Fallen Angels · Book 1

Covet

Published
1 January 2009
Pages
482
ISBN-13
9780451228215
Type
novel
Cover of Covet

About this book

Fallen Angels begins with Covet, published in 2009, introducing Jim Heron, a reluctant, alcoholic fallen angel recruited by an archangel to save seven souls destined for damnation, one per book, each corresponding to one of the seven deadly sins. Covet's own soul wrestles greed; the series continues with Crave.

Key facts about Covet

J. R. Ward wrote Covet, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2009. The book has 482 pages.

We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780451228215 to find the main one.

Covet is book 1 of 6 in the Fallen Angels series. The series has 6 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.

Additionally, J. R. Ward writes Black Dagger Brotherhood, Black Dagger Legacy and The Bourbon Kings, plus 4 more series. Those series sit on our paranormal romance, family saga and romantic suspense shelves. Meanwhile, Lover Enthroned is the latest published J. R. Ward book on file, from 29 September 2026.

About J. R. Ward

J. R. Ward is the pen name of Jessica Rowley Pell Bird, an American author who helped define modern paranormal romance with the Black Dagger Brotherhood, a series following a society of vampire warriors sworn to protect their dying race from a demonic enemy. See every J. R. Ward book in order.

Its place in Fallen Angels

Covet is book 1 in the Fallen Angels series. It is followed by Crave. See the full Fallen Angels reading order.

Before the Black Dagger Brotherhood made her a bestseller, and running alongside it, J.R. Ward's Fallen Angels series pits a reluctant, alcoholic fallen angel named Jim Heron against the forces of Hell in a very literal battle for human souls. Covet opens the series with Jim recruited by an archangel to save seven souls destined for damnation, one per book, each corresponding to one of the seven deadly sins -- Covet's protagonist wrestling greed, Crave's with lust, and onward through envy, wrath, gluttony, sloth…

Editions

Last updated