“You people are angels!” This is how many respond to those who work in palliative care. How hospice care professionals manage the emotional tension of being surrounded by sick, dying, and grief-stricken people is unfathomable. Over her 20 years of work as a hospice counsellor, author Dr. Breiddal, has collected stories of how ordinary people face death and dying. In this living body of work she reveals the skills needed, along with the struggles and rewards of providing hospice care. Bridging memoir and creative nonfiction, she weaves together theory and practice in the service of the dying and their families. Breiddal aims to make the often-strange reality of death accessible through an intimate, raw, and realistic portrayal of the art of providing loving end-of-life care. Admittedly, being called to this work is to be pulled out of everyday life which requires a willingness to have one’s sense of safety and familiarity challenged: to be off-balance, to surrender to uncertainty, change, discomfort and growth. Encouraging a relational way to encounter mortality, she offers hope that caring for the dying and bereaved is a paradoxical opportunity to open up to life. By entwining her personal and professional experiences, the author presents a timely primer for readers who are facing the death of their loved ones, their own death, or are bereaved. Additionally, both those currently working in the field or considering a career in palliative care will find In the shadow of angels: Intimate stories from a hospice counsellor a fascinating read.

The first time I died was November 1st, 1945. That might've been the first time, but it certainly wasn't the last. My name is Veil, and my life has been far from normal. Everything I thought I knew about myself had been a lie. Every single thing. Turns out, I had been in the care of a cult dedicated to a King in Hell and fallen archangel. But after learning the truth of who-or what-I was, I devoted my life to stopping them and everyone like them.Which is why when I learned that Boston was under siege from an occult society who was slaughtering innocents, I had no choice but to come and stop them. Even if it meant it would take me piece by piece through that past I'd spent seventy years trying to avoid-and right into the presence of the archdemon I'd been running from for so very long. Asmodeus.Just when I thought things could not get worse, I realized once more that I had no clue what was coming next...

From the moment I saw the shadows come to life, I knew my world would never be the same. Yesterday I was a teenager waiting tables in Manhattan, and today, monsters exist and I can see them. Overnight I'm thrown into the realm of the Watchers, a society of earthbound angels split into two factions: The Shades, whose powerful dark magic is given to them by the fallen angels, and the Lumens, whose abilities are bestowed on them by the archangels of Avalon. They're on opposite sides of a brutal war, and I only have a few days to pick which side I want to join. I'm ready to choose when the Shades force my hand by cursing someone I love. The only hope I have of saving them rests on the broad shoulders of the prickliest Shade alive, Gage Alston. He's cold, arrogant, and quite possibly the most attractive guy I've ever laid eyes on. Do I trust him? No. Do I need him? Yes. Do I want to kiss him? Maybe. Perhaps I'll choose darkness after all.

“Do you believe in magic, miracles and guardian angels? If so, you’ll enjoy Ballard’s third cozy to feature ethereal Augusta Goodnight.” —Publishers Weekly After the sudden death of her husband, Minda Hobbs returns to Angel Heights, S.C., the home of her forebears, to seek peace and purpose in her life. Instead, she finds her n’er-do-well cousin Otto as cold and stiff as yesterday’s grits in the ladies’ room at the historic Minerva Academy. Shocked by her cousin’s murder and still grieving over the loss of her husband, Minda has mixed emotions when she’s greeted by her guardian angel, Augusta Goodnight. Shimmering with church window radiance, and smelling of strawberry jam, Augusta is a temp who’s come on a double mission-to help Minda solve Otto’s murder and to take care of unfinished business from an assignment in 1916. Even though Otto could be unbearable at times, an annoying laugh is hardly cause for murder. Minda’s only lead is a tiny gold pin, found wedged in a Minerva Academy bathroom stall, and its connection to a club called the Mystic Six. Together, Minda and Augusta trace the descendants of this secret society, piecing together clues that lead to a special quilt and the mystery behind Cousin Otto’s unfortunate demise.

"I am the first writer, The Scribe. My books lie open before the Throne, and someday will be the only witness of your people and their time in this world." So begins the narration of one such angel in this sweeping historical tale set during the reign of England's Henry VIII. It is the story of two women, their guardian angels, and a mysterious, subversive book ... a book that outrages some, inspires others, and launches the Protestant Reformation. The devout Anne Boleyn catches the eye of a powerful king and uses her influence to champion an English translation of the Bible. Meanwhile, Rose, a broken, suicidal woman of the streets, is moved to seek God when she witnesses Thomas More's public displays of Christian charity, ignorant of his secret life spent eradicating the Bible, persecuting anyone who dares read it. Historic figures come alive in this thrilling story of heroes and villains, saints and sinners, angels and mortals ... and the sacred book that will inspire you anew. Fans of Francine Rivers and Karen Kingsbury will love Ginger's intriguing combination of rich character development, artful settings, and inspiring historical insights.

**LIMITED TIME BOX SET** of books 5-7 from the Broken Souls Series. MICAH I was born in Sin, and shadow is all I’ve known… until her. My father is the most powerful of the shadow angels, and his lessons for me have always been simple, cruel, and full of pain: there is no Love in the shadow realm. I’ve survived by learning those lessons, reading his moods, and keeping my head down when his Wrath is unleashed. But I couldn’t let him again use the soft body of a woman to teach me not to care… so I helped Ren escape. I let her go because I can never have her—this way, at least the baby and her are safe. Only now, my father’s bent on destroying everything in his mad quest to take down the Light angels and enslave the humanity he loathes. And the woman I love is once again in his sights… REN I’ve got a bad habit of picking Bad Boys… but the prince of the shadow realm? Really? Micah was going to be a hot, one-night fling—her last Bad Boy before she straightened up her life for good. After that, she would find a grown-up man who didn’t need a woman to fix his life. But tomorrow turned into a week later, and suddenly, she was waking up in love and totally pregnant with Micah’s baby. And trapped in a hellscape of shadow angels in the middle of an immortal war. All she wanted was Micah’s love… but this time, Mr. Wrong was Mr. Devastatingly Wrong. And no matter what the Light angels said, she wasn’t going back to Hell to fix him—even if it might stop a war. In a war that threatens mortals and immortals alike, those in shadow have the most to lose—if the Warrior Angels awaken, it will spell their doom. Redemption might be found through the soft embrace of Love, but how to find Love in the middle of war? Especially when the forces of darkness will do anything to stop it. Get three books in this box set—Prince of Shadow, which is Micah’s story, Tempted, Tajael’s standalone backstory novella, and Kiss of an Angel, Cassiel’s standalone novella—for a LIMITED TIME! Each book is a complete story with HEA. Fallen Angels is a follow-on series from the bestselling Fallen Immortals series. It contains sexy hot angels of light—and shadow. KEYWORDS: shapeshifter romance with sex, angel romance, shifter romance, paranormal romance, new adult romance, romance ebook, top romance reads, fantasy romance, paranormal elements

Shadow Angels is a story of struggle through the ages between good and evil. It is a story of the Bryce family of vampires. The only surviving vampire family of the Herit Covenant. The Herit covenant, one of five vampire covenants brought to earth by warrior angels of heaven, led by the Archangel Michael, to counter the five known Esmanaa demons and the rapid spread of evil on this world. Vampires had fought the Esmanaa through the ages and lost. Now they wait for a new champion foretold by the angels. Shawn Nelson battered by life and war was destined to become this champion and was made vampire into the Bryce vampire family. Follow him through the centuries and experience his loves and sacrifices how he learned from his maker Anne to live as a vampire. How the vampire Victoria love and taught him about the Esmanaa. His special relationship with the angels of heaven. How his family of vampires lived their long lives in the shadows, fighting the Esmanaa protecting humans and shielding them from the dark forces that occupy their world. Follow Shawn through the great human war, to the final battle with the Esmanaa and the terrible tragedy that awaits them all. Shadow Angels is a deliciously different take on the traditional vampire tale and is the first book in the Shadow Angels Trilogy.

**LIMITED TIME BOX SET** of books 3-4 from the Fallen Angels Series. ASA I am an angeling in shadow… and Wrath is the Sin that broke me. The shadow realm has entered the war, and I am here for it. A decade ago, an angeling from Elyon’s Regiment savaged the woman I loved, getting her with child and breaking her soul. She took her own life, but I know who’s responsible—and I live to see Elyon die. I have a plan, but when I stumble upon his nursery of pregnant humans and angeling children, it’s a strike against my long-dead heart. I cannot just leave them to suffer in Elyon’s chamber of horrors... MOLLY I’m an ordinary girl who met a hot guy… and ended up in Hell. Lady Bad Luck has haunted me my whole life. My first boyfriend committed suicide. My awesome parents were killed when I was in college. And then I got laid off from the prestigious accounting job I worked so hard to land. A hot guy in a Starbucks convinced me my luck was turning around… but after one wild night, I ended up pregnant, a prisoner, and apparently a baby-machine for demons. Yeah, my luck is just that good. But I’m not a quitter. I’ll find a way out—for me, my sisters-in-Hell, and my baby. In a war that threatens mortals and immortals alike, those in shadow have the most to lose—if the Warrior Angels awaken, it will spell their doom. But when the path to victory leads straight through the Valley of Temptation… can a dark angeling resist the sweet promise of Love? Get two books in this box set—The Sin of Wrath, which is Asa’s story, and Seraphim, Razael’s story—for a LIMITED TIME! Each book is a complete story with HEA. Fallen Angels is a follow-on series from the bestselling Fallen Immortals series. It contains sexy hot angels of light—and shadow. KEYWORDS: shapeshifter romance with sex, angel romance, shifter romance, paranormal romance, new adult romance, romance ebook, top romance reads, fantasy romance, paranormal elements