The riveting climax of The Song of an Emerald Dove will make readers re-value each day of this holiday season.

SOUTHBOROUGH, MA -- October 25, 2005 -- Today’s news stories seem to be a growing whirlpool of natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and political blunders. Women from all walks of life have been recognizing the symptoms and uniting to take action. Both fiction and nonfiction writers have found themselves in a nexus that is resulting in a global call to “gather the women.”

Readers of The Song of an Emerald Dove have found a truth in its story, as described on its cover:

“It’s worse than a nightmare,” she said to the others, “because you wake up and know it’s real — somewhere, some time... it’s going to be real...!” She reread the message, aloud:

draw together as many of your sisters as you can, for they will be needed for the grave work ahead. there is a big problem // so huge you cannot conceive of it until it shows itself full strength. none but my children can show the world the way to remove this horror. it will take longer than you have ever worked my will in the past, but it must be done.

The women's group in Dove had been meeting for a very long time, not often, but they kept in touch. Psychic messages had presented a crazy quilt of real or imagined threats to their safety, to their world. But who would believe them? Who would care? Someone did. They knew they were being watched, maybe even threatened. But who were the men who wanted to destroy them, and would they succeed?

The Priestesses of the Emerald Dove had special ‘gifts’ and years of training. They practiced magick — and they could be very, very patient. They took careful notes, exchanged interpretations, and they waited.

The Song of an Emerald Dove follows their journey as the predicted events begin to unfold. “I refer to it as ‘a different kind of holy war’ because the women in the story are fighting as an army of eight on the side of their goddess and global survival. The women must use their paranormal talents and their personal courage, patience, and faith to determine the true nature of this threat — and to triumph over it. I think it will appeal to a wide range of readers, especially those who can identify with the characters’ need to make a difference, and it will also appeal to readers who are curious about others who work with the paranormal,” says Ms Vinson. “It is most definitely a call to all women.”

Xanna Vinson has been a priestess of the Old Religion since 1980. She holds degrees from The College of New Jersey and Rider University, and has had a multifaceted career in the teaching, counseling, human services, graphic design, public relations, and copywriting professions. She resides in Whiting, New Jersey, very near her beloved shore.

The Song of an Emerald Dove has been featured on www.witchvox.com and is available from Amazon.com, AzureGreen.com, select bookshops throughout the United States, and from Harvest Shadows Publications. Author appearances and signings now are being scheduled for Ms Vinson.

Contact Harvest Shadows for distributor information or review copies, or to schedule author appearances and interviews.

Visit Xanna Vinson's web site at www.xannavinson.com

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Xanna Vinson is a dabbler in herbalism, astrology, and gardening. She holds degrees from The College of New Jersey and Rider University and is a member of the National Association of Women Writers (NAWW). Ms Vinson has had a multifaceted career as a science teacher, psychiatric social worker, human services administrator, graphic artist, packaging designer, public relations assistant, and copywriter. She now resides in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, very near her beloved shore.

BOOK INFORMATION

THE SONG OF AN EMERALD DOVE
Xanna Vinson

Category: Fiction
ISBN-13: 978-0-9741740-5-1
ISBN-10: 0-9741740-5-X
Pages: 352
Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Publication Date: August 2005
Price: $15.95 US/$21.95 CAN