grace Divine, Daughter Of The Local Pastor, Always Knew Something Terrible Happened The Night Daniel Kalbi Disappeared--the Night She Found Her Brother Jude Collapsed On The Porch, Covered In Blood--but She Has No Idea What A Truly Monstrous Secret That Night Held.
the Memories Her Family Has Tried To Bury Resurface When Daniel Returns, Three Years Later, And Enrolls In Grace And Jude's High School. Despite Promising Jude She'll Stay Away, Grace Cannot Deny Her Attraction To Daniel's Shocking Artistic Abilities, His Way Of Getting Her To Look At The World From New Angles, And The Strange, Hungry, Glint In His Eyes.
the Closer Grace Gets To Daniel, The More She Jeopardizes Her Life, As Her Actions Stir Resentment In Jude And Drive Him To Embrace The Ancient Evil Daniel Unleashed That Horrific Night. Grace Must Discover The Truth Behind The Boys' Dark Secret...and The Cure That Can Save The Ones She Loves. But She May Have To Lay Down The Ultimate Sacrifice To Do It--her Soul.
school Library Journal
gr 9 Up—grace Divine, A Pastor's Daughter, Doesn't Think She Lives Up To The Name That Her Father Tells Her Means Heavenly Help. Her Brother, Jude, A Church Volunteer Whose Faith Seems Unshakable, Has Always Seemed To Be The More Graceful Divine. When His Friend Daniel Returns To Town After A Long And Mysterious Absence, Jude Recognizes Grace's Attraction To Him But Urges Her To Stay Away With Unusual Vehemence. Against His Advice, Grace Begins A Relationship With Daniel, Whose Reluctance To Discuss His Disappearance Piques Her Curiosity. As She Attempts To Uncover The Mystery Of Daniel's Past, Jude Discourages Her Investigations With Oblique References To An Ancient Evil And A Transforming Curse. The Novel Builds To A Dramatic Climax Involving The Surprise Revelation Of A Divine Family Secret And A Violent Confrontation That Suggests A Possible Sequel. Despain's First Novel Mixes Romance And The Supernatural And Offers True Love As The Ultimate Defense Against Lycanthropes. This Long Novel Is A Slow Starter, But As Grace Discovers Unexpected Local Connections To The Mystery Of Daniel's Absence, The Pace Picks Up And The Suspense Builds. Although Not A Novel Of Christian Fiction, The Book's Thematic Investment In Faith And Sacrifice Distinguishes It From Traditional Supernatural Romances.—amy S. Pattee, Simmons College, Boston
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Romance
- Paranormal
- Romance
Publisher : EgmontUSA
Author : Despain, Bree
Language : English
Edition : Reinforced library binding ed.
Published :2009-12-22
Number Of Pages : 384
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1606840576
ISBN-13 : 9781606840573
Item weight : 1.41 lb
Dimensions : 1.34 in x 5.91 in x 8.35 in
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