A middle-aged journalist takes a long overdue vacation in a tropical paradise where his disrespect for the local religion earns him a curse from the local witch doctor. Will the island let him go, or is he destined to be held by the curse that will slowly drive him mad, forever trapped as a prisoner of paradise?
David Finch finds the girl of his dreams, but also encounters a voodoo priest that will turn his paradise into a prison in a remote South American island. He is a middle-aged writer for a small newspaper in New York, however he is not satisfied because he has nothing else. Reluctant, his boss agrees to an overdue vacation and David soon finds himself in the paradise he has always dreamed of. Forever sand, clear skies and a worry free environment could take his cares forever, but his disrespect for the local religion earns him a curse from the local guru. With nowhere left to turn, he must follow the mysterious poems left on his door. They tell his future; from falling in love, to betrayal and are pushing him towards the edge of self-destruction. Will the island let him go? Will the curse be too strong, or is he destined to be held by the hex that will slowly drive him mad, forever trapped as a prisoner in paradise.
Prisoner of Paradise is a dark romance and adventure that will captivate and keep you guessing. A romance thriller where the author paints a picture full of hope, then leaves it out in the rain for your heart to sink, drenched with the wet shivers of occult. You will gasp for a sequel.
Excerpt
There, beneath us, was a plunge into infinity. We were on the edge of a cliff adjacent to a waterfall, so vast, that it scarcely fit into my comprehension. The trees and plants, on our side of the canyon, ran all the way up to the peak until the floor dropped, without warning, into a basin of mist. Its disguise and my willful disregard towards the surroundings was what had caught me off guard and would have meant my doom had it not been for Noelia. She was as familiar with this wilderness, as anyone can be of his or her own home.
This waterfall, before me, was so grand that it made me realize how small a man I was. I was completely powerless under the hand of nature. All the reasons and responsibilities, demanding my return to the states were drowned in the huge sight in front of me. My reality was smaller, infinitely smaller, than I had imagined it to be. Still, she was there and as long as she was, it didn’t matter how small a part of reality I was. With her at my side I could become the greatest of all God’s creations. Then again, my importance mattered not and melted. At first, into the roar of the tremendous amounts of falling water, and then into her eyes, as our lips met and we kissed.
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