"Devil's Dew"

If you've read Samuel's first novel, Maggots, then you will recognize the principal characters in Devil's Dew.

It continues the story of Eric Laswell after the death of his young wife, Katarina. He struggles not only with his grief, but also raising his baby daughter by himself. She is now five. Her innocent, but precocious personality involves him in situations which tests and strengthens his faith.

Eric has taken over the reins of the family empire, the legacy of every male Laswell for generations past. He changes its direction, and, using his own considerable personal fortune, establishes the Carey Foundation. It is his involvement here that brings him to the attention of the eagle, and he becomes a reluctant operative in their scheme to pilfer money from a drug cartel.

Eric is introduced to Carley O'Day, "The lady with hair that glows like the sun when it's sleepy." Can he love again?

Arbey Samuels claims no fancy credentials.! In fact, he will proudly tell you he is just an old boy from the heartland farm country. He was raised in a small town of 200, and that included all their dogs, cats, and the few chickens they kept in their backyards for fresh eggs and spring fryers.

He considers himself to be a fair-to-middlin' conjurer of tales, and loves to relate them in his books. You'll find he does not draw pictures for his readers. He believes it is an author's responsibility to provoke thought, positive or otherwise, and to encourage introspection. There will always be a thread of spirituality running throughout his works. Recognized or not, he believes it is an innate part of our humanity. Although he admits a little spice always helps a story, don't look for any explicit, prolonged sexual encounters.

Besides "Devi's Dew," Samuels has completed three other novels: "Maggots," "The Harbinger," and "White Collars, Crimson Souls."