ONC Prompts: "Hell is empty and all the devils are here." - William Shakespeare (#63)

"An attractive and mysterious stranger moves into town. While everyone is desperate to make an impression, only you notice something odd about them." (#50)

Rating: PG-15 for moderate language, light violence, allusions to sex (nothing graphic), vulgarity, drug usage

Genre: paranormal romance, action-adventure, drama, dark comedy, fantasy

Trigger Warnings: Religious themes, allusions to sex, prejudice, death

Note: this story is largely based off Roman Catholicism in terms of religious influences/research. There are many interpretations of demons, devils, angels, Hell, and Heaven, etc.. I don't mean to offend anyone with my interpretation; this is purely a fantasy story that is complete fiction. Thanks for understanding!

For Book Club Readers: I return what I receive. If you give me more thoughtful critiques when reading, I'll do the same for your book! If you leave me more general inline comments, I'll do the same back. I work for a literary magazine and am constantly editing, so I can give good feedback, and I prefer that over leaving little comments. For general readers, please disregard this and feel free to leave whatever comments you want though! Anything is helpful and appreciated :)

Image Sources:

-The photos at the end of each chapter are taken by me when I was in the Florida Keys! I'm a born-and-raised Floridian, so I love highlighting my wacky, wild, and amazing home state, which is actively being destroyed. Yes, I am (a) Florida Woman.

-The header image is "Fallen Angel" (1847) by Alexandre Cabanel.

(My cover--drawn in Procreate! It is inspired by the cover for "i killed zoe spanos" by Levente Szabo.)

(Alternate cover!The font used is Champagne & Limousines and the painting is "Roses of Heliogabalus" (1888) by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema.)

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