Demons roar from the mouths of lions and the devil lives on an alien planet in this collection of three adult fantasy/paranormal novellas set on Earth, Hell, and Heaven, and in the nether somewhere in between.
Passion for Poe is the first novella, which spins from Calgary to Denmark in a crescendo of dysfunction. Demons slop from the trunk of a car bought by Astria Brin with her boyfriend, Patrick Ferguson. Lions gaze from a bridge in the center of Calgary and follow them home, as mysterious dreams, murder and horror intertwine.
The second novella takes place in a netherworld of Paradise, Earth, and Hell. Dark Angel introduces Drake Bent, a half-demon man who roars about the universe on a chromed Harley-Davidson motorcycle with his terrier dog Killer in the sidecar. His girlfriend, Lori Flower, is linked to Drake in life and death, with the Devil's curse on them both. After Drake's parents die in a tragic car accident, he embarks on a furious mission of redemption.
In Father of Lies, we travel between 3000 years into the future, the 20th century and 3000 years B.C. in ancient Greece. As beings from Alpha Centauri await Earth's demise and Sol's nova to replenish their spirits, they watch Earth and one family in particular.
Steady sales.
Astria Brin's greatest fear was abandonment, yet she arranged it herself.
Her favorite uncle, a fireman, had taught her never to show fear, as he had not, although the flames she set burned him black and shriveled. Even the death of her beloved maternal grandmother in the same fire, and her nanny (dear Nanny!) didn't deter the younger Astria from braving the whispered gossip at school and in the papers, and smiling in the face of loss. Close by the mansion whose white face was grey with soot, her wealthy parents buried the victims in haste and money exchanged hands in an effort to veil the horrendous day. They knew who could have set the fire, but like many a parent of a criminal, hid the crime and pretended all was well.
