By the Rivers of Babylon

By the Rivers of Babylon

A gritty, sophisticated, supernatural street thriller that explores the nature of forbidden love and its power to transform even the hardest of hearts. Lincoln Duvall is the Third Ward's most notorious criminal, a drug lord and known murderer who has sold his soul to the devil and abandoned his early roots of religious upbringing. But when he falls in love with Gabriella Sinclaire, a street-savvy Christian journalist with the power to reveal his secrets and dismantle his entire organization, good is pitted against evil in a dramatic showdown. Wealthy, powerful, and connected, Lincoln has always been untouchable—until Gabriella invades his heart. Is spiritual redemption possible for Lincoln, or will he pull Gabriella away from her life of virtue down to the darkness of his world? An Apostolic minister and former columnist for the Hartford Courant, Cindy has been profiled by the New York Times and published by Readers Digest and Essence magazines. She has been the recipient fellow of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, and a finalist in Ebony ’s annual fiction writing contest. She is also the author of By the Rivers of Babylon , her debut novel, as well as her nonfiction book, Cinders . Cindy's writings are her way of documenting how violence and injustice impact urban children.