Eden Chronicles Series by S.K. Munt

They told us that this new world was perfect. They told us that we were all equal under the eyes of the only God. They told me that I was nothing. He told me that he would protect me. They swear that I can trust them. I don't. How can I believe in something, in a world where faith isn't optional? The Given Garden is Book #1 in The Eden Chronicles, and is set six hundred years after Armageddon, where Utopia is the goal, but chaos is the result... moreThey told us that this new world was perfect. They told us that we were all equal under the eyes of the only God. They told me that I was nothing. He told me that he would protect me. They swear that I can trust them. I don't. How can I believe in something, in a world where faith isn't optional? The Given Garden is Book #1 in The Eden Chronicles, and is set six hundred years after Armageddon, where Utopia is the goal, but chaos is the result. Larkin had no choice to be an illegal third-born child, so does that mean that she should give her life to the crown in penance? And if so, can trust that she will find a friend in Prince Kohen Barachiel, and not a Nephilim master? The kingdom is in his family's hands,her life in his, the clock is ticking until god's return, and Satan is watching, waiting for her moment to strike back. less

Tick tock. The time for my release is approaching. But my hopes of making it out of here as a free woman are diminishing with every passing second. Men can do beautiful things in the name of God or love- I've seen it. But they can do evil things for the same reasons too. And those who suffer not from love, but obsession? They're capable of the most heinous acts. And all a girl, who is the source for both conditions- love and obsession alike- is pray that someone- anyone- is watching over her... moreTick tock. The time for my release is approaching. But my hopes of making it out of here as a free woman are diminishing with every passing second. Men can do beautiful things in the name of God or love- I've seen it. But they can do evil things for the same reasons too. And those who suffer not from love, but obsession? They're capable of the most heinous acts. And all a girl, who is the source for both conditions- love and obsession alike- is pray that someone- anyone- is watching over her. That someone is guiding them. That one person in this world will put her needs before their own. I'm not hopeful that someone is watching over me. But I am praying. Every day. In Book #2 in the True Eden Chronicles, sixteen year-old Larkin Whittaker has a choice to make, a risk to take, a heart to give away- and the repercussions of all of the above to live with after. She knows that if she stays focused and untouchable, that she could end up living the life that she's dreamt of, since Kohl Barachiel first introduced her to romance novels…. But she also knows that there's something, some force inside Eden or within herself, that is blackening the Barachiel men's pristine souls, and forcing them to each tighten their grip on hers. One of them is destined to crush her, but which one? The one who holds her hand, her heart- or her contract? Only time, and strength of character, will tell. In fact, the only thing that she does know for sure, is that only a miracle will be able to extricate her from paradise unharmed now. less

For the briefest moment, I'd believe I was the luckiest girl in the world. For the briefest moment, I'd thought I was loved. For the briefest moment, I'd thought that all of my dreams would come true. But for the longest time, I've been wrong about everything. I don't know what it is that I should do next. But I do know that I no longer care what anyone thinks of me. Not even God.

They tell me to take a leap of faith. They tell me to believe in myself. They tell me that I am the answer to their prayers. But I don't believe in any of it. Not myself, not the concept of faith and certaily not that prayers are ever heard, let alone answered. In fact, the only thing that I do believe in, is freedom. I believe that I have earned it. I believe that I deserve it. And I certainly believe that I will kill the next person who tries to tell me, or anyone else, otherwise... moreThey tell me to take a leap of faith. They tell me to believe in myself. They tell me that I am the answer to their prayers. But I don't believe in any of it. Not myself, not the concept of faith and certaily not that prayers are ever heard, let alone answered. In fact, the only thing that I do believe in, is freedom. I believe that I have earned it. I believe that I deserve it. And I certainly believe that I will kill the next person who tries to tell me, or anyone else, otherwise. So maybe that is what will keep us all safe, yes? Not the faith that I have in myself as a leader, but the burning hatred that I feel towards very other leader that there has ever been. The hatred I feel for those that boiled the blood in my veins to begin with, when they told me that I was just a wh-. No, I won't use that word. That's their word. That word was created by men, under God's leadership, while quoting God's rules. That word is more poisonous than the Devil's Clap sap, and more destructive than an inferno. But not more distructive than ME. Under my leadership, under Satan's rule, no one will ever, EVER use that foul word again. And that, you CAN put your faith in. less