There is no room in heaven for sins, especially one of the seven deadly ones as angel Valarie Grace discovers when she finds herself falling from the sky, kicked out of heaven and into the whale tank at Niagra Falls for being proud. Guided by a note left in the wallet Heaven provided for her, she finds work at the Paradise Inn and spend the next two months adjusting to human life, making friends, and watching TV to learn how to be a normal person. Then, her state of woebegone ennui is upended.

First, the Tempter she was warned would come after her shows up, and Nathaniel certainly fits the job description. Then, she learns she is not the only fallen angel in town, and her compatriot has been given the Key to Heaven, but a far more evil demon than Nathaniel stole it from him. Now, Valarie must go to the Underworld and try to get the Key back before it can be used to stage an invasion of the celestial city by hordes of demons. Her only allies are Nathaniel, who has been bound to her by a spell, and Reggie, a charming, or so he thinks, rogue who has recently been turned into a talking rat. Valarie is undertaking the adventure of the ages, but perhaps equally important, a journey to discover what she is made of, and what love means.

Take a romantic comedy, a little bit of Time Bandits, and a hint of C.S. Lewis perhaps, and you have the recipe for this fun read. Valerie is a sympathetic heroine who will help readers learn a little about themselves as well as even her best motives turn out to be less than she thought, but her worst moments are not as bad as she thinks. The supporting characters almost take the show away from her and Nathaniel, though. Reggie is a delight, whether as a rodent or a man. If life is getting too serious, then this is the prescription for laughter.

Synopsis
Valerie Grace isn't quite sure how she went from heavenly angel to plunging into the killer whale tank at Niagara Falls' MarineLand, but that's what's happened. All she knows is that earth can be a tough place for a fallen angel, what with all the demon Tempters lurking around every corner, anxious to recruit her to the "other team" - the evil team. All she can do is keep an eye out for the elusive Key to Heaven, try to help people, and hope that somebody up there notices what an angel she is, even if she's not literally one anymore. And try to avoid that really cute tempter, the one with the pale gray eyes and hypnotic smile, the one that makes her forget her own name and the fact that she's supposed to be a good girl