Sleeping with Demons cover — A Secret Lives of Librarians Novel

by Lorna TedderA Secret Lives of Librarians Novel

Think The Butterfly Effect meets The Magicians meets The Leftovers — a desperate priest races against time to rewrite history and save humanity by fixing the mind of a demon-possessed empath.

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About the Book

Raven, the prophesied Last Priest of a dying order, faces humanity’s extinction in a post-apocalyptic world shattered by natural disasters. To fulfill the prophecy and ascend to godhood, he needs an empath and an angel—but the only surviving empath, Lilah, is a demon-possessed madwoman, and angels are nowhere to be found in this timeline.

Using The Book of Time, Raven travels into the past to rewrite traumatic memories and heal Lilah’s fractured mind. But each intervention creates dangerous alternate timelines, and he has only one night to free her from demonic possession, find the missing angel, and choose between saving those he loves or preventing the collapse of all realities.

Before You Read

This story touches on violence and death, self-harm and suicidal ideation, mental health issues and trauma, demon possession and supernatural horror, body horror and gore, abuse and psychological manipulation, medical trauma, and apocalyptic themes. Some traumatic content appears as backstory/memories rather than present action.

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  1. Chapter 1: Some Other Timeline“The scars on your back. How did you get them?”…”
  2. Chapter 2: Turning Point #1“Everything within his sight faded to gray, gray with red and yellow specks as if he…”
  3. Chapter 3: Fight, Flight, Freeze“Her name was Aubrey. That was all he had managed to get out of her. He could have…”
  4. Chapter 4: Dark Forces Follow You Both“Tessa held up her index finger, then she mouthed, “One moment.” She walked quickly over…”
  5. Chapter 5: Sacrifice“Orbs of silver, gray, and gold swirled around the figure that was neither male nor…”
  6. Chapter 6: Incarnations“Pain seared his skull. Raven didn’t open his eyes at first. The force of the demon’s…”
  7. Chapter 7: Soul Contracts“On a current of energy, the old man pushed the secrets into Raven’s tattoo and into his…”
  8. Chapter 8: Turning Point #2“He couldn’t stop spinning.…”
  9. Chapter 9: Jesus in a Uniform“A wave of energy knocked him to the ground. Raven stumbled to his feet. A second wave…”
  10. Chapter 10: Love and Loss“Twisting onto his back, Raven pushed across the scorched grass on his elbows. He could…”
  11. Chapter 11: Turning Point #3“He was coming in too hard, too fast. Or maybe he wasn’t even moving.…”
  12. Chapter 12: Almost Heaven on Earth“Raven felt sick to his stomach. Fighting the nausea, he held his breath and kept his…”
  13. Chapter 13: Almost Whole“Lilah was right. As much as he wanted to stay in this moment with her, maybe make love…”
  14. Chapter 14: Turning Point #4“He was getting good at this. He had more control over his descent. Below was a sunny…”
  15. Chapter 15: Confessions of a Demon“He let the invisible silver cord pull him back to The Book of Time. Raven didn’t open…”
  16. Chapter 16: Sacred Duty“The terrain below looked like Scotland or perhaps the Faroe Islands off the coast of…”
  17. Chapter 17: Jealous Angel“He searched his memories of the last time he’d seen her—in the past, not in another…”
  18. Chapter 18: Turning Point #5“He was already shaking his head before the words left her lips.…”
  19. Chapter 19: The Presence of Angels“This time, he didn’t drift slowly down into his body like a dandelion fuzz on a summer…”

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