The Gatekeeper

A young woman named Danielle has been given shapeshifting ability as a teenager following an occult ritual. She subsequently assumes the persona of Desiree, a cunning seductress who entices unsuspecting men. Desiree diabolically plots to drain them of everything they have of value—their wealth, their reputations, and their relationships—as a form of revenge for an unspeakable horror perpetrated on her as a youth.

Desiree discovers she is as much a victim of the powers of darkness as the men she seduces. There seems to be no escape for her until she meets Joshua, the director of a local youth center and assistant minister at his father's church. Although the powers of darkness drive Desiree to destroy Joshua through a series of attempted seductions, Joshua stubbornly refuses. He is convinced Desiree can be freed from the dark entity that controls her.

“From the beginning to the end, this book will have you on a roller coaster. You will find yourself not wanting to put this book down. It’s a must read!”  —Verna V. Nickelberry, Ordinary People Magazine

“From the moment we meet Desiree, the shape-shifting seductress, we are pulled between compassion for the girl she was and open loathing and secret fascination with what she has become.”  —L. Wilson, TN

“This book will cause you to reflect on...what ministry and discipleship really means as we attempt to lead others to Christ.”  —Loves Books

Vanderbilt Brabson III was born in Knoxville and graduated from the University of Tennessee. A conference speaker,  Vanderbilt is one of the featured writers in Ordinary People Magazine.