Title : Lost Eden (The Soulkeepers #5)
Author : G.P. Ching
Publication date : November 18th 2013
Genres : Paranormal, Young Adult
Publication date : November 18th 2013
Genres : Paranormal, Young Adult
Synopsis:
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.
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AUTHOR BIO:
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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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.”
Guest Post :
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?
Ive read and LOVED the first four in this series so am very excited for this. The author has very kindly offered up any eBook in The Soulkeepers series or her other book Grounded. Books can be found HERE
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