First the gods left, then the Others came. Now myths—angels, dragons, fairies, minotaurs—saunter among us.

When the Others came, I was one of the first to sign-up to fight them. I figured this was my home and they had no right being here. But I was wrong. They no more wanted to be here, than we wanted them here. Now I’m the sucker who’s helping them fumble through life on this (literally) godforsaken planet. Paradise Lot is as ironic a name as I could have imagined, but it’s my home. And my ramshackle hotel, it seems, is theirs.

If I thought life was a bitch before, I had no clue what I was talking about. Try mothering a ragtag group of misfits—an inebriated angel, a succubus, and my poltergeist mother-in-law. To top it all off, I can’t shake the devil’s pungent breath condensing on my neck. A grim Other stalks the night, tormenting, torturing, killing with no rhyme or reason. Just what I need. A gonegoddamn intricate conspiracy slicing through the cobwebs of my past.

My name is Jean-Luc Matthias, and I guess I’m the guy standing between another miserable day and the apocalypse.

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Immerse yourself in GoneGod World, the new urban fantasy series readers hail for its formidable universe, page-turning action and wry wit. One part American Gods and The Dresden Files, two parts addictive adrenaline.

Series Overview:

The gods are gone. All of them.

Their last message to humanity was: "Thank you for believing in us, but it is not enough. We're leaving. Good luck." At first no one took them seriously. Until, that is, all the denizens of all the heavens and hells started showing up on people's doorsteps.

Creatures that were once thought of as myth are now refugees striving to adapt to life on earth. Trouble is, after eons of living forever, they're not very good at being mortal.

Caught in the middle is Jean-Luc, a struggling hotelier who (reluctantly) promised to help these wayward 'Others' live in this new GoneGod world. But taking care of his guests, keeping his hotel afloat and dealing with the constant drama of the Others' lives is figuratively killing him. And now that an unusually strange Other is in town, his figurative demise might soon become more literal.


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Readers are saying that Paradise Lot is as original as American Gods & as exciting as The Dresden Files.

Praise for Paradise Lot Series:

"It's as if Borges' Book of Imaginary Beings married a graphic novel and had an action adventure baby in Neverwhere." - Author J.L. Cragle

"I was immediately pulled into the gritty, beautiful world which Vance creates. The system of magic is simple and elegant." - Celtic Frog Reviews

"GoneGodDamn, I was completely charmed by this story." - Good Reads Review

"If you like dystopian tales that are about more than a zombie storm, you'll enjoy this one. " - Good Reads Review

"A very funny story..." - Good Reads Review