The Tree of Life

As Nate returns to the Seminary, to a terrible fate, Jin battles to hold onto the belonging he's only just begun to build, which he needs so he can face his father and save those he loves. But life and, especially, Ashmedai have other ideas - and while the struggles and heartache mount for Jin, his father's long-game finally becomes clear. Facing manipulation, betrayal and excruciating loss, Jin must decide what belonging really means and whether he does belong in Hammer Falls, or anywhere, when all he does is cause pain. Demon deals, uprisings, betrayals, uninvited visitors, legacies of control and power and the pressing Where's the line between loyalty and free will? High-steam, high-angst gay/queer fantasy with developed casts & plots/subplots. The Hammer Falls series contains a prickly, velvet-loving half-demon, hot demon hunters, werebears, lashings of angst, humour, very messy love, and steamy gay polyamory scenes unsuitable for younger readers. Reading Lust & Other Demons ; Sons of Heaven & Hell ; A Hammer Falls Novella ; The Tree of Life Series "Tal Frost has created quite the paranormal “War and Peace” with this series... Perhaps the most brilliant bit of Frost’s storytelling is the fact that this is quite intentionally all about the drama of being a teenager. Having grafted that basic story structure onto a gruesome paranormal thriller about demons and existential threats is both hilarious and telling. Being a teenager is hell; just not usually this literally." – Ulysses Dietz, The Paranormal Romance Guild (5 stars)