Deborah Cooke: Author

Talk about starting things off on the right foot. Below is Tanzey Cutter’s review of GUARDIAN, which will be posted on the Fresh Fiction site in the middle of September. (Gotta pop the cover into the post first.)

“In February 2100, at the Citadel of the Daughters of the Light near New Seattle, the ceremony to select a new Oracle of the Republic is about to commence. But things don’t go as planned and an uproar disrupts the proceedings. When shade Delilah Desjardins is abducted following the vicious attack on the Citadel, she fears she’s being kidnapped, but can’t understand why. Her abductor, a fallen angel named Rafe, has been assigned the mission of saving Delilah from Republic assassins who realize she’s the true Oracle. Though only recently aware of her gift of foresight, Delilah isn’t sure she can trust Rafe to protect her. But what other choice does she have?

On the run together, Rafe and Delilah are drawn to each other in a very earthly way, but Delilah is afraid to succumb to the passion she feels for him, fearing the loss of her special gift if she’s no longer a virgin. Delilah tries to elude Rafe, but the assassins are always close at hand, so fleeing is not the answer. With time running out, Delilah and Rafe forge onward to a final confrontation guaranteed to be phenomenal in its conclusion. Will Rafe regain his wings for his effort, or is his future with Delilah?

This exceptional follow-up to the futuristic urban fantasy FALLEN (10/08) continues the saga of Lilith Desjardins’ quest to locate Delilah, the daughter taken from her at birth because of a physical defect, which rendered Delilah a “shade” (those humans who failed the Sub Human Atomic Deviancy Evaluation). In the Republic, all shades are slaves with no names, only numbers. This exciting story kept me entranced first page to last. For a uniquely special reading experience by a gifted author, I recommend both FALLEN and GUARDIAN.”

Ooooo, is that fun or what?