Swamp Cabbage

The Rachael O'Brien Chronicles #6

by Paisley Ray

This summer, Rachael O'Brien must participate in a work-study apprenticeship and has lined up a job running an art gallery in Beaufort. Free rent in the owner's plantation home for her and Francine seems like a score. Majestic waterfront views impress, but the emotional tide turns when the girls discover a lifeless body.


Balancing her Baptist morals with her Voodoo heritage, Francine calls a local root doctor who declares that a malcontent spirit lurks. Rachael's kooky mom and tag-along "psychic friend" show up uninvited and reveal a vision of the property's gruesome secrets.


When art and heirloom silver go missing, Rachael and her mishmash of companions become drawn into the mystery and she must delve into local history to find answers in this tale that dances on the toes of age-old Gullah folklore in Paisley Ray's, SWAMP CABBAGE.

157 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 27, 2014

About the author

The Rachael O'Brien Chronicles are not your typical fiction. A young woman's plan for an art history degree turns into an outrageous series of misadventures in this laugh-out-loud romp about a girl who enrolls in a southern college during the height of the crazy era that was the 1980's. This collection crosses genres of chick lit, mystery, romance, humor, and action with the possibility of a corpse or two.

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Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoy reading the Rachael O'Brien Chronicles, however, this is not my favourite book of the series. I enjoyed reading much of the story. It contained the characters that I had grown to care about through the previous 5 books and was written in that easy relaxing style that I enjoy so much. My main issue with was the book felt unfinished. I was genuinely surprised when I turned the final page to discover the story had ended. Maybe like other tales the mystery will continue to the next book and all the loose ends will be tied up then. I just feel a little confused and dissatisfied.

[Jenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful

Epic tale, 5 stars because I love reading the different situations Rachel seems to stumble upon and who helps her.

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was OK. The ending was abrupt and still left a lot of loose ends.

[Tomi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better than the last installment, but the relationships still feel strained. What happened to GG, Travis, and her dad? Headed into senior year, so let's see what happens in the next book.

[Connie Hope saunders · Rating 2 out of 5]

I felt like the author began writing a book and at the end she just gave up.

[Russmania · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed the whole series of these books

[Carlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was #6 in the Rachael O'Brien series and the last one available until the next one is published. I've enjoyed all the books. This story takes place during the summer between Rachael's Junior and Senior years at North Carolina University. While she manages an art gallery in Beaufort, South Carolina, and lives gratis in the gallery owner's house while he vacations in Scotland. Her roommate Francine is interning in a law office in Beaufort and sharing the house with Rachael. Beaufort is a small town on Lady Island, one of the many islands off the coast of the Carolinas and Northern Florida. As in all the books there is a mystery to be solved. Unlike the others there is a dead body discovered in the first pages,and we don't learn what happens until the last page. The legacy of slavery is alive in South Carolina and plays a large role in the story.

Rachael's Senior year will be chronicled in Praise the Lard, with any luck to be published soon!

[Kirsten · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good story of Rachael O'Brien with an interesting summer adventure. I loved the Gullah setting and history and Rilka the root doctor. This is not as sit on the edge of your seat as the previous two summer books, but it explores the dynamics of Rachael's unique family situation very well. The book just came out a few days ago, and I guess there is only one left in Rachael's college life. Waiting for the next one. If you have not read the others in the series, please start with book 1, as they require background knowledge to enjoy, and unlike other series, only little recaps are given. If you like the series, this will not disappoint.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

This sixth book in the Rachael O’Brien series was definitely not my favorite. It seemed to flounder and not really know where to go since the previous books’ arc is over. Just when it could have gotten truly interesting we suddenly fast forwarded a couple weeks. I really think Swamp Cabbage is not a necessary read for Rachael fans and could be skipped.

[Andrea Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like this series. This one seems like it ended a little abruptly. Looking forward to the next one!

[Kandee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story. Has a rather sudden ending.

[El · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ready for the next one....

[Adelaide · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very exciting and adventurous!

Rachel is on summer break and sorting mysteries! Francine and Rachel had a very interesting summer and Trudy has surprising news!

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. Ready for the next one!

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loving the franchise of these but they could be a bit longer as they end way to quickly

[Christi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Swamped

I'm a big fan of these books, but I'll admit that this installment felt a little different than others in the series. The tone seemed a little strange, there wasn't as much humor, and the story evolved at a much quicker (kind of TOO quick) pace. I'm still a fan, still going to keep reading the series, but this one wasn't my favorite.