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
Two:
“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.
The
book is on sale for $0.99 during the tour.
Website
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Author Page
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GIVEAWAY
INFORMATION
David
will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner
via rafflecopter during the tour.
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new book and good luck on the book tour!
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