The Serpent

It was a cold night. It was a foggy night, and sixteen-year-old Teresa Kelly wanted desperately to go to the record store across town. After an exhausting debate, her softhearted father relented. "Yes!" Teresa said, smiling wily at her father and turning up the car radio. Teresa did not hear the scream of the brakes. Teresa did not see her father's head fall into her crushed lap.

The one person she loved and trusted was gone, and Teresa was left to rehabilitate a life she felt was not worth living. Angry at God for taking away her father, Teresa rebelled by turning to drugs and the dark coven of black magic. After the birth of her daughter, Teresa realized the evils of her religion. It was not until after the sacrifice of her infant son that she had the courage to flee the satanic cult.

Running for her life, she was drawn to St. Thomas Catholic Church--her roots. There she met a handsome Italian priest who vowed to help her change her life. The priest slowly began learning about her dark past and her dismal future. It was Teresa who predicted her murder within days of its occurrence. It was Teresa who warned the priest that her daughter would soon be abducted. It was Teresa who was right!

The Serpent is an exceptional mix of suspense and surprise, good and evil, and romance and forbidden love.