A Measure of Rhyme: Ages of Malice, Book 2

by Lloyd Jeffries

February 25-28

“Will not want to put it down…truly unique…beautifully written.” -BookLife Prize 9.5 BookLife Elite Collection

An Explosive Tale of Love and Survival…

Rhyme Carter has a problem—she’s married to the Antichrist.

But her heart belongs to another man.

A man she deserted to the clutches of the Devil himself.

Emery Merrick wakes in a hospital to find the woman he loves betrayed him. Swept away on a drug-fueled tsunami of madness and mayhem, he plummets further into addiction, misery, and the machinations of immortal madmen.

But Rhyme has plans of her own. Plans to thwart her evil husband and reclaim her life.

From visionary award-winning author, Lloyd Jeffries, A Measure of Rhyme continues the epic saga of a secret society’s quest to dominate the world, fulfill prophecy, and offer the Earth as a sacrifice to a bloodthirsty God. The sequel to A Portion of Malice, it’s the second installment in the spellbinding Ages of Malice series.

As Mankind races toward the apocalypse, can a former librarian overcome staggering odds to save the planet—and the man she loves—from certain destruction

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Awards

  • Gold Award, Feathered Quill 2024 (Religious Fiction)
  • Silver Award, Feathered Quill 2024 (Mystery/Thriller)
  • Bronze Award, Reader Views 2023 (Thriller)
  • Notable 100, Shelf Unbound 2023 Best Indie Book Competition
  • Semi-finalist, BookLife Prize by Publisher’s Weekly 2023 (Mystery/Thriller)

“The most jaw dropping conclusion to any book written this century.” – NN Light’s Book Heaven
“Couldn’t put it down…a perfect formula in a nearly perfect series.”- Reader Views
“Powerful…drops a bomb on any notion of predictability.” – Midwest Book Review
“Hand over heart, I struggled to find a spot to press pause.” – Readers’ Favorite
“One of the strongest female lead characters this reader has ever seen.”- Feathered Quill

About the Author

Lloyd Jeffries enjoys dark comedies, philosophy, clever turns of phrase, religious studies and thought experiments involving the esoteric and legendary. A decorated veteran of numerous conflicts, he served in the U.S. military and has practiced Emergency, Trauma and Wilderness medicine for more than twenty years. He hides out in Florida with his family and Buck the Wonder Dog.

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