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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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3 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
Thank 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.
David Burnett
It is a pleasure to have you here. I wish you all the best!
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