What really happens when one walks a different path than that which is intended? Taking a wrong turn can lead to exciting experiences - or dark places of self-destruction. Sarah Gallus steps off the narrow road and finds herself in an unfamiliar world of forbidden pleasures. She meets and falls for two mysterious and deceitful men who charm their way into her heart. The rabbit hole of sin she enters ultimately leads her to the desert where a supernatural occurance takes place. Sarah faces fighting for her life, which has fallen into the hands of evil forces, as well as those of her new trusted friends.

Inspired by true events, Before the Rooster Crows Twice is one woman's tragic story of loss on many levels and her struggle to get back on the right path after desiring to sample a darker unknown. Her desperate cry for help does not go unheard, but not all those who hear her have good intentions.

Before the Rooster Crows Twice is filled with intrigue, suspense, and revelation. A step in the wrong direction could lead to an ominous dimension. Forces of good and evil are stirred up! Can anyone escape the conflict alive?

"Sarah and Stuart ignored Robbie's warning. She typically perked up her ears whenever Robbie had something arousing to say about fortune-telling. Not today, though. They were well into the journey and Sarah was not about to turn back."

Freelance photographer Sarah Gallus has been drained of her faith and now seeks a brighter life on the West Coast, far away from her tragic past. Through the death of her ex, she meets Stuart and Robbie - two charming, mysterious, yet non-committal men who lead her into a world of excitement and forgidden pleasures. The three companions become twisted and tangled and the mind games played by one of them send Sarah spiraling into confusion.

Before the Rooster Crows Twice travels through the desert of Arizona to a place where the three friends dabble in a game of good and evil. It's when they open up a portal to the unknown that Sarah finds herself fighting for her life at the hands of her new trusted friends. But what got her to this scary place? Her past is filled with a mulititude of losses and she seeks a brighter future on the opposite side of the country, hoping to find happiness and a release from her former life.

Readers who enjoy suspense with a bit of romance mixed in will love Before the Rooster Crows Twice. Expect the topic of spiritual warfare, suggestive sexual content, and alcohol use. For ages 17 and up, male and female audiences.

C. Arden Michaels is a former news director, anchor, reporter, and radio announcer, as well as published poet and magazine writer. Michaels is the winner of several journalism awards and was a board member of the Maine Association of Broadcasters. Time is spent in California and Maine with dog Bogart.