"Don't look back," Ganyo whispered. "If you do, everything will turn bad." The voice of my drum teacher echoed in my mind as we made the midnight trek up the path. I was scared by what he said, yet strangely tempted to look back at the lake where we had conducted the juju ceremony... ____ In this novel of self-discovery, Boston percussionist Dale Jackson travels to Ghana to study two music traditions. He unwittingly becomes involved in ancient juju ceremonies that directly impact not only his sojourn to Africa, but also affect his life back home. Dale's musical, cultural, and spiritual...

"Seraph, come " The man's voice reverberated from within the Havana shelter, echoing from one distant loudspeaker to another. Responding to his master's command, a peregrine falcon flew through an immense underground complex where Cuban workers loaded supplies and weapons into covert transport vehicles. The year is 2031, and Seth Macklin's unwanted memories of darker days flood back. In a flash, he recalls the torment he suffered as an abused child, six years of incarceration, and the enmity he felt for his identical twin brother, Chance, a successful architect who struggled to help his...