HOPE

THE AWAKENING

“For everyone who feels too quiet, too broken, or too different — you are exactly right as you are.”

BOOK ONE

The Story

Paris, 3225. The world has rebuilt itself from ruin — but hope is running out.

Emma Queen is a writer, an introvert, and a woman in hiding. She has fled London under a new name, carrying nothing but the house her grandparents left her and the feeling that she was never quite enough.

She does not know she is the Angel of Hope.

But something in Paris is waking up. And a fallen angel named Luc has already noticed.

HOPE — The Awakening (Cover) by Madeleine Lemke
THE SERIES

Five Angels. Five Cities. One War.

Each book follows a different angel awakening in a different city across the world.

THE WRITER

About Madeleine Lemke

ML

Madeleine Lemke has been carrying this story for thirteen years.

She writes for the ones who feel too quiet, too broken, or too different. For the ones who were told they were too much — or not enough. Her grandfather taught her that everything can be repaired and has meaning. Her grandmother read with her heart. Both of them live in every page she writes.

HOPE is her first novel. It will not be her last.

CHAPTER ONE

Enter the World

Chapter 1 — The Lost Prerogative

„Fear screams. Order cuts.“
— Luc

Before Emma wakes up — someone else is already watching.

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THE SETTING

Paris, 3225

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The World

A city rebuilt from ruin. Nature has reclaimed what humans abandoned. Roots grow through stone. Hope-Green pulses through the streets — if you know how to look.

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The Darkness

Luc does not use magic. He uses architecture. He adjusts a route. He lets a post emit a tone. He turns an exit into a barrier — without ever calling it one.

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The Hope

Emma cannot yet see what she is. But Paris can feel it. And so can he.

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READERS

What Readers Say

★★★★★

“A world that pulls you in and doesn’t let go.”

★★★★★

“Luc is the most unsettling villain I have ever read. Because he makes sense.”

★★★★★

“For everyone who ever felt like they weren’t enough — this book is for you.”

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PARIS AWAITS.
SHE IS WAKING UP.
FEAR SCREAMS.
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