A Paranormal Romeo and Juliet Story

Josh, a 17-year-old alcoholic, drives home after an evening of binge drinking. Two high school girls standing at a crosswalk are unseen until it’s too late. Josh is thrown through the windshield and dies immediately and Grace becomes a statistic.

Josh finds himself in Death Valley talking to Lucifer, who offers him a deal he can’t refuse. Josh can stay in hell and experience eternal torture, or do the Devil a favor. Lucifer says, “I need you to secure a a soul for me. A very important soul.” There is a boy who’s close to the edge. The Devil needs Josh to push him over because this boy is destined to become the Antichrist.

Grace finds herself in heaven and recruited by Irma Alvarez, an angel, to save a soul, the very soul Lucifer wants Josh to corrupt.

Both demon and angel find themselves far away from their Bothell, Washington home and are registered students at North Farmington High School. Neither is aware of the other’s true identity. Josh and Grace’s focus is Camden, a disturbed teen with an abusive mother and absentee father. Cam is obsessed with weapons, pain, and torture. He’s a psychopath in training ready for the ultimate kill—a human being.

When Josh and Grace meet, sparks fly as the two uncover the meaning of true love as their responsibilities humorously clash.

Lisa Gail Green has created a fascinating young adult series—Of Demons and Angels—with Soul Crossed as book one in the series. Green lets Josh and Grace tell their stories in the first person format in alternating chapters that mesh seamlessly. She does an excellent job in exploring the minds of two teenagers, their diametrically opposed jobs, their complex relationship, and the state of their target’s deepening troubles.

The plot of Soul Crossed is organized beautifully with surprising twists and turns that will keep readers on the edge until the last exciting page.

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About the Author

Lisa Gail Green lives with her husband, the rocket scientist, and their three junior mad scientists in Southern California. She writes books so she can have an excuse to live in a fantasy world, which she shares with YA readers. She has a parrot, but would most definitely get a pet werewolf if she weren’t allergic.