Softened

Fated Archangels #0.5

by Roslyn St. Clair

When Verdetta Maille, aged 84, finds an ancient codex at the local used bookstore, she decides to create the spell within and call up Lucifer for sex. Sure, she's a little past the point of hanky-panky, but he's the devil. Surely, something might be managed. After playing it safe for most of her life, she's ready for a little adventure. Lucifer is bored. It's all just the usual sex, torture, duty, and responsibility, and the weight of his existence grows heavier by the day. While contemplating a return to incorporeality, he feels Verdetta's summons. Who he wonders, has the gall? ​ But over fried chicken and sympathy, he finds a woman he can admire. In softening him to the idea of love, friendship, and possibility, she gives him a reason to continue.​ Making friends with the devil has its advantages, not least of which is a new life for them both. Some love stories aren't the final word, but a necessary stop on the way to fated love. In this prequel to Fated Book One, Lucifer's Temptation , meet Verdetta and find out just how far courage and empathy can take an old woman.

196 pages, Paperback

Published July 8, 2023