Eternal Guardian: Book One of The Beatrice Chronicles

An immortal guardian. A scholar marked by ancient blood. An angel who risks Heaven itself to save them.For two centuries, Teague Blackwood has watched from the shadows.Executed in 1823 and bound to a curse he never fully understood, he now serves as an eternal guardian, protecting one bloodline from the demonic forces drawn to its hidden power. His latest charge is Emma Carter, a brilliant Durham scholar whose research has uncovered more than forgotten history.She has found a fragment of Gabriel's Horn - an ancient relic capable of tearing open the boundaries between Heaven, Hell, and Earth.Emma does not know why demons are hunting her. She does not know why her blood can awaken buried memories. And she does not know that the charming academic courting her is something far older and far more dangerous than a man.Above them, Beatrice watches from Heaven's Garden of Witnessing. Angels are forbidden to interfere. They observe, record, and obey.But Beatrice has watched Teague suffer for too long.When demonic forces gather around Durham Cathedral and Heaven refuses to act, Beatrice must choose between perfect obedience and forbidden compassion. Her choice will shatter celestial law, awaken ancient powers, and bind angel, guardian, and scholar together in a war that has only just begun.Eternal Guardian is the first book in The Beatrice Chronicles, a dark gothic fantasy series inspired by the spiritual architecture of Dante's Divine Comedy. Perfect for readers who enjoy morally complex angels, ancient demons, haunted cities, dark academia, and supernatural battles fought in the shadows of sacred stone.