Series: The Vessels #1
Publication date: July 14th, 2020
Synopsis:
NOT EVERY SPIRIT SEEKS REDEMPTION.
NOT EVERY VESSEL WILL SURVIVE.
What if you could help those who've passed on get a second chance--but at the risk of your own life?
Four broken strangers volunteer to become the first humans in North America to join the international VESSELS program. Their bodies will host the Spirits who seek to right past wrongs and earn a chance at Elysium.
Disguised inside a homeless shelter in Reno, the program is facilitated by a retired Army officer, a former ER Doctor, and a tech-savvy teen who tracks the Spirits merged with their Vessels through an ancient ritual on the Anaho Reservation.
The Vessels only have seven days to succeed--and to survive.
But when the vengeful spirit of a serial killer enters one of them, they learn not all Spirits are here for redemption.
Series: The Vessels #2
Publication date: April 25th, 2023
Synopsis:
Former Detective Tal Davis is no stronger to heartbreak and loss. She, Link, and Avani were all saved from their broken lives by becoming Vessels-human hosts for spirits who return to right wrongs from the past and earn a chance at Elysium. Each Vessel was inked with the portal tattoo, and each still carries the ancient coin that protects them from danger. But the coin is also a doorway to the other side, and one dark, vengeful spirit is determined to get through.
In this supernatural, contemporary, science fiction sequel to "The Vessels," Tal and the others face their gravest dangers yet to protect their ancient, mystical program, survive their life-threatening spirit journeys, and save humankind from the growing evils that lurk in the beyond.
In this supernatural, contemporary, science fiction sequel to "The Vessels," Tal and the others face their gravest dangers yet to protect their ancient, mystical program, survive their life-threatening spirit journeys, and save humankind from the growing evils that lurk in the beyond.
Series: The Vessels #3
Publication date: October 18th, 2023
Synopsis:
This third and final installment of the series finds the Vessels in peril. Their program is under attack, Link's freedom hangs by a thread, and Sam's granddaughter is still missing after bringing Eric Bonner's deadly spirit back to this realm. When Eric forces Sam's estranged son, Governor Ron Galt, to become his Vessel, their shared thirst for power, wealth, and revenge unleashes a tide of evil that threatens the soul of humankind.
Until a surprising new Spirit Guard returns. One sent to help Sam and the Vessels stop Ron and remove Eric's spirit for good. But doing so will come at a price--pitting Sam against Ron, father against son, in an ultimate battle only one can survive.
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Excerpt from The Vessels
Flesh and mist swirled together until they painfully regrouped into Matheus's sick and weakened body. He collapsed on a filthy sidewalk just off a back alley, organs sliding back into place, heart struggling to beat. Horns honked and traffic flew past while Eric waited for Matheus's scrambled brain to fire up his parasympathetic nerves and bring things back online. Transport was as easy as breathing in a Vessel, but in an average human, especially one this feeble and inform, it was like trying to hurl a tornado.
The nearby dumpster dribbled foul juices. Homeless people and prostitutes walked the dirty streets of gang-tagged stores, and a pawnshop's neon sign flashed advertisements for slot machines.
Downtown Reno.
Eric recognized it from trips he'd taken in human life. He'd transported them here from San Francisco, targeting that new Vessels Program the Spirit Guard had mentioned. They must be close.
In India, where he'd entered this plane, the Program was based in an orphanage forty kilometers from the lake. Here, it must be that homeless shelter on the corner, the one with the soup kitchen entry on one side and the gated courtyard. All these Programs were alike--based in some kind of overlooked business that served others, near a lake owned by an indigenous tribe, and run by a bunch of do-gooders out to make the world a better place. The whole thing made him sick. Only the strongest, toughest, and most self-serving would survive, so why bother with anyone else?
Outside the shelter, a petite woman with wavy hair leaned against a SUV, a hybrid, of course, from the looks of it. She spoke to a thirty-something, blond man behind the wheel. The Rogue felt the tattoo around the man's ankle, as well as his inner strength. This man was a Vessel, albeit newly marked, and he didn't yet have the coin.
Perfect.
ANNA M. ELIAS graduated from the University of Florida and began her career as Don Johnson's assistant on the TV series, Miami Vice. She worked in production for years on feature films like Nell, 12 Monkeys, A Time to Kill, Practical Magic, and My Dog Skip before turning her hand to screenwriting. She has written many films and TV scripts, paid indie assignments, short films, and a book adaption with and for a legendary actor. "The Vessels" marks Anna's debut novel series.
Anna's passion for justice is integral to her writing. She loves to create entertaining and inspiring stories for stage and screen where her diverse, underdog characters defy the odds and buck the system for unexpected impact and change.
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