LUCIAN DIVINE
By Renee Carlino
Standalone
Release Day – January 9, 2017
“My guardian angel is a drunk.”
Evelyn Casey's life
is at a standstill. She's in her mid-twenties, struggling with the dating scene
in San Francisco. Nothing seems to be working out, and she’s starting to think
that she’ll live out her days in her crummy apartment with her overbearing roommate,
Brooklyn. It's absurd, but sometimes Evey longs for a guardian angel to show up
and save the day.
And then he does. Seriously. His name is Lucian and he's a
guardian angel, been on the job for two thousand years. His sudden presence in
her life is both good—he's brilliant, witty, and warm—and bad—he's brilliant,
witty, warm, and hot as ----. But as perfect as Lucian seems, he’s got problems
of his own. He’s taken up drinking and he’s brazenly inserted himself into
Evey’s life, going against the greatest cosmic law ever created.
For Evey, the rules
are simple: You are not allowed to hook up with your guardian angel. But
sometimes fulfilling your destiny requires a leap of faith, a confrontation
with God.
Yes, God as in God.
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"I would just stick around and try to collect smiles
from her. I'd put them all inside myself and try to build my own little
pathetic soul from the love she had given me."
-Lucian
"You are everything to me. You're the dream, the air,
the reason, the cause for my whole existence."
-Lucian
"I'd die ten thousand deaths for you."
-Lucian
"I’m on the other side of life, Evey, existing where
death belongs and yearning to be with you. Yearning in brief moments to bring
you here, into the darkness. When my thoughts are so painfully selfish, I
cannot breathe you in at all. I cannot love you when I hate myself. Don’t say
my name. Don’t think about me. Don’t imagine how we can be together."
-Lucian
“Evelyn, I’ve existed for more than two millennia. In two thousand
years, I have watched over so many lives. At times, more than five souls were
my responsibility alone. I’ve watched all of them die. I’ve held many of them
while they were dying. It’s in my nature to do that, to give peace to my souls,
to look out for them when I can, to sway the good ones to do the right thing,
and to protect man and life here on Earth. I’ve watched over stunningly
beautiful and brilliant women, but I have never felt love for any human the way
I feel it for you. You are literally the air in my lungs.”
-Lucian
“Isn’t love supposed to be easy? Isn’t love supposed to be
fun? The moment you fall in love, you become acutely aware of all the different
ways the person you love can die. It’s sickening. It’s morbid and painful and
heart-wrenching, and it’s all totally worth it.”
-Lucian
“Evey, next time, in the next life we’ll be together—that’s
how this will be corrected. This will be righted. This can’t be our forever
fate. Next time we’ll live together, we’ll die together. We’ll experience every
war together, inside ourselves and outside in the world. We won’t be out of
reach, unavailable, unattainable, just love longing to be. Let’s keep moving
fast in opposite directions. Keep praying we meet on the other side. I’ll see
you there; I know I will. I have to believe that. Watch for me. I’ll be
barreling toward you, arms wide open, and then we’ll crash into each other with
the force of two spent lives yearning to be one.”
-Lucian
“I was utterly and completely swept away by Lucian Divine.
This story is sweet, swoony, so funny and unique and just downright magical.
It’s pure delight.”
-Mia Sheridan
New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal
Bestselling Author
“Lucian delivers all the feels and heart in a beautifully
clever, blissfully winged package. This story was the absolute best way to
start my New Year.”
-Staci Hart
Bestselling Author
“A love story like we’ve never seen…witty and so utterly
charming, Carlino’s humor shines thought in Lucian Divine. I have been swept away.”
-R.S. Grey
USA Today Bestselling Author
“Lucian Divine has redefined and set a new standard of what
a must-read book is for me.”
-Carey Heywood
New York Times Bestselling Author
“Carlino pulls all the stops and gives us not only something
emotional that will touch your heart and soul, but will also give readers
something to think about long after reading the very last page.”
-Christina Shh Moms Reading
“This author has ASTOUNDING talent and every romance reader
out there needs to experience at least one of her incredible stories. Unique,
addictive, beautiful, and faultlessly written, LUCIAN DIVINE by Renée Carlino
was an incredible DELIGHT to read!”
-Shayna Renee’s Spicy Reads
“A love so deep, so strong, one that will melt your heart
and have you devouring word after word. Lucian Divine consumed me and I have to
say that I am in awe of Renee Carlino's talent and her ability to create a tale
that brings this story and these characters to life.”
-Jen Shmexy Girl Book Blog
“This book delivers on so many levels. It questions but also
reaffirms faiths. It makes you love harder and sends a hopeful message.”
-AC Book Blog
“I adored the neurotic but lovable Lucian. Everything about this
book was perfect for me.”
-A Literary Perusal
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Renée Carlino is a screenwriter and bestselling author of contemporary women's novels and new adult fiction. Her books have been featured in national publications, including USA TODAY, Huffington Post, Latina magazine, and Publisher's Weekly. She lives in Southern California with her husband, two sons, and their sweet dog June. When she's not at the beach with her boys or working on her next project, she likes to spend her time reading, going to concerts, and eating dark chocolate. Learn more at www.reneecarlino.com
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