Steven LaChance Blog

I can’t even begin to tell you the scope of my new book Grace. It feels vast and uncontainable at times, yet it remains grounded in the most intimate way possible because the story is always brought back to people and their lives. That is where the true terror and the true beauty reside.

At the heart of everything is Grace. She is the spark, the storm, the saint, and the tyrant. Every decision she makes, every thought that passes through her mind, every moment of weakness or strength, changes the course of the world around her. She touches lives in ways she cannot always control. Some rise because of her. Some fall because of her. And in the reflection of those she leaves behind, we come to see her in sharper focus. This is her journey of becoming, though what she becomes is left for the reader to decide.

Her world is familiar, yet it is unrecognizable. If you are from St. Louis, you will recognize the bones of the city. The streets and landmarks are still there, but they are bent into something darker, more dangerous, and forever scarred. It is a St. Louis seen through smoke and fire, through fear and faith, through a supernatural lens that twists what we think we know.

For those of you who have followed Vincent Rossi from my earlier books, you will not be disappointed. Rossi returns, weary but unbroken, caught once again in the shadows where human cruelty and otherworldly evil blur together. He is not just an observer here. He is drawn into Grace’s orbit, and what happens to him may be decided by her choices.

But the question remains. Is this really Grace’s story? The supernatural force known as Gabriel may disagree. He lingers at the edges of every decision, every tragedy, and every revelation. Puppet master, angel, demon, or ghost, no one can truly say. His influence cannot be ignored and his presence cannot be denied.

This is a story of saints and monsters, of cities dying and being reborn in violence, of choices that ripple outward until they swallow the world. At its center stands one woman who is both salvation and destruction. Yet in the final reckoning it may not be Grace who decides the fate of everything. It may be Gabriel.