Southern Souls: A Haunting Story - Softcover

Nakawatase, Sarah Lauer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1685137288 ISBN 13: 9781685137281

Publisher: Black Rose Writing, 2026

Synopsis

"Prepare to be swept off your feet into a spine-tingling spooky tale wrapped in a steamy romance. Southern Souls is impossible to resist!" -Christopher Amato, author of Peace River Village

"Southern Souls is a paranormal romance that balances the joy of a new life with the horrors of the past. The suspense builds throughout, and Nakawatase seamlessly blends the stories of the past with the present. This paranormal tale will keep you reading late into the night." -Gary Gerlacher, bestselling author of the AJ Docker Medical Thrillers

Seeking a fresh start, Jamie, a newly widowed mother of two, moves her family from a busy metropolis to a small Southern town. Their temporary accommodation is a colonial 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, Jamie meets Derek, a handsome, hard-bodied local farmer. As their attraction grows, the paranormal activity in the house unfolds. She hears voices and sees figures in the shadows. 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—Jamie is determined to eradicate the evil from the property as the spectral grasp on her son tightens. This malevolent spirit has crossed time and space, causing the disappearances of children from the plantation for over two hundred years, and now has its claws in her family. Will she be able to defeat the sinister pull of this poltergeist?

Derek may be Jamie's second chance at love ... if they can make it out alive.

About this title

About the Author

Sarah lives by the beach with her forever husband, three children, and one chicken. Over the years, family hikes, Little League games, and big family dinners have kept her smiling. Her spice rack occupies twelve square feet! She earned her Bachelor's degree in public health studies from Johns Hopkins University and her Registered Nurse (RN) license from Horry-Georgetown Technical College. Presently, she works as a cardiac nurse. As a teenager, she worked as a dairy farmer, and in her twenties, she started an agave farm in Jalisco, Mexico, with her first husband, drawing upon these experiences to color her novels. Sarah also provides her local community with a yearly creative writing scholarship-details available at sarahlauernakawatase.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Black Rose Writing
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1685137288
• ISBN 13: 9781685137281
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 433