Guardians (Prayer Warriors, #2) by Céleste Perrino-Walker

Standing in the Gap.

The bright sunshine streaming in through the window illuminated Ethel Bennington's silver hair. If you looked just right, with your eyes a little squinty, it seemed as if she had a halo floating gently over her head. At least, that's how it appeared to little Esther as she crept into Grammy Ethel's room. Was Grammy Ethel asleep? No, her lips were moving. Angels streamed from Ethel's side toward heaven and returned just as quickly to gather more requests from the old woman's fervently moving lips. She pushed herself more these days. It was as if she could sense that the race was almost through and she had been given her second wind. But the strain was beginning to tell.

Billie Jo knelt beside her children. "We know you'll be with us, Lord, 'cause You promised. Help us to accept Your will, whatever that may be. Help this situation to bring us closer to You. Please send your angels to watch over Grandma Raynard." The first thing Jewel did was to dispatch a legion of angels to the hospital to gather around the bedside of Helen Raynard. Her condition was critical, more critical than any of the humans involved realized. With their limited vision, they looked only on the outside. And right now, that was bad enough.

Calla squeezed his hand and winked at him. Lyle felt a rush of warmth. He could hardly believe that in four months they would be married. He still had to pinch himself occasionally just to be sure he wasn't dreaming. "You're going to wish it was a dream," the demon sneered. "I have plans for you." He glanced over at the ever-present angel. "You should never have taken him out of my hands. You'll regret it, and so will he. I swear you will."

Guardians brings the power of prayer to life. Picking up where she left off in her bestseller, Prayer Warriors, Céleste perrino Walker continues to weave the remarkable story of ordinary people struggling with life and with their relationships with God. Prayer - their own and the prayers of those who "stand in the gap" for them - is their only hope as spiritual warfare rages all around them. Behind the scenes, angels and demons fight to influence their minds and their decisions.

Guardians makes fascinating reading. But more than that, it may change you, the way you see the world, and the way you pray.