“Barbara Casey weaves an intricate tale of love, loss, and the mystical intersections between faith and fate. Shyla’s Initiative is both unsettling and empowering—a modern woman’s awakening wrapped in layers of spiritual mystery.”
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I’m delighted to share my stop on the Shyla’s Initiative tour! This gripping novel follows Shyla Wishon, a writer whose life spirals out of control after marriage, family pressures, and a loss of creative spark. When she retreats to Naples to teach at a writing institute, Shyla becomes entangled in an ancient ritual that blurs the lines between life, death, and transformation—forcing her to confront who she truly is and who she’s meant to become.
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📝 All About the Book
Thirty-five-year-old novelist, Shyla Wishon, fears that her life is spinning out of control since her recent marriage to Carl Cores. First, her overbearing new mother-in-law moves to Florida in order to be close to her son, followed by a steady stream of visiting relatives who become a constant intrusion on what was once her time to write. To make matters worse, Carl’s two grown daughters refuse to have anything to do with her, and even though Carl has a good job, bills are starting to pile up.
Shyla tries to cheerfully accept the responsibilities that come with a new marriage and the inevitable adjustments, but the stress is leaving her with constant migraines, a lack of energy, and, worst of all, a loss of creativity. Shyla leaves her home in West Palm Beach to spend two weeks in Naples where she teaches creative writing each summer at the Ibis Institute of Writing. When she arrives, her friend, Jayne Sinclare, president of Ibis, invites Shyla to join her for lunch. Mariela Fanjul, whose family has just donated $100,000 to the Institute, and the Fanjul family attorney, Terry Sawyer, who is a big fan of Shyla’s published work, are also invited…