Early to Death, Early to Rise - Kim Harrison

Contents Prologue Seventeen, dead, and in charge of heaven’s dark angels—all itching… One The car was hot from the sun, and I pulled… Two Fort Banks Mall was a wave of air-conditioned coolness. I… Three “Ace!” I shouted, the hard pavement under my feet sending… Four Nakita stood beside me in her designer jeans and trendy… Five The spaghetti sauce smelled spicy, just the way I liked… Six My sneakers slid on the damp grit of the roof,… Seven I was glad my body wasn’t real as I crouched… Eight Where the devil am I? I thought, watching my fingers… Nine Barnabas’s arms were tight around me as he flew over… Ten Shoe parked two houses down from his on the other… Eleven Shoe put Ace’s truck into park, but he didn’t make… Twelve The double doors shut with a hush of sound when… Thirteen Sweet and tangy, the ketchup dripped from my French fries…
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Prologue Seventeen, dead, and in charge of heaven’s dark angels—all itching to kill someone. Yup, that’s me, Madison, the new dark timekeeper without a clue. It wasn’t exactly how I envisioned my “higher education” going the night I blew off my junior prom and died at the bottom of a ravine. I’d survived my death by stealing my murderer’s amulet. Now it’s my responsibility to send a dark reaper to end a person’s earthly existence. The idea is to save their soul at the cost of their life. Fate, the seraphs would say. But I don’t believe in fate; I believe in choice, which means I’m in charge of the very people I once fought against. The seraphs are confused about the changes I’m trying to make to a system I don’t believe in, but they’re willing to give me a chance. At least, that’s the theory. The reality is a bit more…complicated. One The car was hot from the sun, and I