Brandon Gray is the pen name
of Braden Bell (Brandon writes YA fiction; Braden writes for middle grades).
Braden holds a Ph.D. from New York University. He and his family live on a
quiet, wooded lot in Tennessee, where he teaches middle school theatre and
music. An experienced performer, Braden enjoys reading, gardening, and long
summer afternoons writing in his hammock. His most notable skill is being able
to eat a full rack of BBQ ribs with one hand on long drives.
When soul-eating demons overrun his
world, Kaelis, a young seraph warrior, uses the Queen’s ring to open a portal
in space and flee with the infant heir to the throne, landing on earth.
Unbeknownst to him, the demon leader, Nsark, follows through the portal,
determined to devour the soul of every last seraph, especially the Queen’s
heir. After Kaelis hides the baby, Nsark creates the ultimate weapon by
fathering a half-human, half-demon: a soul-stealer’s child.
Sixteen years later, an awkward teen named James struggles
to fit in with his peers. In a last-ditch effort, he joins the school play,
where he meets Lucy. Something deep draws them together, and their friendship
reveals their hidden pasts: one is an angel, one is half-demon. Lucy and James
find themselves pulled into an age-old war between their peoples. Hunted by
relentless enemies, and grappling with deep-seated instincts and strange new
powers, they must fight for their lives, their souls, and each other.
Snippet:
James looked down at Lucinda’s head resting
against his shoulder, her long tresses streaming down his arm and chest like a
river of frozen fire. Her small shoulders rose and fell with each breath, but
beyond that, she didn’t move. She looked like a sleeping angel fallen to the
earth, and he had to fight the sudden urge to touch her hair. How it would feel
to let his fingers run riot through those soft strands?
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New author for me. I look forward to reading the book.
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