Publisher's Synopsis
From his perch at the top of a pillar in Lincoln Cathedral, the imp watches city life with an air of stony detachment. Tourists peer continually up at his location, desperate to see the city's unusual carved mascot. To some, he is clearly visible but to others, he will remain an enigma, a demon on the shoulder of a quaint rural town. Jayden Mitchell has a secret which threatens to destroy the success of her work within the Lincolnshire Parish of St Jude's. She is one of the best counsellors that the parish has ever employed to sort out the hidden mess of human frailty within the prosperous inner city congregation, but if anyone was to find out about her past, it would all be over. Someone knows and they have the power to detonate Jayden's life completely. As the fragile woman holds tightly to the double life that she has created for herself, struggling against a vicious tide of destruction, a murder at the church complicates matters further and brings her ever more into the spotlight. Jayden's continued friendship with Raphael Abbadeli, the handsome Italian gym owner, causes Jayden to take stock of her isolated existence and wonder if she could have some of the things she has been denied. But the arrival in town of his equally handsome brother makes her question what it is that she really wants. As life in the rural city spirals quickly out of control the demons come out to play and press home their advantage, banking on their influence to continue the suppression of Jayden's former self. They ride on her shoulders mercilessly, Anger, Guilt and Death, clawing their way into her psyche and attempting to keep her prisoner. Yet a higher power is in play, forcing the odds in Jayden's favour and lining things up so that she has to face her demons once and for all, or be forever trapped. This is a novel of restitution and hope, demonstrating that unique and powerful human ability to build a life from the ashes of destruction, a life without emotional demons.
