California Angel is a short novel by American writer Daniel Vanegas, based on his travels in California and his journey toward spiritual enlightenment. The book centers on the process of grieving the loss of a friend and what it takes to resurface from a traumatic experience, while searching for revelation within himself, and ultimately seeking out the truth of self-discovery and profound happiness, with the help of a "guardian angel" who guides him along on his tumultuous journey that sets off from the streets of San Francisco to the beaches of Los Angeles, where his destiny awaits on a pier over the Pacific Ocean.