History Literature / Samaria

** ''Archangel'': Rachel goes from a slave to [[spoiler: the Angelico.]]

* BureaucraticallyArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler: Jovah doesn't actually care that the partners he chooses love each other. For the Archangel's spouse, it looks for a complementary personality that will make him a better ruler; for anyone else, its concern is eugenic compatibility. The fact that every one of these ends up as a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage is [[NecessaryWeasel because these are romance novels]].]]

* CouncilOfAngels: With the Archangel at its head.

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* GoodIsNotNice: The Archangel Gabriel is more honorable and compassionate than almost any other character in the series, with [[BlackAndWhiteMorality a firm understanding of right and wrong]], but he's not very friendly and tends not to take anyone else's opinion into account when making his decisions. He expects his commands to be obeyed and doesn't react well when they aren't. This is why he gets Rachel as his angelica, because she doesn't care about his station or respect his authority, forcing him to learn a little humility and tact. On the positive side, these traits are part of why he's chosen as Archangel to replace Raphael; he absolutely will not put up with the Jansai's enslavement of the Edori.

* CinderellaCircumstances: Most especially Rachel, though most of the heroines have at least one element of RagsToRoyalty.

* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: In ''Jovah's Angel'' Alleya and Caleb become the first people ever to discover [[spoiler: that the "god" Jovah is actually a spaceship controlling the weather patterns and Samaria is a colony founded by human's far more technologically advanced ancestors from a far off planet. After teleporting on board and fixing the ship to save Samaria from flooding, they decide not to reveal the knowledge because it would cause chaos. Save for few cryptic files and confiding in the next oracle, they take their achievements with them to the grave and even leave the main angel hold, letting Delilah retake Alleya's Archangel position. Subsequent books reveal that Alleya's term was remembered as a brief blip in Delilah's reign and by the time their discovery is revealed they're long dead.]]

* HideYourPregnancy: Rebekah, until she was forced to try on her wedding dress.

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