Between Heaven and Hell
by David
Burnett
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GENRE: Paranormal
Romance
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BLURB:
When
Adryel follows Lucifer in his rebellion, she loses Ramael, the one she loves,
and everything else she holds dear. How can he still love her when, as the
Mistress of Hell, she has done more to thwart Adonai’s plan for humanity than
all the other fallen angels combined?
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EXCERPT
“The council is in session,” Uriel repeated as
Adryel took her seat. “Each of you will find a book on the table in front of
you. As its title indicates, it contains a plan for creation of…well, we’ll see
what is to be created. In any case, Adonai wishes to implement the plan, and he
solicits your advice and counsel before he proceeds.”
“The plan is not long, as you can see,” Uriel said.
“We have plenty of time. We’ll read it now.”
Thirty minutes passed, and the archangels began to
close their books. Lucifer had been the first to finish reading. He sat
straight in his chair, his body rigid, a frown spread across his face. He
seemed to be glaring, first at Uriel, then at Michael. He absently played with
a small wooden disk that he had taken from a pocket, turning it over and over
in the palm of his hand. Adryel had observed that he frequently occupied
himself in this manner when he felt angry but was trying to hide his feelings
from others.
Uriel cleared his throat. “Very interesting.”
“Interesting?” Lucifer raised his left eyebrow.
“Balls of fire and chunks of rock hurtling through empty space. What were they
called?”
Chamuel opened his book and scanned the first page.
“Stars and planets.”
“Stars and planets. Yes.” Lucifer nodded. “And one
of these planets will be special, populated by countless creatures, and these
creatures will come in assorted shapes and sizes and abilities and colors and…”
He pinched the bridge of his nose, sighed one more
time, and then continued. “So…these creatures…some of them, of course, are like
creatures that live here, the horses, for example. Others…well, I was rather
taken by those called elephants, creatures with enormous ears and long,
tube-like noses…but on the whole I actually found it all to be rather
boring—boring and uninteresting and harmless—and I wondered why I was dragged
away from more productive activities.” He paused as he looked around the table,
making eye contact with each member of the council. “Except for
one…small…item.”
He flipped toward the back of the book. “On the
twenty-fourth page we find an extended discussion of one of these creatures,
the one called human.” A look of distaste blanketed his features and his eyes
narrowed. “I find the plan for this creature to be most disturbing.”
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
We
recently moved to our new home near Charleston, South Carolina. Three of my
four books are set in Charleston, and I’ve always enjoyed the Carolina beaches.
I now have the opportunity to walk on the beach almost every day and to
photography the ocean, the sea birds, and the marshes that I love.
I
love photography, and I have photographed subjects as varied as prehistoric
ruins on the islands of Scotland, star trails, sea gulls, and a Native American
powwow. My wife and I have traveled widely in the United States and the United
Kingdom. During trips to Scotland, we visited Crathes Castle, the ancestral home
of the Burnett family near Aberdeen, and Kismul Castle on Barra, the home of my
McNeil ancestors.
I
went to school for much longer than I want to admit, and I have degrees in
psychology and education. In an “earlier life” I was director of research for
our state’s education department.
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
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$15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the
tour.
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting Between Heaven and Hell! It is an account (fictional by necessity!) of an angel caught between the two and the decisions she makes when Lucifer rebels against God. The angelic characters have very human traits and behaviors. Some people find this makes them believable and approachable. Others are bothered by such “humanized” angels. I’d be interested to know what your readers think. I’ll check back early this evening to find out.
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