Black Atonement
by Sasha Hibbs
Release Date: 09/26/14
Evernight Teen
Summary from Goodreads:
Summary from Goodreads:
The burden of Dave's girlfriend's death pushes Brandi, the Seraph of
Love, to abduct David Howels hoping she can protect Dave from his murderous
father, Ragnar, and also atone for all her sins. Leaving a trail of broken
hearts, will Brandi be able to show Dave that all in life is not lost in death?
Twists and turns abound as Brandi discovers her own shocking revelation: That
Dave has been her soul mate all along.
Separating Dave and herself from their allies on the threshold of the apocalypse, Brandi turns to an old friend for help-a witch-to aid her in her quest to prepare Dave to face his worst fears and her own. Filled with curses, secrets that threaten to destroy everything, Brandi must find forgiveness from within before she can find love with a boy she's forced to hate her. In the past, healing a broken heart would've been easy, but now faced with the task of healing Dave's broken heart while not exposing her own, Brandi learns why love is truly the greatest gift of all.
Separating Dave and herself from their allies on the threshold of the apocalypse, Brandi turns to an old friend for help-a witch-to aid her in her quest to prepare Dave to face his worst fears and her own. Filled with curses, secrets that threaten to destroy everything, Brandi must find forgiveness from within before she can find love with a boy she's forced to hate her. In the past, healing a broken heart would've been easy, but now faced with the task of healing Dave's broken heart while not exposing her own, Brandi learns why love is truly the greatest gift of all.
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"Tell me!" Dave shouted, hitting the invisible wall again, his face growing red with anger. "You said your soul mate belonged to another. We danced. We kissed. You saved me…."
"Yes," Brandi said in a breathy whisper.
"Abraham told me to remember, told me I would know the exact moment," Dave said, lowering his voice. "He gave me the counter spell for a spell I hadn't even known was cast. It all makes sense now."
"Dave, please," Brandi said, tears streaming down her face in silver lines. "Please don't try to understand."
"Why would you save me? Why would you take me away after Ragnar killed Lucy? Why would you string me along like a damn sidekick when you've never liked me? Never had any intentions of letting me go into the Void to claim my revenge?" Dave looked at her, his gaze heated. "I've asked myself all these questions, trying to form answers for something that never made any sense. And then to remember memories that were taken from me…of us, together. I get it now. I understand. I want you to tell me, Brandi. I want to hear you say something I already know."
"I can't," Brandi said, her lips quivering, the pain in her chest tight. She couldn't voice it, put a name to it. She couldn't bear to see the comprehension on Dave's face and to think he might be sickened by the truth, by her lies, by her deception.
"You didn't know either, did you?" Dave said.
Brandi simply shook her head.
"Answer me!" Dave said.
"No," Brandi said as a sob escaped her.
Dave laughed, his voice becoming unhinged.
"Edgar was never your soul mate," Dave said. "Was he?"
"No," Brandi said.
Dave nodded slowly as though taking it all in stride, still processing what Brandi knew but he was just beginning to understand.
"I am," Dave said. "I'm your soul mate, aren't I?"
"Yes," Brandi answered, the secret she harbored from Dave now shared between the two of them.
"Yes," Brandi said in a breathy whisper.
"Abraham told me to remember, told me I would know the exact moment," Dave said, lowering his voice. "He gave me the counter spell for a spell I hadn't even known was cast. It all makes sense now."
"Dave, please," Brandi said, tears streaming down her face in silver lines. "Please don't try to understand."
"Why would you save me? Why would you take me away after Ragnar killed Lucy? Why would you string me along like a damn sidekick when you've never liked me? Never had any intentions of letting me go into the Void to claim my revenge?" Dave looked at her, his gaze heated. "I've asked myself all these questions, trying to form answers for something that never made any sense. And then to remember memories that were taken from me…of us, together. I get it now. I understand. I want you to tell me, Brandi. I want to hear you say something I already know."
"I can't," Brandi said, her lips quivering, the pain in her chest tight. She couldn't voice it, put a name to it. She couldn't bear to see the comprehension on Dave's face and to think he might be sickened by the truth, by her lies, by her deception.
"You didn't know either, did you?" Dave said.
Brandi simply shook her head.
"Answer me!" Dave said.
"No," Brandi said as a sob escaped her.
Dave laughed, his voice becoming unhinged.
"Edgar was never your soul mate," Dave said. "Was he?"
"No," Brandi said.
Dave nodded slowly as though taking it all in stride, still processing what Brandi knew but he was just beginning to understand.
"I am," Dave said. "I'm your soul mate, aren't I?"
"Yes," Brandi answered, the secret she harbored from Dave now shared between the two of them.
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About the Author
By age 5, Sasha Hibbs' favorite movie was Gone With the Wind. By age 12, she completed her 7th grade book report on the sequel, Scarlett. By 18, she met and married her very own Mr. Rhett Butler and as it turns out, she never had to worry about going back to Tara to win the love of her life back. Fortunately, he stuck with her.
With a love of all things paranormal, the ambiance of the South with its gigantic antebellum mansions and canopies of Spanish moss, and a love for her husband's rich storytelling of blacksmiths and the mythology surrounding their origins, it wasn't long until the world of her debut novel, Black Amaranth, was born.
When not working her day job as a nurse, you can find Sasha dreaming of her next beach trip, reading the latest YA novel, and drinking more white chocolate mocha than she should.
Sasha lives in mountainous West Virginia with her husband, Tim, and their two daughters, Aeliza and Ava. She is currently hard at work on her next novel in The Vulcan Legacies series.
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