Paradise Lot Series

Readers are saying that Paradise Lot is as original as American Gods and as exciting as The Dresden Files.  "It's as if Borges' Book of Imaginary Beings married a graphic novel and had an action adventure baby in Neverwhere." - Author J.L. Cragle  The gods are gone. All of them.  Their last message to humanity was: "Thank you for believing in us, but it is not enough. We're leaving. Good luck." At first no one took them seriously. Until, that is, all the denizens of all the heavens and hells started showing up on people's doorsteps.  Creatures that were once thought of as myth are now refugees striving to adapt to life on earth. Trouble is, after eons of living forever, they're not very good at being mortal.  Caught in the middle is Jean-Luc, a struggling hotelier who (reluctantly) promised to help these wayward 'Others' live in this new GoneGod world. But taking care of his guests, keeping his hotel afloat and dealing with the constant drama of the Others' lives is figuratively killing him. And now that an unusually strange Other is in town, his figurative demise might soon become more literal.  Paradise Lot is a new urban fantasy series by R.E. Vance that chronicles the adventures of the humans and 'Others' alike, as they struggle to navigate this strange, new post apocalyptic godless world.  The Cast:  - The human Jean-Luc;  - The angel Penemue;  - The gorgon Medusa;  - The fairy TinkerBelle;  - The archangel Michael;  - The succubus Astarte;  - The poltergeist Judith;  - The shade Bella...  and many, many more legendary characters from mythology, folklore and fairy tales.  PS - Sadly there are no vampires in Paradise Lot. Sorry :(  BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE SPECIAL BONUS BEING OFFERED IN THE FRONT OF THE BOOK!  Praise for Paradise Lot:  "Once I began reading, there was no putting it down."   "I'm really enjoying these stories. They remind me of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files (and that's a high compliment!)"   "5-stars!" -- Good Reads Reviewer  "I cannot get enough of this series!"   "R.E. Vance lured me right in."  

Episode Two…  Jean-Luc’s hotel has been blown up, his friend is dead and he is under investigation by Paradise Lot’s police chief, the archangel Michael. And his day hasn’t even started yet...  Hellelujah!..  The gods are gone. All of them.  Their last message to humanity was: "Thank you for believing in us, but it is not enough. We're leaving. Good luck." At first no one took them seriously. Until, that is, all the denizens of all the heavens and hells started showing up on people's doorsteps.  Creatures that were once thought of as myth are now refugees striving to adapt to life on earth. Trouble is, after eons of living forever, they're not very good at being mortal.  Caught in the middle is Jean-Luc, a struggling hotelier who (reluctantly) promised to help these 'Others' live in this new GoneGod world. But taking care of his guests, keeping his hotel afloat and dealing with the constant drama of the Others' lives is figuratively killing him. And now that an unusually strange Other is in town, his figurative demise might soon become more literal. 

Episode Three...  What a day! After some strange 'Other' blew up the One Spire Inn and killed his friend, Jean-Luc spent the last few hours trying to figure out what's going on. Lucky for him, he is friends with the angel Penemue and the succubus Astarte—two creatures older than most mountains. Unlucky for him, the insane creature that's causing havoc in his city is the one and only Avatar of Gravity, a being as old as the universe itself...  GoneGod damn—a lot can happen in a day...  The gods are gone. All of them.  Their last message to humanity was: "Thank you for believing in us, but it is not enough. We're leaving. Good luck." At first no one took them seriously. Until, that is, all the denizens of all the heavens and hells started showing up on people's doorsteps.  Creatures that were once thought of as myth are now refugees striving to adapt to life on earth. Trouble is, after eons of living forever, they're not very good at being mortal.  Caught in the middle is Jean-Luc, a struggling hotelier who (reluctantly) promised to help these 'Others' live in this new GoneGod world. But taking care of his guests, keeping his hotel afloat and dealing with the constant drama of the Others' lives is figuratively killing him. And now that an unusually strange Other is in town, his figurative demise might soon become more literal.  Paradise Lot is a new urban fantasy series by R.E. Vance that chronicles the adventures of the humans and 'Others' alike, as they struggle to navigate this strange, new post apocalyptic godless world.  The Cast:  - The human Jean-Luc;  - The angel Penemue;  - The gorgon Medusa;  - The fairy TinkerBelle;  - The archangel Michael;  - The succubus Astarte;  - The poltergeist Judith;  - The shade Bella...  and many, many more legendary characters from mythology, folklore and fairy tales. 

Episode Four...  The gauntlet has been thrown as Jean-Luc challenges the Avatar of Gravity to a one-on-one fight in the middle of nowhere. Jean-Luc doesn’t know if he’ll see the light of dawn and he doesn’t care. There’s only so much one human can endure …  The exciting finale of Paradise Lot: Season One is finally here!  The gods are gone. All of them.  Their last message to humanity was: "Thank you for believing in us, but it is not enough. We're leaving. Good luck." At first no one took them seriously. Until, that is, all the denizens of all the heavens and hells started showing up on people's doorsteps.  Creatures that were once thought of as myth are now refugees striving to adapt to life on earth. Trouble is, after eons of living forever, they're not very good at being mortal.  Caught in the middle is Jean-Luc, a struggling hotelier who (reluctantly) promised to help these 'Others' live in this new GoneGod world. But taking care of his guests, keeping his hotel afloat and dealing with the constant drama of the Others' lives is figuratively killing him. And now that an unusually strange Other is in town, his figurative demise might soon become more literal.  Paradise Lot is a new urban fantasy series by R.E. Vance that chronicles the adventures of the humans and 'Others' alike, as they struggle to navigate this strange, new post apocalyptic godless world.  The Cast:  - The human Jean-Luc;  - The angel Penemue;  - The gorgon Medusa;  - The fairy TinkerBelle;  - The archangel Michael;  - The succubus Astarte;  - The poltergeist Judith;  - The shade Bella...  and many, many more legendary characters from mythology, folklore and fairy tales. 

The gods are gone. All of them.  When the gods left, their last message to humanity was: "Thank you for believing in us, but it is not enough. We're leaving. Good luck." At first no one took them seriously. Until, that is, all the denizens of all the heavens and hells started showing up on people's doorsteps.  Creatures that were once thought of as myth are now refugees striving to adapt to life on earth. Trouble is, after eons of living forever, they're not very good at being mortal.  Paradise Lot: Interludes is two such stories, following the trials and tribulations of Other refugees as they do their best adjust to life in the GoneGod world.  Good Enough:  Aau, the jackal-guard, hates being mortal.  Once he was part of RE the sun god’s elite team of warriors, but now he is forced to live in a slum called Paradise Lot. And what’s worse, Aau must live across the alley from a whining human child who smells of soiled diapers and tears. Aau misses who he was, misses his brother, but most of all misses having a life of purpose … And now that this child is screaming, Aau wonders what he can do to regain his former glory.  Interludes:  Not all the gods are gone. They left behind one of their own.  Seems that Dionysus, the Greek god of revelry, partied a wee bit too hard the night before he was supposed to leave, and was accidently left behind. Alone and mortal on the lowest of all realms—Earth—Dionysus is forced to find meaning. But what meaning can there be for the god of joy and excess, debauchery and drama? Earth is bleak, boring and full of pain. Dionysus is beginning to think it was a mistake for the gods to leave without first ending all life.  A mistake that Dionysus can fix.  Paradise Lot is a new urban fantasy series by R.E. Vance that chronicles the adventures of the humans and 'Others' alike, as they struggle to navigate this strange, new post-apocalyptic godless world.    The Cast:  - The human Jean-Luc;  - The angel Penemue;  - The gorgon Medusa;  - The fairy TinkerBelle;  - The archangel Michael;  - The succubus Astarte;  - The poltergeist Judith;  - The shade Bella...  And introducing Aau, the jackal-guard and Dionysus, the former god of revelry! As well as many, many more legendary characters from mythology, folklore and fairy tales.  BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE SPECIAL BONUS BEING OFFERED IN THE FRONT OF THE BOOK! 

The gods are gone. All of them. Since they left, mythical creatures of all shapes and sizes have been forced to Earth as refugees dependent on the goodwill of humans. Trouble is most humans don't have much goodwill ...  Then there's Jean-Luc, a struggling hotelier who promised to help these wayward 'Others' live in this new GoneGod world. It's a promise that just might get him killed. In the past year alone, his hotel was blown up, his best friend - a drunk fallen angel - picked a fight with an Other hating gang and, oh yeah, the world almost ended (again).  But things are finally starting to look-up for Jean-Luc. He’s dating Medusa, most Others respect him and his new hotel has just been booked for the biggest event of the century. Sadly his good fortune takes a turn for the worse when his guests accidentally set off the apocalypse.  It seems that when the gods departed, they left behind their WMDs: Weapons of Mass Destruction—or rather, ATDs: Apocalypses of Total Destruction.  Now Jean-Luc is forced to face-off against Ragnarok, Revelations and a creature he’s pretty sure is the Kraken.  All in a day’s work in Paradise Lot. 

Keep Evolving - Episode 3 ... It seems that the gang accidentally released an ancient Assyrian apocalypse. There are seven to herald its arrival and four have gone by already. All Jean-Luc has to do is stop the other signs ... but how do you stop the sky from raining frogs? The gods are gone. All of them. Since they left, mythical creatures of all shapes and sizes have been forced to Earth as refugees dependent on the goodwill of humans. Trouble is most humans don't have much goodwill ...  Then there's Jean-Luc, a struggling hotelier who promised to help these wayward 'Others' live in this new GoneGod world. It's a promise that just might get him killed. In the past year alone, his hotel was blown up, his best friend - a drunk fallen angel - picked a fight with an Other hating gang and, oh yeah, the world almost ended (again).  But things are finally starting to look-up for Jean-Luc. He’s dating Medusa, most Others respect him and his new hotel has just been booked for the biggest event of the century. Sadly his good fortune takes a turn for the worse when his guests accidentally set off the apocalypse.  It seems that when the gods departed, they left behind their WMDs: Weapons of Mass Destruction—or rather, ATDs: Apocalypses of Total Destruction.  Now Jean-Luc is forced to face-off against Ragnarok, Revelations and a creature he’s pretty sure is the Kraken.  All in a day’s work in Paradise Lot. 

Keep Evolving - Episode 2 ... The world shook, the sky fell and the wine went sour. And these signs that the end of the world is nigh? Jean-Luc is skeptical, but when seven seemingly normal looking children try to eat their mother even Jean-Luc has to admit that something is going on. The gods are gone. All of them. Since they left, mythical creatures of all shapes and sizes have been forced to Earth as refugees dependent on the goodwill of humans. Trouble is most humans don't have much goodwill ...  Then there's Jean-Luc, a struggling hotelier who promised to help these wayward 'Others' live in this new GoneGod world. It's a promise that just might get him killed. In the past year alone, his hotel was blown up, his best friend - a drunk fallen angel - picked a fight with an Other hating gang and, oh yeah, the world almost ended (again).  But things are finally starting to look-up for Jean-Luc. He’s dating Medusa, most Others respect him and his new hotel has just been booked for the biggest event of the century. Sadly his good fortune takes a turn for the worse when his guests accidentally set off the apocalypse.  It seems that when the gods departed, they left behind their WMDs: Weapons of Mass Destruction—or rather, ATDs: Apocalypses of Total Destruction.  Now Jean-Luc is forced to face-off against Ragnarok, Revelations and a creature he’s pretty sure is the Kraken.  All in a day’s work in Paradise Lot. 

Keep Evolving - Episode 4 ... After Jean-Luc failed to stop the apocalypse from happening, he has only one chance to stop it. Except some choices are too hard to make ... apocalypse-be-stopped or not. The gods are gone. All of them. Since they left, mythical creatures of all shapes and sizes have been forced to Earth as refugees dependent on the goodwill of humans. Trouble is most humans don't have much goodwill ...  Then there's Jean-Luc, a struggling hotelier who promised to help these wayward 'Others' live in this new GoneGod world. It's a promise that just might get him killed. In the past year alone, his hotel was blown up, his best friend - a drunk fallen angel - picked a fight with an Other hating gang and, oh yeah, the world almost ended (again).  But things are finally starting to look-up for Jean-Luc. He’s dating Medusa, most Others respect him and his new hotel has just been booked for the biggest event of the century. Sadly his good fortune takes a turn for the worse when his guests accidentally set off the apocalypse.  It seems that when the gods departed, they left behind their WMDs: Weapons of Mass Destruction—or rather, ATDs: Apocalypses of Total Destruction.  Now Jean-Luc is forced to face-off against Ragnarok, Revelations and a creature he’s pretty sure is the Kraken.  All in a day’s work in Paradise Lot.