The Aborted: The Pit of Hades

by D. Gail Miller

In a near-future world on the brink of the harrowing times foretold thousands of years ago, a young couple in Newark, Brad and Marigold, are about to make life-altering choices. As they part ways, they each embark on their own nightmarish journeys, unaware of the shared path they are on.

Brad, a conspiracy theorist obsessed with the Elite's plans to depopulate the world, sets out on a likely suicidal mission to warn the oblivious inhabitants of Earth. Meanwhile, Marigold, after aborting her second unborn son and dying from complications, finds herself in the depths of Hades, facing sadistic demons and the realization that her Christian grandmother's pleas to repent and receive Jesus Christ’s offer of salvation illuminated the one path to eternal life.

But Marigold's two aborted sons, free from personal sin, are also given a Paradise and later Heaven, or Hades to seek revenge on those who ended their lives prematurely. Ariel, the second son, chooses Hades but soon regrets his decision and joins forces with other aborted souls to escape this detestable prison. He is determined to take his mother, whom he has forgiven, with them, even if his companions object.

As Ariel leads the journey through the outer darkness, Brad infiltrates a secret Elite stronghold in Georgia, only to uncover a shocking secret that may link the horrifying conspiracy to the arrival of the antichrist.

In this chilling and thought-provoking adventure, the lives of Brad, Marigold, and Ariel are intertwined as the world heads into an explosive clash of good and evil. The outcome will determine their eternal destinies and those of billions of human souls and angels.

165 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 24, 2025

About the author

I am the author of more than two dozen books. Many are targeted for young adults and were written years ago, before the advent of self-publishing. After I became a Christian in the mid-1980s, I felt compelled to write, especially for the young. I also worked as an assistant editor for a Christian publication.

Authors, like many artists, can have a very hard time making an adequate income from their writing. So I took some time off from writing to earn an income through "real" work, mainly working for government agencies and in small retail businesses.

After my mother moved in with us, everything changed. I could no longer be employed for hours at a time outside of the home. My new role as caregiver necessitated that I be at home more. I fortunately quickly discovered the opportunities presented to freelancers (editors, writers, artists) through outsourcing web agencies such as Upwork, Freelancer and Fiverr. Work galore, as long as you didn't expect to be paid too much per hour.

Most of my assignments involved editing, but I was thrilled to receive a few writing jobs. One of my assignments was writing Amish romance fiction. I did not know too much about the Amish, but I soon learned. Much of what I learned was incorporated in my first published book on Amazon, The Amish Research Guide, basically a guide for other fiction writers interested in writing about the Amish. I watched the progress of my novels on Amazon (all published under someone else's name, of course) and decided that I might as well write and publish my own books. That way I would not have to follow the prescribed Amish romance formula so rigidly.

So that's what I am up to now. The writing is great. The marketing is by far the biggest challenge. Once your book is published, how on earth do you get anyone to take a look at it?

My first fictional series, The Light of Dark: Leah, Tobias, Bethany and Jesse, a combination Amish romance and dystopian nightmare, is now available on Amazon.