The Angels' Keep

Thousands of years before Lucifer claimed Hell's throne, he was an archangel. And no one loved him more than his brothers.

For the ancient race of the seraphim, sworn servants to the Fates themselves, nothing is more sacred than their oath to defend humanity. Lady Mariel, the Celestial Army's most powerful commander, is particularly steadfast in her convictions. But when Mariel's most trusted warrior and best friend gives birth to her long-awaited son, Mariel is left dumbstruck. The seraphim babe is like nothing the Celestial Kingdom has ever seen before, baffling even the strongest healers and magicians. And he's not alone. As he ages, seven similar babes are born, their births suspiciously coinciding with frightening rumors circulating the great realms of the cosmos...

As the young archangels grow from children to adolescents and then finally adults, Mariel accepts her duty to raise and train them as warriors. But raising eight young boys would be chaotic enough without them knowing that they would one day have the power of deities. Throughout the ages, arrogance, competitiveness, and mischief has the boys at each other's throats (and has Mariel ready to tear her hair out), but the undercurrent of deep brotherly love keeps them bound together despite their quarrels.

Until the day Lucifer becomes King...