Miami Psychic: Confessions of a Confidante

by Regina Milbourne, Yvonne Carey

As a young psychic, Regina Milbourne became the unlikely and reluctant confidante to the denizens of Miami's seedy underworld. Murderers, thieves, crooked cops, pedophiles, cheating spouses, and Russian drug dealers all came to Regina, who charged (and ultimately paid) a premium to shield them from dangerous evil forces. Even when confronted with death, corruption, and life-threatening encounters, Regina stood by her promise to help anyone who sought her guidance. But when her and her family's lives were threatened, she decided to turn her back on the gift she's had since almost drowning at the age of twelve. In Miami Psychic , she comes clean, divulging -- without revealing the identity of any of her clients -- the unimaginable horrors and shocking confessions that she witnessed throughout her career. Part gypsy priestess and part psychologist, Regina has experienced it all -- from a narcotics officer smuggling drugs to an identity thief plagued by a deceased brother and a Miami heiress cursed by black magic. This harrowing memoir reveals her story in a voice as raw and haunting as the world she came to know and ultimately left behind.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2006

Reviews

[K · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are a number of things I disagree with Regina Milbourne on, and some things about interpersonal relations that I'm not sure she has the right idea about, but it was interesting to peek inside this woman's life for a couple hundred pages. Or, at least, what parts of her life she has decided to share.

Whether she's psychic or not, I can't say, since I don't know her, but this was a quick, entertaining (if a little hokey at times) read. I'm glad I didn't pay full price for it, though, given how quickly I finished the book!

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

It makes for an interesting guilty pleasure quick read. I've no idea how to react - suspend belief? Wonder at varied life experiences and beliefs?

Googling the author seriously undercut any shreds of credibility, and not just because of her convictions. She worked in California, not Miami - which is culturally integral to many of the experiences in the book - and she also still appears to be married.

If billed as fiction it's more likable. If the author had been honest about her background and real experiences I'd have found it much more interesting to get a view into her life.

[Nupur Vanderlick · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really had no idea of the type of clientele a psychic could get until I read Milbourne's Miami Psychic. Ranging from the elite to the average crowd with serious skeletons in their closet. For some stories, I had to remind myself that this was NOT a work of fiction. 'Mere' and 'Missing Canary' kept my thinking way past my bedtime. I would recommend this book to those who are still in the dark about the accuracy of psychics and the constant risk they face at the hands of clients and the situations they create.

[Sabrina Rutter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book! If your looking to find something truelly spiritual this is not it, but it is an inside look into a store front psychics life. It's a fun book to read.

[Ayiticherie]

Great book! I couldn't put it down. (Very believable though the fact that the author is a documented con artist is another story.LOL!)

[Nina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very entertaining

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the short stories of the different characters in this book. It made it an easy read. I liked the diversity her clients.

[Naomi · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an entertaining read... Too bad it was all fake (just Google the author, and you'll see what I mean).

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a book, kinda interesting to read what this lady thinks as she does her psychic stuff. But google her, and she's been jailed many times for fraud.