Psychic Elizabeth Phoenix is a former cop tending bar at a
local hang-out. A throw-away as a child, she's lived her
life forming few attachments. When her foster mother is
brutally murdered, and another of the world's throw-aways
is a suspect in that murder, Liz's world is thrown upside-
down.
With her dying breath, foster parent Ruthie gives Liz an
unexpected gift, the gift of sight, and in that instant Liz
becomes the untaught leader of the Foundation, a collection
of seers and demon killers. Ruthie's death has plunged the
world into an epic battle of good and evil of biblical
proportions. Helping lead the charge is Jimmy Sanducci,
Liz's childhood friend and former lover, a man she
discovers isn't all he seems to be on the surface.
Jimmy knows the fate of the world rests with Liz and her
gift, and he takes her into the desert to Sawyer. Liz knew
Sawyer as a teen, had been sent to him years ago by Ruthie
so he could help her accept her psychic gifts. While Jimmy
seeks to discover those responsible for Ruthie's death,
Sawyer will teach Liz the full potential of the abilities
she doesn't want. The spiral toward doomsday is set in
motion, and Liz will have to use all her powers, and those
of her friends, to battle an enemy that may be
indestructible.
Lori Handeland's ANY GIVEN DOOMDSDAY, the first of
the Phoenix Chronicles, is a brilliantly crafted tale -- and
one of her best. Liz is a multi-faceted heroine, and the
battle she fights with herself as she struggles to accept
the fantastic, as well as the abilities she's uncomfortable
with, is compelling. Jimmy and Sawyer, the two men in Liz's
life, are equally fascinating and more than a match for the
tough and tender Liz. Ms Handeland's world is an amazing
blend of biblical prophecy and paranormal creatures, a few
of them new to me, and all of them exciting and
frightening. I always enjoy a walk on the paranormal side,
and ANY GIVEN DOOMSDAY is well-worth the trip. I eagerly
await DOOMSDAY CAN WAIT, coming in May of 2009!
Elizabeth Phoenix once used her unique skills as a psychic
to help in the Milwaukee Police Department’s fight against
injustice. But when Liz’s foster mother is found viciously
murdered—and Liz is discovered unconscious at the scene—her
only memory of the crime comes in the form of terrifying
dreams...of creatures more horrific than anything Liz has
seen in real life. What do these visions mean? And what in
the world do they have to do with her former lover, Jimmy
Sanducci?
While the police question Jimmy in the murder, Jimmy opens
Liz’s eyes to a supernatural war that has raged since the
dawn of time in which innocent people are hunted by
malevolent beings disguised as humans. Only a chosen few
have the ability to fight their evil, and Jimmy believes Liz
is among them. Now, with her senses heightened, new feelings
are rising within Liz—ones that re-ignite her dangerous
attraction to Jimmy. But Jimmy has a secret that will rock
Liz to her core…and put the survival of the human race in peril.
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