Mary Devey writes historical fiction and everything Wicca.
Her first book "Sold into Slavery: The Story of Adaku" addresses the effects of African slavery and its consequence for one woman and the people who surround her. Highlighted in three parts, the first part addresses Adaku's life as a kidnapped woman sealed away from the rest of the African world in a place called a baracoon where she meets other kidnapped tribal women like her.
Part II on The Middle Passage will be available soon at Smashwords.com.
Mary has also recently completed Part I of her Wicca Trilogy which promises the most unusual - Rebirth: The Gathering of the Witches. Other books written include, "In Her Mama's Shoes" - a coming of age book that addresses the tragic consequences for a young girl who instead of looking onwards, turns the pages of time to only learn too much about her Mama.
Discover English history with fascinating ghosts of medieval era including the forthright Anne Boleyn who took death in her stride only to return as a spooky headless woman who never rests and of the Borley Rectory nun who still walks till this day. Then check out what Catherine Howard did to get her head chopped off and the many other ghostly tales which lie within this collection..
In this collection, you will meet road ghosts and the hitch hiker who will disappear, tell a morbid story or be there to finish up an act that doesn’t seem to have an ending. Be prepared for chills and thrills with stories across the world and about the horrible old crone who can't get enough sucking the last bits of life left of the living...
Haunted Africa: True Ghost Stories Part II continues with many true stories of horror and witchcraft from goblins to haunted houses to phantom road ghosts and just about anything that will stir you a fright! They are true, documented and are just sure to mind boggle so many more...
Adam's life was cut short brutally at a very young age, the very tender age when children are supposed to enjoy their childhood and when he should have been properly cared for by people he looked to for support and love. He is one of the few the media uses to tell the story, his story, and the reason why we should say no to child ritual abuse.
Haunted Singapore: Part 2 promises a scare into well known haunted spots in Singapore including haunted houses which are best left unsold. There are voices and frightening shadows which lurk in the old commando barracks and when you get yourself checked into the old Singapore chalets, you will leave with the eyes of World War II spirits watching right behind you.
Haunted Africa: True Ghost Stories Part 1 includes a compilation of African stories from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Uganda which explores demonic possessions, haunted dwellings, child ritual abuse, witchcraft and African goblins. Anything can happen in Africa; strange creatures show themselves all the time and you might have read about how people get their way all the time using goblins..
Part 2 on the Middle Passage in the series Sold into Slavery, The Story of Adaku promises an inspiring journey that dwells on friendship and love, of hardships and terror, of betrayals and loyalties, all forged amidst the roar of slavery on the harsh Atlantic seas.
Part I of Haunted England takes you into the frightening spots in England visiting the unholy and the house in Portsmouth no one would buy. Then of course, the stories of the vampires are all true, nothing to be romanticized and smelling like the plague wherever they walk. Part I promises a ghostly thrill as you walk into pages that tell only of fright and horror.
Haunted Ireland Part II takes readers into the haunting cottage which terrorized a family over a century ago, the haunting stories of two young girls who still leave their marks in the human world in many ways, and will warn you about the Dullahan who holds a bucket of blood ready to throw on any human face...so be warned. Ghost stories in Ireland come with a stamp never to be forgotten.
Haunted Singapore: Part 1 takes the reader into some of the most frightening corners in Singapore including the horrible events revolving over the brutal murder of a young army recruit and his death, ruled an open verdict with so much suspicion gathered around the murder site.
A compilation of famous haunts including the feared Dublin Hellfire Club in Mt. Pelier, the Vanishing Nun, the haunted house in Moneymore and just about anything that tingles the human mind! Part I promises a delve into skittish areas of Irish history.
In Her Mama's Shoes offers a character examination of a young orphan girl forced to make quick decisions following a rape. When she finds herself pregnant and then trapped in a house where there is no escape, Julia makes choices. All this leads to perilous results, thanks to the evil works of the grand old lady of Findlay, Mena Banks.
Rebirth: The Gathering of the Witches is the first part of this Wicca trilogy and introduces the setting and the characters for the sequels that follow. There is murder, there is mayhem, there is magick and there is a play of good versus evil. What comes forth then is a thrilling combination of extreme adventure, mysticism and paranormal suspense
The Story of Adaku discusses African slavery during the colonial times and highlights one young Igbo woman's plight as she journeys towards a world that means nothing to her.