The Angel Scroll
Three miraculous paintings. Two heartbroken lovers. One earth-shaking revelation.
A man and woman are on the hunt for three supernatural paintings. Once found, the world will never be the same again.
The Angel Scroll
Embark on an enthralling journey through the ages with The Angel Scroll. This mesmerizing blend of romance and mystery pulsates with love and prophecy as it follows two would-be lovers and their hunt for three miraculous paintings that are destined to usher in spiritual enlightenment.
In the wake of a devastating loss, Claire Lucas, a gifted New York artist, is haunted by enigmatic dreams that lead her to paint a captivating painting of a dying woman in India. Unknowingly, she has created artwork that is a vital piece of a grand puzzle foretold by the ancient Angel Scroll , a Dead Sea parchment which prophesies that three supernatural paintings will combine to create a visual gospel for the New Age.
Richard Markson is a widowed antiquarian who unravels the prophecy surrounding Claire’s canvas and ignites the spark that fuels their epic journey. Aided by a trio of collaborators - a Buddhist monk, a Benedictine brother, and a professor of anthropology, they embark on a global scavenger hunt to locate the missing Angel Scroll and the extraordinary paintings it foretells.
As their quest unfolds and danger mounts, love blossoms for Richard and Claire, who experiences a profound spiritual as she fights to unravel the mysteries surrounding her and assemble the paintings to reveal their power.
The Angel Scroll takes readers on a spiritual odyssey, where the mysteries of love, loss, and fate converge in a fast-paced adventure. This thought-provoking novel explores hidden truths about world history, ancient cultures, reincarnation, and the human quest for spiritual knowing. Its heroine navigates the labyrinth of time and space, unlocking connections between past and present lives, as the world holds its breath, poised to witness a sacred triptych that’s sent to heal a broken world.
The Angel Scroll by Penelope Holt. On sale June 2024, Roundfire Books.
Praise for the Book
Captivated, I began to read The Angel Scroll. The story unfolded prophetically in my imagination much like the artwork created by the character, Claire Lucas, appeared mysteriously out of character onto her coveted canvas. Penelope’s flawless flow of masterful writing continued just as the author's moment-to-moment visuals unfolded in each written frame transporting me into her pages. Mysterious and intriguing. A great read.”
~ Gayle Gladstone
CEO/Publisher/Producer Waterside Productions, Inc.
Not since The Da Vinci Code has a novelist served up supernatural and mystical themes that are rooted in ancient beliefs and the historical record to serve as the beating heart of an action-packed spiritual thriller that has readers secretly hoping that miracles are real.”
~ Rev. Dr. Temple Hayes
Mystic, Spiritual Leader, Difference Maker
“Holt delivers a ticking-clock thriller that pulls from Eastern spirituality, architecture, biblical scholarship and prophecy, Jewish mysticism, and the Druids and Celts while never straying from the heart-wrenching, very human experience of love and loss that brings its central characters to life. What makes the novel so refreshing is that it never strays from the heart-wrenching, very human experience of love and loss that brings its central characters to life. "
~ Joey Madia
Author of Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of M (Stanton Chronicles #7)
and host, Into the Outer Realms
Tour the world’s most sacred spaces.
Follow the The Angel Scroll as it moves from Manhattan to Jerusalem to Amman to England’s mysterious Glastonbury Tor, home to Arthurian legend, before moving across Europe’s ancient and enigmatic locations: Paris, Rome, and Tuscany’s ancient, medieval city of Siena, all while invoking Benares in India, the site of Buddha’s famous awakening over 2,500 years ago. These sacred places all hold clues to the meaning and location of the sacred paintings Claire and Richard seek that will act as tools for spiritual enlightenment.