“McIntosh gives readers the spellbinding conclusion to her Mesopotamian trilogy . . . Images of ancient deities and angels enrich this thrill ride.” —Publishers Weekly A mysterious tome holds the key to a millennia-old religious conspiracy, which could reveal a lost world and the secret origins of the human race . . . John Madison is hired by a magician to find a rare sixteenth-century book of sorcery, stolen by the magician’s assistant, and lost to him for thirty-five years. In his widest reaching journey yet, Madison travels from the great mosques of Istanbul to the ruins of Pergamon and the temples of the Near East. His search will lead him to a revelation of biblical proportions and the secrets behind his own mysterious birth. The devastating conclusion to the Mesopotamian trilogy, The Angel of Eden is perfect for fans of James Rollins, Scott Mariani, and Steve Berry. “I don’t know if any of this is based on reality, but as fiction, it works so well that an otherwise unbelievable tale becomes completely absorbing. And the resolution, when it comes, also reveals a bigger secret for John Madison about his own heritage. This is a great escape novel for the cottage.” —The Globe and Mail

The war in Heaven is over and everything is back to normal. Except for a third of the angels, now banished from Heaven... And Lysander has no clue what to do. With the creation of Earth, the arrival of Adam and Eve, and the construction of the Garden of Eden completed, he now has more responsibilities than ever before. But his focus is divided as he desperately wants to save the fallen angels. But when human lives are lost in his quest, he realizes that he has to make the ultimate decision - to neglect his heavenly duties, or give up on the fallen altogether. He soon formulates a plan to end the bloodshed once and for all, but how can it work without jeopardizing the future of Heaven and generations of humanity to come?

"Angels are incarnated into human form, and are initially very bad at it." Who would have thought it would be so easy to inspire a human to act more like an animal than a person? Certainly not these trying to help humanity by being created in their likeness.

Before the creation of Earth, God's realm is peaceful and tranquil, and Lucifer is a trusted advisor of angels. Then Lucifer rebels, the heavenly world is irrevocably divided, and the angels must choose between good and evil. Based on 1 Corinthians 6:1-3, Before Eden shows how angels, like man, battle temptations, fears and doubts as they try to understand God's plan.

Keel and Uehlinger's unique study brings the massive Palestinian archaeological evidence of 8,500 amulets and inscriptions to bear on these questions. Vindicating the use of symbols and visual remains to investigate ancient religion, the authors employ iconographic evidence from around 1750 B.C.E. through the Persian period (c. 333 B.C.E.) to reconstruct the emergence and development of the Yahweh cult in relation to its immediate neighbors and competitors. They also fully explore whether female characteristics were present in the early Yahweh figure and how they might have evolved in Israelite religion. Keel and Uehlinger's major study marks the maturation of iconographical studies and affords an exciting glimpse into the vibrant religious life of ancient Canaan and Israel.

Lucifer was the brightest archangel of them all...until he fell in love. Before Earth there was Heaven, a place of immortality and subservience where angels existed to watch the world transform. Until one angel changed everything. Stripped of his essence, flesh replaced light, and the weight of Lucifer's new wings bore down on him like a burden...until he saw her. By his side since the dawn of time, Gabriel was Lucifer's closest companion in brilliant light. But seeing her in the flesh changed him. Lucifer can't look away. And not because she's perfection personified. Beyond Gabriel's cascading hair, porcelain skin, and blushed lips, her silvery eyes are the windows to her very soul and her eternal hope-even for an unworthy angel like him. And Lucifer is unworthy. His thoughts of her alone are a sin. The intimate acts he imagines committing with her could cost him more than his place amongst the archangels. But he can't stop how he feels when she looks at him. When Gabriel's gentle hand lays flat over Lucifer's chest, his heart beats faster...for her. Controlling the forbidden desires that rule Lucifer will be the hardest thing he's ever had to endure, but giving in to them could cost him the one being he can't live without.