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by Barbara Casey
Category: occult romance
Will Shyla need to lose her life to regain her self?
Thirty-five-year-old novelist Shyla Wishon fears that her life is spinning
out of control since her recent marriage to Carl Cores.
First, her overbearing new mother-in-law moves from New Jersey to Florida
to be close to her son, followed by a steady stream of visiting relatives who
become a constant intrusion on what was once her time to write. To make matters
worse, Carl's two grown daughters refuse to have anything to do with her, his
former wife is still making demands, and even though Carl has a good job, bills
are starting to pile up.
Shyla tries to cheerfully accept the responsibilities that come with a new
marriage and the inevitable adjustments, but the stress is leaving her with
constant migraines, a lack of energy, and, worst of all, an inability to write.
While she is in Naples, Florida, teaching a creative writing course, Shyla
becomes entangled in soul transference and animal sacrifice through the ancient
Santerian beliefs of Regla de Ocha. It is through these beliefs and a
remarkable series of events that ultimately allow her to escape her present
life and become a new and fulfilled woman.
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About the Author
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Author's Biography
Originally from Carrollton, Illinois, Barbara Casey attended the
University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, and Wesleyan
College, where she received a B.A. degree, summa cum laude, with a double major
in English and history. In 1978, she left her position as Director of Public
Relations and Vice President of Development at North Carolina Wesleyan College
to write full-time and develop her own manuscript evaluation and editorial
service.
Since that time, her articles, short stories, and poetry have appeared in
several publications, including the American Poetry Anthology, the Sparrowgrass
Poetry Forum, The National Library of Poetry (Editor's Choice Award), the North
Carolina Christian Advocate Magazine, The New East Magazine, the Raleigh (N.C.)
News and Observer, the Rocky Mount (N.C.) Sunday Telegram, Dog Fancy, and
ByLine. A thirty-minute television special which she wrote and coordinated was
broadcast on WRAL, Channel 5, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Over the years, Ms. Casey has been guest author and panelist at BookFest of
the Palm Beaches, Florida. She also serves as judge for the Pathfinder Literary
Awards in Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Florida, and has held the position of
Florida Regional Advisor for the Society of Children's Book Writers and
Illustrators since 1991. In addition to her manuscript editing and evaluation
service, Ms. Casey is the publisher of Publishers Update, a bimonthly
directory of children's publishers and literary agents. This past year, Ms.
Casey was named editorial consultant for The Jamaican Writers Circle in
affiliation with the University of West Indies and Mico Teachers College in
Kingston, Jamaica. Most recently, she received special recognition for her
editorial work on English translations of Albanian children's stories.
Ms. Casey's award-winning science fiction short story was featured in the
anthology The Cosmic Unicorn, and her essays appear in The Chrysalis
Reader, the international literary journal of the Swedenborg Foundation.
Two middle-grade/young-adult novels, Leilani Zan and Grandma Jock and
Christabelle (James C. Winston Publishing Co., Trade Division), were both
nominated for awards of excellence by the SCBWI Golden Kite Award, the National
Association of University Women Literary Award, and the Sir Walter Raleigh
Literary Award.
Shyla's Initiative is her first novel for adult readers.
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