He was sent to watch humanity. No one warned him it would watch him back.
Gabriel Hale steps off a train in Meridian City with a plain dark coat, no luggage, and a single gift: when he truly looks at a person, every mask falls away. He is an angel on a mission of pure observation, sent by Heaven to answer one question - in an age grown deafeningly loud, do people still choose goodness freely, when nothing compels them to? One law binds him above all others: he may watch, but he may never interfere.
Then he meets Elena Voss. A hospice nurse who has spent her adult life staying present for the dying, she carries a stubborn, hard-won hope that simply being there still matters. For the first time in his long existence, Gabriel is not only seeing someone - he is being seen. And with every passing week, the line between witness and participant grows thinner.
Around them, Meridian City is full of people standing at the edge of their own choices: Ezra Whitlock, a former history teacher sleeping beneath a shipping container, who understands goodness better than anyone with a roof; Father Lindqvist, a priest who has mistaken silence for absence; Jonah Petrakis, a boy one careless decision away from a gun he never wanted to hold. As the city's powerful carve up the neighborhood of Hollow Row, each of them becomes a test - of the city, and of the angel.
But Gabriel is not the only one watching. An ancient Adversary has seen a hundred watchers arrive in a hundred cities, each certain of the clean line between seeing and acting - and has watched every one of them cross it. It cannot touch Gabriel directly. So it touches everything he loves, patiently, one thread at a time, convinced the law was only ever a test of how long love could hold out.
Because the question Heaven sent him to answer hides a second question inside it, one no one in Heaven thought to ask: what happens to the watcher, when watching is no longer enough? This is the story of one city, one year, and the quiet, costly miracle of choosing to be good when no one is watching.
If you love: slow-burn angel romance, found-family ensemble casts, redemptive urban fantasy, and morally complex stories of ordinary courage - this is your next read.
Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Morgan Thorne crafts dark, character-driven fiction exploring the silent bargains people make with themselves long before any contract is ever offered. Blending psychological depth with philosophical fiction, Thorne's novels dissect the subtle compromises and internal shifts that shape human destiny. Atmospheric and deeply introspective, Thorne's storytelling invites readers to examine the quiet, haunting choices that define who we truly are.
Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Vendeur : California Books, Miami, FL, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur I-9798237523126
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles