Dr. David Greystone is excited for his team of scientists when they excavate an ancient treasure. This discovery should be the highlight of their careers. Instead, he soon realizes that he is running out of time to save the lives of his seven co-workers from a gruesome death.
As a mortician, Sam Liaway spends her quiet, uneventful days with the dead. That is until she finds a mysterious coin sewn into the arm of Jason Greene, a recently deceased member of Greystone’s team. Kidnapped by an archeologist who claims he is saving her life, Sam discovers she is the victim of an ancient curse and the target of an angry preta.
A.W. Ryleigh is an English Literature and Creative Writing Professor. She has published poetry and a screenplay for NU. She runs a column for Learning Tangent Magazine. Ryleigh has published her first novel, PRETA, in March of 2018. She also has two poetry books available on Amazon. She is currently working on the sequel for PRETA, as well as a new novel, AFTER DARK. Ryleigh lives in Central Texas where she enjoys reading, hiking, and swimming.