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The goddess Persephone begins her quest to be reincarnated with her true love, and more secrets of The Guard are revealed.

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The Goddess:
In the beginning, there were lovers: a winged deity of power and light, and a queen of grace and beauty. Phoenix was murdered, his beloved stolen away to the Whisper-world. But their passion inspired the Muses. Through great sacrifice, it could live again.

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The Goddess:
In the beginning, there were lovers: a winged deity of power and light, and a queen of grace and beauty. Phoenix was murdered, his beloved stolen away to the Whisper-world. But their passion inspired the Muses. Through great sacrifice, it could live again.

The Guard:
There are always six, mortal hosts for the divine. Battling spirits through the ages, they defy Darkness, Lord of the Dead. In 1867, a shadow rises. The tide turns against them, and all hope falls on a child of prophecy, an eerie, snow-white girl yet to be born. But her path must be cleared. A Great War is coming, and song, wind and stars whisper that the eighteen-year-old Beatrice Smith must give everything to prepare.

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  • Persephone "Percy" Parker: the 7th member of The Guard, sees & hears ghosts The Guard's new translator, has visions, proficient in several languages, the deathly-pale mortal girl who now embodied the Lady.
  • Alexi Rychman: Dark and looming. A fearless leader of the guard "The Power", professor, Percy's lover/boyfriend,
  • Beatrice Tipton: A ghost, the once Leader/Power of The Guard.
  • Ibrahim Wasil-tipton: A ghost, native to Cairo, Bea's husband.
  • Iris Parker: Bea's friend, Percy's ancestor,
  • Alexandra Rychman: Alexi's older sister, wheelchair bound,
  • Josephine Belledoux: The Artist of The Guard, French.
  • Michael Carroll: Vicar, The Heart of The Guard.
  • Elijah Withersby: Lord, The Memory of The Guard.
  • Rebecca Thompson: The Intuition & second in command of The Guard. Headmistress,
  • Aodhan: A ghost, the once Healer of The Guard, Gaelic.
  • Jane: Lucretia Marie O'Shannon Connor, The Healer of The Guard, Irish.
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The goddess stood on the Liminal edge, the boundary of the Whisper-world, a precarious place where guardian angels are appointed and fates are sealed, a space where beautiful or terrible things are set in motion depending on what is required.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue
Chapters 1 - 31
Epilogue

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 3 of 4 in Strangely Beautiful. (standard series)

Preceded by The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker, and followed by Miss Violet & the Great War.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Leanna Renee Hieber (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Dorchester Publishing
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 2, 2011
ISBN: 978-1428511163
Page Count: 320

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Supernatural Violence, Language, Romance

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Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker
  • The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker

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