Brothers

About the Book

Warning: this is not a religious book!

Brothers, the first book in the Brothers Series, opens in Hell. A modern fantasy/romance, the book describes the efforts of Lucifer to win, wed and impregnate a human female in the hopes of siring the “Antagonist” and bringing about the “Rule of Chaos”. This would allow Lucifer free reign over the Earth and its inhabitants. Lucifer’s Father, The Old Man (aka T.O.M.), cannot allow this but, at the same time because of free-will, cannot openly prevent it. His solution is to send Michael the Archangel to woo the targeted female away from his satanic brother. Michael, whose talent lies not in charm but in military matters, balks but must finally submit to his Father’s will.

Much of the action takes place in Scajaquada, New York, a small town on Long Island. Perhaps the fact that it’s a liberal community and has long accepted “outsiders” makes it an easy target for such outré doings. In any case, Catherine O’Connor is not aware of the identity of the doctor who is paying her court because Lucius Farrell is in reality Lucifer. Since Lucifer’s main talent is charm, it’s hard to Cathie to resist him....until she meets a clumsy young man named Michael Angeli who also has a secret identity.

Adding spice to the above mixture is the presence of Lucifer’s Lieutenant, Beelzebub, who is acting as his master’s butler under the name “Beezly”. Michael’s fragile ego takes many hits and he sustains many shocks before the final outcome. Included in these shocks is the arrival of his nephew, Ashmadai, Lucifer’s exiled son along with a fellow-demon named Otis.

The human members of the town are not just window-dressing but take an active part in proceedings even though they haven’t the slightest idea of the importance of the ongoing battle between the Brothers. Cathie’s parents and brother, her best friend, Sarah, and her husband, a nurse named Nell who loves a demon and Nell’s friend, Caroline, who has just rescued a demon herself.

This is not a religious book nor meant to convey any message. It is, instead.....I hope, a rollicking good read.

About the Author

The author was born in Buffalo, New York. Her first published book, Echoes of a Haunting (published in 1999) is non-fiction. In the fiction field, she has written Brothers (2001), Once a Demon (2002), Birds of a Feather (2002). Cirque Diabolique (2003), Shamrocks in the Heather (2003), A Breath of Old Smoke (2004) and Daughters of Gemini all in the BROTHERS Series. In 1975, she moved out West, first to California and then north to Oregon. She currently resides in the coastal town of Florence, Oregon with her mother, their dog, “Dear” Abby and a cat named Miss Kitty.