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Lost Eden by G.P. Ching
(The Soulkeepers #5)
(The Soulkeepers #5)
Publication date: November 18th 2013
Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult
Rules. Balance. Consequences. War.
When Fate gave Dane the water from Eden to drink, she did more than save his life. She changed his destiny.
Since the beginning, a compact between God and Lucifer has maintained a tenuous peace, balancing Soulkeepers and Watchers and the natural order of things. Dane upset that balance the day he became a Soulkeeper. Fate broke the rules.
Now, Lucifer is demanding a consequence, requiring Fate to pay the ultimate price for her involvement. God intervenes on the immortal’s behalf but in order to save her soul must dissolve the compact and with it the rules, order, and balance that have kept the peace. A challenge is issued. A contest for human souls begins. And the stakes? Earth. Winner take all.
The Soulkeepers are at the center of a war between Heaven and Hell, and this time, nobody, anywhere, is safe from Lucifer’s reach.
When Fate gave Dane the water from Eden to drink, she did more than save his life. She changed his destiny.
Since the beginning, a compact between God and Lucifer has maintained a tenuous peace, balancing Soulkeepers and Watchers and the natural order of things. Dane upset that balance the day he became a Soulkeeper. Fate broke the rules.
Now, Lucifer is demanding a consequence, requiring Fate to pay the ultimate price for her involvement. God intervenes on the immortal’s behalf but in order to save her soul must dissolve the compact and with it the rules, order, and balance that have kept the peace. A challenge is issued. A contest for human souls begins. And the stakes? Earth. Winner take all.
The Soulkeepers are at the center of a war between Heaven and Hell, and this time, nobody, anywhere, is safe from Lucifer’s reach.
EXCERPT
“Hello, Abigail.” The velvet smooth voice lassoed her
shoulders, stopping her short.
She turned to face her enemy. At first the man’s attire, a
double-breasted suit with Italian loafers, threw her. Very human. But then she noticed his eyes matched the deep navy
blue, almost purple color of his tie. A Watcher, for sure. Human beings didn’t
have eyes that color or noses that straight. He twisted the gold, lion’s head
ring on his manicured finger.
Lucifer was the Lord of Illusions, and his followers boasted
similar talents, but under it all, Abigail knew the Watcher’s skin and blood
were black as tar. “How is your illusion so strong during the day?” she spat,
nervously. Distraction was her only hope.
“Well fed.”
“Who are you? I deserve to know who Lucifer sent for me.”
“You don’t remember me, Abigail? That hurts. We were once
very close.”
A deadly smile crossed his full lips, and he smoothed a hand
over his meticulously styled black hair. Abigail tried to place his voice, but
in her human form all she could sense was the illusion. Worse, the smell of
freshly baked cinnamon rolls had filled the maple grove. His sorcery drew her
in, luring her, a fly to the spider’s web. The smell triggered a memory of a
long ago day, before Lucifer had become jealous of God and led the Watchers to
fall from grace.
This Watcher had chosen an illusion not far from his
appearance as an Angel. Abigail shook her head. Lucifer must be serious about
her capture to send his right hand man. “Cord.”
He took a step closer. “Good girl. I see your senses haven’t
completely dulled with your humanity. Now come, Lucifer is waiting.”
Abigail took a step back, dropping into the fighting stance
Lillian had taught her. She wasn’t
completely defenseless. She’d learned the martial arts basics Lillian insisted
all of them learn. Cord took another step toward her, and she whipped her knife
from her boot. “I think it’s you who have lost your senses, Cord, if you think
for a second I’m coming with you willingly.”
What does it mean to be a Soulkeeper?
As I release the fifth book in my Soulkeeper series, I’m
reminded of what it means to be a Soulkeeper. In my novels, the Soulkeepers
embody a few important characteristics the world needs most.
Soulkeepers…
1. Do the right thing, even when it’s hard.
2. Feel a responsibility for others
3. Accept others for who they are
4. Accept themselves for who they are
5. Take action for the greater good.
With that in mind, and since we are closing in on the holidays,
I thought I’d take a moment to be thankful for three real-life Soulkeepers.
Malala: She took
a bullet to the head to stand up for what she believed in. I find this modern
day Rosa Parks inspiring and know that her work to give girls in Pakistan the right
to an education has made a world of difference. Every time I see her picture, I
am thankful for being born in a country where it is legal for girls to go to
school. Learn more about Malala at http://youtu.be/gjGL6YY6oMs.
Jack Andraka: At the
age of fifteen, after the death of a family friend, Jack researched and
developed a rapid test to detect pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer in its
early stages. Just to find a lab to test his protocol, he wrote to 200
professors at John Hopkins and the National Institutes of Health with a plan, a
budget, and a timeline. He received 199 rejections before the one acceptance
that made all of the difference. Jack won the 2012 Gorden E Moore award, the
grand prize of the Intel International Science and Engineering fair. You can
watch Jack’s story at http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50157066n
Ian Somerhalder:
While Miley Cyrus was twerking, Lindsey Lohan was making another visit to
rehab, and Robert Pattinson was brooding over…Does he ever stop brooding?...Ian
was running the Ian Somerhalder foundation. Yes, at the peak of his popularity,
this celebrity isn’t self-destructing but making an effort to improve the
world. The Ian Somerhalder foundation focuses on mobilizing youth toward animal
rights and environmental causes. Looks like he’s more than just a pretty face.
Learn more about the Ian Somerhalder foundation here http://www.isfoundation.com/welcome
So, readers, do you know any Soulkeepers? Who else do you
think belongs on this list?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
G.P. Ching is the author of The Soulkeepers Series, Grounded, and a variety of short fiction. She specializes in cross-genre paranormal stories, loves old cemeteries, and enjoys a good ghost tour. She lives in central Illinois with her husband, two children, and one very demanding Brittany Spaniel. Visit her at www.gpching.com and www.
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