We all wear masks of secrecy. Some are small and insignificant while others are dark and forbidden. We wear them to mislead and sometimes deceive. It is, after all, easier to live a lie than to expose ourselves to the world. Exposure would leave us vulnerable. Yet, the truth could set us free; we hope. The moment we truly abandon all forgeries and remove our veil is the only time we can fully accept our true identity.
For Nina Luther living a lie is life in its purest form. As a child, Nina knew she and her entire family were different. The mortals who surround her, fear the unknowingness of what they will become. Nina has no such fear. She is all too aware that her time here on earth will be plagued by her heavenly gift to help others; she despises this. All Nina desires is to be an average high school senior, but cannot hide from her divine destiny.
While adapting to her family’s recent move to Savannah, Georgia, Nina falls hard for Chase James, a mysterious loner with a dark and demonic secret of his own.
In this world there are saints and sinners. The difference between the two: every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. Who will be the last one standing? Will the demonic uprising on earth mean the end for the mortal angel Nina? Or will she live to die another day?
Trenda’s Review:
Book received from author in exchange for an honest review.
Don’t be fooled into believing this is just a story of two young adults, Nina and Chase and their path to a happily ever after. Love is difficult to achieve and protect in the real world, it can only be harder when outside powerful forces use you to win their own war in good versus evil.
Both Nina and Chase have secrets that they keep deep within themselves. She is a Mortal Healing Angel, one in a long line from her family, yet something she must keep secret from society. Choices and promises that are made regarding her life, those even she isn’t aware of, but threaten to steal her happiness.
Chase is a Lost Soul who has been attracted to Nina since he first saw her. His heart is in a good place but because of what he is, he is being fiercely sought after by the two sides waging war for his soul. The choices he is going to make, although thought to be his own, will be directed by forces that he is not able to see, but he must fight against if his forever with Nina is going to happen.
Vincent and Michael are the ones who are directing the paths of these two. One is on the good side, allowing free will and choice to guide the way. The other is for evil and will hold nothing back to get what he wants, even if that means destroying anyone who gets in his way. Things will come down to them forcing one to give up their soul in order to save the other if that is what it takes for their army to be the victors.
I am not usually a paranormal fan, but this book had an element of reality to it and consistently kept my interest. I found myself analyzing how this plot fits into today’s world, my views of spirituality and the forces of God and Satan. I wouldn’t recommend this book to a reader who is looking for the casual light read because the level of intelligence in which this story was delivered will get your mind to turning. The plot was intense, had me captivated by about a 1/3 of the way into the book and was a rather fast read for that amount of pages because I just couldn’t put it down.
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