Book excerpt: They say there are blessings from disasters. One is starting over. The hurricane gave Viola Valentine the chance she needed to leave her dead-end job and loveless marriage. But the storm that came barreling through New Orleans also blew open a psychic door, one that Viola had worked hard to keep close. Her first day in her new job as a travel writer and ghosts who have died by water are demanding attention, asking her to solve their mysteries. On top of it all, her goofy ex-husband isn’t about to let her go. Can she insist on a clean slate while busy communicating with those on the Other Side? And will her new talent allow her to reach her daughter who died of leukemia years before? A paranormal mystery series from award-winning author Cherie Claire. BOOK DETAILS • Contemporary paranormal mystery • Book One of the Viola Valentine Mystery Series • A full-length novel of 82,000 words • R-rated content: Light sexuality • Set in Louisiana and the Deep South Books by Cherie Claire: The Viola Valentine Mystery Series A Ghost of a Chance Ghost Town Trace of a Ghost Ghost Trippin’ Give Up the Ghost The Ghost is Clear (novella) Ghost Fever Ghost Lights The Cajun Embassy Ticket to Paradise Damn Yankees Gone Pecan Carnival Confessions: A Mardi Gras Novella The Cajun Series Emilie Rose Gabrielle Delphine A Cajun Dream The Letter Non-fiction titles by Cheré Coen: Magic’s in the Bag: Creating Spellbinding Gris Gris Bags and Sachets with Jude Bradley Exploring Cajun Country: A Tour of Historic Acadiana Haunted Lafayette, Louisiana ​​​​​​​Forest Hill, Louisiana: A Bloom Town History