Cursed Vines: An Occult Suspense Novel

IN THE HILLS OF RURAL PORTUGAL, SOME VILLAGERS STILL PRACTICE SUPERSTITION, VOODOO, AND WITCHCRAFT. Promising reporter Talia Braga has been haunted by prophetic nightmares since her grandmother’s passing. So when her twin cousins end up victims of an occult killing spree in suburban Massachusetts, Talia drags her friends to Portugal to investigate. The sudden disappearance of her best friend in Lisbon and her grandmother’s missing amulet fuels Talia's obsession with her infamous uncle, who she is convinced is the murderer. Now alone on the trail, Talia falls for a local named Nuno, whose knowledge of Portuguese folklore plunges her deeper into her family’s mysterious past. Entangled in dark family secrets, Talia may have to sacrifice everything to escape her destiny and save the ones she loves. An occult suspense novel, Cursed Vines explores Portuguese paganism in a thrilling coming-of-age journey through the historical cities of Lisbon and Porto. * * * ABOUT THE AUTHOR Suzanne Ferreira is a former journalist, raised bi-culturally by a Portuguese immigrant family in New England. After publishing her first poem at age twelve, she earned a degree in journalism at Emerson College, and continued as a reporter in the Boston area before moving to Los Angeles for a career in web design. She now lives in Burbank with her husband and twin sons. Cursed Vines is her debut novel.

About the Author

Suzanne Ferreira is a former journalist, raised bi-culturally by a Portuguese immigrant family in New England. After publishing her first poem at age twelve, she earned a degree in journalism at Emerson College. Suzanne continued as a reporter in the Boston area before moving to Los Angeles for a career in web design. She now lives in Burbank with her husband and twin sons.

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