After Eden (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Devi: This book (and its excellent successor: Beyond Purgatory) is about how life’s personal choices in confronting good and evil define an individual’s essential character and the heaven/hell that he/she creates, lives and leaves in life. The warring rollercoaster of the universe’s moral and metaphysical extremes challenge humble Devi to confront herself, her feelings and her past in order to gain an understanding of the present and how to create her future. Yet, life’s imperatives and the radical collision of uncontrollable supernatural forces force the landscape in which this all plays out. I look forward to more from this young, exciting new author.
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• Forneus
• Cammy
• Kim
• Onoskelis
• James
• Camael
• Oz Azazel
• Kai
• Mr. McDonnell
• Barb Wire
• Jasmine
• Oz

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• “He had to be joking. No one could say something so horrifying and then eat a French fry. Supernatural beings didn’t like fast food, I was sure of it. This was all an elaborate hoax and I just hadn’t picked up on it yet. It had to be, and even if it wasn’t I would pretend it was. Pretend until it became true.“Well, you can’t be a vampire.” I struggled to make it sound like I was teasing, not feverishly wishing. “You’re not sparkling.”He laughed. “Maybe I only sparkle at night.”“So you’re like a disco ball?””

• ““You will do anything I ask,” I whispered.The words hung in the air, a mantra spoken to the dark. His eyes lost focus and glowed softly as they focused on my lips.He allowed me to pull his hand away from my face. Now no barrier stood between us, and he could see the intensity in my eyes that mirrored his. “Maybe this kind of devotion is sinful,” I continued. “Perhaps it was even the origin of sin. But you and I are already damned.” His chest was heaving, and I rested my chin on it. “I’m not just asking for this. I am begging.”He blinked, and the corners of his eyes began to glisten. Tears, I realized. They took on an emerald sheen from the heated look he gave me.My hands ran over his cheeks, drying those tears—erasing them. “Why are you the one crying now?”“I just, I never thought…” He ran a finger up the side of my neck and brushed a strand of hair behind my ear. My body tightened. “Will you let me?”Before I could tell him how stupid he was being, he crashed his mouth into mine.”

• “'Everyone has flaws,' I told him.He shook his head. 'Not everyone. My flaws simply anticipate future genius.'”

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• I pushed against his shoulders. They didn’t even budge. “Forty minutes isn’t long enough! Four hours at least.” “Fine. Forty-five minutes.” He rolled his head back and closed his eyes slowly, as if the action pained him. “Damn, I shouldn’t have negotiated. It’s hard to think when you’re around.” I just stared at him. He called that negotiating? He’d only given me another five minutes.

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• I’ve watched everything I’ve ever loved die, and it has made me wonder if any part of me was ever truly alive to begin with.

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• “And don’t you dare bring up Sweet Savage Sentiments just because I bitch-slapped you romance-style.”

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• Oz giggled—yes, actually giggled. It was a very sexy giggle, though, and made me smile like an idiot. “Is this about Forneus?”

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• I was struggling to keep my eyes open, the angel was looking at the ground, Oz was glaring at the trunk, and for some reason I just knew that Forenus, locked down and wrapped in a sheet, was glaring right back.

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• “Maybe this kind of devotion is sinful,” I continued. “Perhaps it was even the origin of sin. But you and I are already damned.”

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• We didn’t know it then, but that night Forneus’ wiki page increased by 20 pages. All of it was deleted ten minutes later, however, due to lack of sources.

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• “I give you my heart, Devi. If I am to die, let it be by your hand.”

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Followed by Beloved Purgatory.

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1. Katherine Pine (Author)

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• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Love & Romance
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Romance › Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost
• Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Girls & Women › Fiction

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• Katherine Pine's website: The author's website and blog.

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