Behind the Book – Angel in the Middle

“Angel in the Middle” is the first book in my Lucifer’s Boys series, a demon-oriented M/M romance series of novellas that I’m having more fun writing than any other series. But I’ve been asked by a few people to explain just what is going on with my take on Heaven and Hell in the series.
So, let’s go back in time a bit. From my teen years and well into my 40s I worked for a certain entertainment company run by a rodent with very large ears. Now this company is the place everyone wants to go on vacation, but if you work there, you have to adhere to a strict set of guidelines and follow a certain corporate culture that has even other corporate cultures in awe.  In 2009, I was let go in one of the massive layoff efforts that wiped out many careers with “the company.”  Suddenly I was in free fall with no idea where I’d land.  But faster than I expected I found a job with a small Social media firm with an entirely different set of cultural values. Suddenly I could wear jeans and shorts to work. I could dye my hair funky colors. (Now and then I have pink streaks, despite being well past the age when I should.) I had to readjust my thinking and adapt to this world that operated by different rules, but I discovered I fit in a whole lot better than the old world.

During this time, I was working on “Angel in the Middle” and Heaven seemed to take on the traits of my old Company with the angels being the employees. So while it might be a great place for human souls, angels have to follow very strict guidelines or risk being driven out. When Darius falls, he lands not in Hell, which he expects but in Ybor City, Florida. Ybor City is one of those free flowing Florida places where Cuban history blends into the night club scene. Darius is suddenly in a world without rules or restrictions and he has to come to grasp with making choices.

No wings. No special powers. Just the chance to do something right.

Read Chapter 1 from Angel in the Middle