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Earthly Angels vs Earthly Demons. Vampires, the heirs of Lillith, and the Children of the Horned-god Cain. High School Heroine must overcome personal tragedy to deal with the occult legacy of her small town’s hidden history.

Chapter One.

My name is Madeline Stevens, I’m seventeen. My mom turns to face me, the house phone in her hand, and I know something is very wrong. The last time she looked at me like this was when they found dad’s body.

Mom struggles for words as speaks into the receiver. “Oh my God. No. Anita that’s… just awful, awful.” This is bad. Jennifer Stevens is rarely lost for words, an important strength when you’re a High School English teacher, and yes she passed this trait on to me.

“It’s Brandon isn’t it?” I ask once they are done on the phone. She nods. Anita Lyons was one of my mom’s best friends in Eden Field, perhaps the only one. We were still the newcomers to this patch of Vermont, three years doesn’t mean much in a small town.

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