title: Southern Souls
author: Nakawatase, Sarah
description: Cheryl is a newly widowed mother of two who has moved from a busy metropolis to a small southern town for a fresh start. Their temporary accommodation is a dilapidated mansion in the heart of the Lowcountry. Formerly a rice plantation, this home is now a den of suspended souls, the darkest of which resides in the attic.Through her work in a medical office, Cheryl meets Derek, a handsome and hard-bodied local farmer. As their attraction grows, the paranormal activity in the house unfolds. She is hearing voices and seeing figures in the shadows, and psychic disturbances continually plague her and her children. Worst of all, her innocent young son has become fast friends with the damned soul in the attic.With the aid of a local psychic and with Derek at her side, Cheryl is determined to eradicate the evil from the property as the spectral grasp on her son tightens. But neither she nor her friends understand the true depth of the malevolence that is slowly poisoning her life, and it will take every last bit of courage she has to defeat the sinister pull of the plantation. Derek may be her second chance at love – if she can make it out alive.