Sacha Lamb
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"Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn't have a name other than Shetl). The angel and the demon have been studying together for centuries, but pogroms and the search for a new life have drawn all the young people from their village to America. When one of those young people, Essie, goes missing. Uriel and Little Ash set off to find her. Along the way...
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Sorel leaps out her window to escape marriage, stealing a man's identity to keep herself from being discovered. This would be easier if the real Isser Jacobs wasn't a revolutionary wanted by powerful people, but at least she's immersed in the city's underworld. An entire society where different factions vie for control of the Jewish community, forcing Sorel to decide exactly who she wants to be.