A new book by local Search & Rescue worker, Reyna Favis, taps into the power of myth by creating a modern tale of the psychopomp. Meet the author of "Soul Search" at a book launch event hosted by Phillipsburg Free Public Library. The book launch will give folks a chance to meet the author and hear excerpts from the book. Light refreshments will be served and there will be a chance to win a free book. As a special treat, there will be a search dog demo by one of the active K9s on the Search and Rescue Teams of Warren County.
“Soul Search” tells the story of Fia, a reluctant psychic who can sense the dead, but is ferociously hostile to their intrusions in her life. Unable to achieve a normal existence among the swarming dead of the city, Fia joins a wilderness search and rescue team to escape. Unfortunately, searches become recoveries and the lost and missing who were never found seek out Fia for her rare ability to sense them. Fia fights back to rid herself of these wraiths, but is soon overwhelmed. When she witnesses a search dog leading a dead boy through a portal to the afterlife, Fia is frantic to learn the secret of how to free herself from the dead. Can she overcome her necrophobia and find peace by serving the Psychopomp? The novel takes place in Warren County and readers will recognize many locations used in the story. In addition, pieces of local history underpin the hauntings that the characters must resolve.
50% of proceeds from the sale of this book goes toward donations to the Search and Rescue Teams of Warren County and Wayward Plotts, a Plott hound rescue organization. “Soul Search” is available for purchase in eBook and softcover formats on Amazon.