


Jake appreciates Eli's help, but waits for the look of sympathy he usually gets from people who have seen him in the midst of an episode, but is surprised when he doesn't get that reaction from Eli. Since his cousin has anxiety attacks, Eli immediately recognizes what is happening with Jake and takes appropriate measures to ensure his safety. Fortunately, there just happens to be an angel named Eli passing by. If anyone ever needed a guardian angel it is Jake, of 'Guardian Angels' by Geneva Vand, when his PTSD is triggered, leaving him paralyzed with fear unable to move or speak, lost in another time and place.

For Jake, it could be the first step toward a life free from fear and loneliness.įirst edition published by Dreamspinner Press, December 2016. Eli is no stranger to panic attacks and PTSD, and he’s happy to help Jake get home-where the weather forces him to remain for the night. When he returns to the present, Jake is on the ground, being watched over by a guardian angel in the form of a kind man named Eli. Suddenly, he is in the midst of another winter storm-and another accident, one that not everyone walked away from. One snowy evening, a car wreck in front of his toy store triggers terrible memories for Jake.
