Brielle’s best friend is dead. And it’s her fault. Guilt splinters her life. When she returns to her home-town to finish her senior year, she attempts to reassemble the remaining puzzle pieces. The murder, the numbing cold that engulfs her, and Jake — the boy next door with flaming eyes and impossible gifts — are just a few of those pieces. Jake? Jake is extraordinary with hands graced to heal. Raised by a Shield—an angel assigned to protect mankind—Jake possesses his guardian’s halo. Convinced that its supernatural heat will do more for Brielle than he ever could, Jake lends her the halo. But heat is hardly the halo’s only attribute. With it, Brielle is thrust into the Celestial — a domain seen only by angels and their kind—and she learns that the devastation around her began in a reality where fiery swords clash, fear bleeds from its victims, and angels aren’t the only ones vying for our souls.
