Omaira’s postpartum depression, along with a rare condition called synesthesia, allows her to not only smell vibrant colors and taste emotions but also forces her to deal with frequent night terrors in which she murders her beautiful baby girl, Farah, over and over.
The line between dreams and reality is often blurry for Omaira. Disaster knocks at the door when one day, she crashes her old Ford Fusion in a desperate attempt to wake up. The problem? She was already awake this time. Not only that, but her little girl was in the car with her.
Omaira is sentenced to six months at Brandywine, an institution that aims to rehabilitate those with a wide variety of their own mental health struggles. There she meets Cole, a charismatic cult leader.
Cole is many things—charming at times, strong-willed, and extremely willing to fight for what he believes in and wants.
All is not as it appears, for behind closed doors, a doctor performs inhumane experiments on the patients of Brandywine. When Cole’s Adherents discover that their old leader was not transferred to another facility like they were told, but that she actually fell victim to a crazed maniac on a mission, they vow revenge.
Cole may not believe in murder, but his followers—they have no such qualms when it comes to taking a life. The group stages a hostile takeover of the entire place, killing everyone in their path. Unfortunately for Omaira, they just happen to choose the day her baby is there for a visit.
Can Omaira survive the carnage and rescue her daughter? Can she show the world that mental illness is not the end?
Targeted Age Group:: 18+
What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
Writing this book was difficult and hit close to home. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when I was 32 years old, and it has been constant trial and error as to what works for dealing with it, and what doesn’t.
My illness, when first diagnosed, felt like the end of the world. I was told I have a sickness, something chemically wrong with my brain, that won’t go away no matter what I do or how healthy I keep myself, that I will have to continuously medicate myself for the rest of my life.
There are a lot of people out there who deal with mental illness. There are a lot of people who succumb to mental illness. One in five Americans struggle with mental health every year. Twelve million contemplate suicide. There’s one suicide every eleven minutes. 36% of people with mental illness suffer substance abuse problems, and that number goes up to 50% for people suffering severe mental illness.
If you are struggling, and you see no way out, please speak to someone. Seek out help. Talk to your friends or your family, or your coworkers, or anyone. You are not alone. Mental illness is not the end. Just because you’re sick, it doesn’t mean your life is over.
How Did You Come up With Your Characters?
Every character exhibits a different mental illness, and each one is an extension of myself and my emotions, and represents a way of thinking or feeling that I've experienced at some point throughout my life.
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