed Angel War Urban Fantasy series by USA Today Bestselling Author Michael J Allen.

Not every phoenix is reborn from ashes.

Book 1: Ashes of Raging Water
When the angels could no longer be trusted, Heaven created her.

The Fey invade the modern world, offering wishes to anyone willing to pay.

In their latest alluring and innocuous guise, hell's spawn seduces mankind one soul at a time. With Heaven's angels no longer trusted to police their brothers, the Phoenix Shields are created.

Quayla, one of Heaven's new elemental shapeshifters, protects Atlanta from the Fallen Fey. Daunted by fighting a hidden war while paying her bills and juggling a relationship, she struggles to save the city from a threat no one else believes exists.

But first, she'll have to live down a mistake that murdered countless mortals and convince her boss not to execute her for past wrongs.

Can our young, untrained water phoenix prove him wrong before it's too late?

You'll love this amazing, must-read adventure because who doesn't love an underdog who's got bigger problems than death?

Book 2: Ruled by Tainted Blood
Heartache Can Pave the Darkest Paths...

All was well until our new water phoenix came.

Aquaylae brought the faerie war to Atlanta's streets. She is an agent of chaos, and she needs to be destroyed.

I've found a way to make it right. A whisper from the past offers hope, but at a cost few others are willing to pay.

To reclaim order, I must embrace madness. I must pollute my being with faerie essence and usurp their magic. I alone am suited to wield such power—the Shieldheart, the blood phoenix.

To save Mare, to protect Atlanta, to destroy Aquaylae...no price is too high, not even my soul...

Reading order:

1) Ashes of Raging Water (Included)
2) Ruled by Tainted Blood (Included)
3) Vengeful are the Drowned
4) Rise of the Exiled Lady
5) Razing the Last Bastion

Author's Interview about the Series:

What's special about the Blood Phoenix Chronicles?

There are a lot of things that make Blood Phoenix special to me, but you're probably more interested in plot and story. The story came about from the idea of phoenixes expanded from their commonly known mythology to encompass even more elements. How cool would it be to explore a phoenix of earth or water instead of the basic fire? From there, they evolved into humanoid shapeshifters that I pit against invading fairy creatures.

If that had been the end, it would've been pretty awesome. As the story grew, I learned that this basic framework was only the surface layer. Phoenixes weren't just phoenixes but replacements for the angels. Fairies weren't just fairies but outgrowths from fallen angels, demons and devils – hell changing its public branding to escape the bad publicity of the inquisition and dark ages. It's this nuanced layered secret war that really brings together an intricately wonderful story with a killer ending.

What kinds of monsters can we expect?

Oh, man, probably one of the best elements about this series was how wide a range of old TTRPG favorites I was able to snag or warp for my characters to face. We had a lot of the basics like kobalds (and a Kobold), goblins, hobgoblins, undead wargs, elves, ogres, fairy knights... I mean I pretty much threw in the whole monster manual menagerie, except maybe dragons...well maybe, except. People were wishing for things after all.

Who is your favorite...