The Bloom of a Rose
by Augustina Van Hoven

The forces of good and evil are at play in the field of politics.

Angels and demons deploy humans and ghosts in a living chess game.

In addition to a fanatical mother, cunning political opponents, and their unwelcome desires, Rachel Bartlett and Paul Miller have to thwart the plans of a demon.

Rachel doesn’t expect to meet the man of her dreams at a funeral. But a chance conversation with Paul inserts her in a political game between good and evil. Her political-strategist mother has other plans for her, and they don’t include romance. Paul is the wrong guy for her, but sometimes it takes someone from the opposition to show you the way out of the maze.

Paul is fighting battles on multiple fronts, and he doesn’t have time for an infatuation with a liberal graphic artist, no matter how blue her eyes or how sharp her wit. If his trust is misplaced, then a betrayal can cost him the game.

What the couple doesn’t know is that they are not alone. Supernatural beings battle behind the scenes—and humans are all pawns on a chessboard. The outcome of the game will determine not only what the future might be . . . but whether there even is one.

Other Books by Augustina Van Hoven

Cursed
The Eldritch Series Book 2

The Unexpected Gentleman
Love Through Time Novella

Harbinger
Eldritch Series Book 1

The Discovery
Tovenaar Book 3

Love Through Time: The Series
Three Holiday Novellas

The Curse
Tovenaar Book 2

The Hidden
Tovenaar Book 1

The Seeds of Change
New Frontier Series Book 2

The Christmas Kiss
Love Through Time Novella

The Portrait
Love Through Time Novella

A Way Back
Love Through Time Book 3

An Innocent Man
Love Through Time Novella

A New Beginning
Love Through Time Book 2

The Scattering of Seeds
New Frontier Series Book 1

The Last Christmas on Earth
New Frontier Series Novella

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Augustina Van Hoven's Bio

Augustina Van Hoven was born in The Netherlands and currently resides in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, two dogs and three cats. She is an avid reader of romance, science fiction and fantasy. When she's not writing she likes to work in her garden or in the winter months crochet and knit on her knitting machines.