The Devil's Double: Part 1

By Anita M. Lovett

What if the devil didn't come to destroy the church...but to lead it?
Two brothers. One church. And a lie powerful enough to steal a calling.

Kingdom Rising is already unraveling.

Its founding pastor has been arrested.
The congregation is divided.
And Pastor Malik Cross is barely holding the church together with prayer and exhaustion.

Then people start seeing him in places he's never been.

Same face.
Same voice.
Different spirit.

Marcus Cross-the twin brother everyone buried years ago-is not as dead as they believed.

As whispers spread, Marcus slips into Malik's life with terrifying ease, exploiting grief, blind loyalty, and a congregation more addicted to emotion than discernment. From the pulpit, his sermons spark revival. Tears fall. Praise erupts.

No one questions the fire.

Except the few women the church once dismissed-the ones who feel the shift, catch the lie, and sense the wolf beneath the smile.

By the time the truth surfaces, the church may already belong to him.

The Devil's Double is a gripping psychological and spiritual thriller about deception, identity, and the danger of mistaking charisma for calling.

Because sometimes the greatest threat isn't what attacks the church-it's what the church chooses to follow.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 195523518X
• ISBN13: 9781955235181
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Phoenix Publishing House
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"