There Will Be Hell to Pay

by Benjamin Gilad

They say those who get deep into the Kabbalah’s mystical text of the celestial spheres can lose their minds. But one man discovers the celestial spheres are far from saintly. The man, Jack Merriman, is a seer sucked into the celestial realm against his better judgment. He finds out Satan is a beautiful female with a keen sense of justice. Archangel Michael sounds just like James Earl Jones, and the Cherubs fill the Celestial spheres with heavenly elevator music. But underneath, the Celestial Spheres are as political and incompetent as a big government agency.

Jack is driven to the brink of insanity with this discovery, as his girlfriend Harmony tries to keep him from being killed. Or does she? In the midst of it all, Jack has to make a choice between justice and forgiveness. He chooses justice, and all Hell breaks loose, and it’s a good thing.

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Published May 23, 2019

Reviews

[Mcf1nder_sk · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is hard to classify. Is it a paranormal, a paranormal romance, or satire? With elements of all three, it was a fun read, and the author did a good job balancing the storyline, characters and pacing to prevent the tale from becoming too absurd. The description of the Celestial Spheres was the greatest display of beurocratic disfunction I have seen since I accidentally turned on C-SPAN one day during Congressional deliberations.

[Ed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks to the author and Black Rose Writing for advance copy in exchange for honest evaluation.
I wasn't sure about this book, at first. Once I got into it, this was a fantastic book. There was a lot of humor - think heaven/hell as a giant bureaucracy, with politically correct consultants run amuck...Also easy to see Ayn Rand's influence on the author, which makes it that much better. I chuckled through many parts of this book and can't wait for the next to come out!