THE HALO CHRONICLES:The Guardian - excerpt from 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Entry

A woman's first love has a special, often confusing hold over her life. Even years after the relationship’s demise, that love can remain an obstacle to happiness, impeding the ability to move forward. THE GUARDIAN (82k) combines the intensity of first love with urban fantasy to create a poignant coming of age story that will resonate with teens and crossover readership alike.Fifteen-year-old Alex Grabovski is cursed with a gift: the ability to see goodness and evil in her fellow human beings in the form of halos—rings of light or darkness that surround the body. Until now, her goal in life has been to keep moving, remain invisible. A new foster family and new school offer her the new beginning she is afraid to hope for, but in order to stay, she must accept that her gift, has been bestowed for a purpose and confront the overwhelming darkness she fears.Then he appears.Gabriel is a Seraph, a guardian angel sent in the mortal body of a sixteen-year-old boy to protect Alex at the time in her life when she needs it most. Although he is as old as time, Gabriel’s teenage form reacts to Alex in an unexpected, unprecedented way. He falls in love with her.When their school erupts in violence, Gabriel and Alex realize why her Guardian been sent. But can they rise above human emotions to fulfill their destinies, even if it means the outcome will rip their fragile world apart?The other proposed books in the high concept THE HALO CHRONICLES series are THE KEEPER and THE GIFTED. THE HALO CHRONICLES: THE GUARDIAN is a 2010 RWA Golden Heart® nominee for young adult fiction.THE HALO CHRONICLES:The Guardian - When it comes to boyfriends, the phrase "Heaven Sent" has a whole new meaning.