The girl knows she’s different. She doesn’t age. She has no family. She has visions of a past life, but no clear clues as to what she is, or where she comes from. But there is a face in her dreams – a light that breaks through the darkness. She knows his name is Gabriel.
On her way home from work, the girl encounters an injured stranger whose name is Jonah. Soon, she will understand that Jonah belongs to a generation of Vampires that serve even darker forces. Jonah and the few like him, are fighting with help from an unlikely ally – a rogue Angel, named Gabriel.
In the crossfire between good and evil, love and hate, and life and death, the girl learns her name: Lailah. But when the lines between black and white begin to blur, where in the spectrum will she find her place? And with whom?
Gabriel and Jonah both want to protect her. But Lailah will have to fight her own battle to find out who she truly is.
Releases October 7, 2014
TeamGabriel vs TeamJonah
I'm 100% TeamJonah btw. ♥
#TEAMGABRIEL
BASIC
INFO:
Gabriel is an Angel Descendant
Status: Rogue
Conceived and born in Styclar-Plena: Gabriel existed there
for one day (equivalent to nearly 20 years on Earth) before being ‘tasked’.
Gabriel was created and born in light; by his very nature he
is a pure, celestial being. Protective and loyal, Gabriel has spent nearly a
hundred years here on Earth searching for Lailah. Along the way Gabriel has
granted salvation to a few ‘dark souls’ that sought it and whom he thought
capable of change.
Gabriel plays a pivotal role in Lailah’s past, present and
future. The one face, the one thought that has provided Lailah with a glimmer
of light in the darkness of her lonely existence.
EXERPT:
‘My dreams told of
dark experiences, but also light; one light to be exact. It was a light so
bright that it seemed to will me on, pushing me forward. One image, one face,
consumed my daily thoughts. He was glorious. His smile tantalized and played
with me, but he existed only in my mind. As far back as I could remember, as
far back as my visions and dreams went, he was always there. And even in the
present, I felt a pull toward him. Crazy as it seemed, I somehow knew he held the
key to my Pandora’s box. I had to find him, his name always balancing on the
tip of my memory, echoing all around me, whispered by the breeze that rushed
through the trees, skimming my pale skin: Gabriel.’
INSPIRATIONAL GABRIEL IMAGES:
How Gabriel might have looked in the 1800s.
How Gabriel might look now :)
#TEAMJONAH
BASIC
INFO:
Jonah is a Second Generation Vampire
Created by Pureblood—Gualtiero Emery
Born in New Jersey, USA
Turned in Florida
When we first meet Jonah he is arrogant and self-assured. Not
used to having to work for attention, Lailah is an exception to that rule. Lailah
is unlike any other girl he has ever met. His draw to her initially could be
easily attributed to his connection to her through blood, which bonded him to
her, but as the story progresses we are left wondering if that is all there
really is to it.
Jonah is incredibly important and fuels Lailah’s growth
throughout her journey. He is the first being she meets who causes her to call into
question her preconceptions and assumptions.
EXERPT:
‘Seeing Jonah battle against the evil nature
that had been bestowed upon him through no choice of his own, unwilling to
accept it, I first came to appreciate that there was no such thing as good and
evil; it could never be that simple. Somewhere between black and white, there
were shades of gray. I wondered if, given the complexity of my own existence,
perhaps I belonged somewhere in among the spectrum of the in between, right
next to the likes of Jonah?’
INSPIRATIONAL
JONAH IMAGES:
About Author:
I was born and raised only minutes away from the chocolately scent of Cadbury World in Birmingham, England. So it will probably come as no surprise that when I'm not dreaming in Vampires & Angels, I dream in chocolate! For the past ten years I have lived in West London with my hubby and two dogs, Alfie - the Pug & Goose - the Chihuahua. LAILAH is my debut novel, and first launched in serial form to wattpad, a readers & writers community. Within just 6months, LAILAH had over a million reads and thousands of comments and votes. Since then, The Styclar Saga has gone on to pick up a traditional deal with Feiwel & Friends, and LAILAH, the first book in the series is due for release on October 7th 2014. These days I spend my time balancing my amazing job of writing fantasy fiction, with my other, very important role of Chocolate Connoisseur. I like to multitask and do the two together. It makes me happy.
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