Betrayal by Serpent

Seven years after the death of her husband in a fiery plane crash, Anna Kinnealy believes all the trauma and struggle she and her children have endured will be ended when he is declared legally dead. But there is murderous revenge on someone’s agenda, a police investigation into their lives, and secrets slowly emerging that demand Anna dig into the past before they all become victims of greed and hatred. In a journey that takes her from Green Bay, Wisconsin, to the jungles of the Yucatan and back, Anna finds the courage she never thought she had, a betrayal so painful she can only put her head down and weep, depths of rage she never knew she could feel, and two men whose love for her completely changes her life.

Judith M. Kerrigan is the nom de plume of Judith Kerrigan Ribbens, a visual artist, amateur photographer and writer. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and a Master’s Degree in Expressive Arts Therapies, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. For the last twenty years she has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in the mental health field, with thirteen years experience as a crisis counselor. A mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, ＂Betrayal by Serpent＂ is her first novel and reflects considerable life experience and insight into the character and actions of people. Two more books are planned for this series, ＂In Crocodile Waters＂, scheduled for 2014 and ＂The Jaguar Hunts＂ planned for 2016. As an expressive arts therapist, Judith uses and teaches the arts to effect healing from trauma and to ease symptoms of stress. Following the dictum, ＂Healer, heal thyself＂, she originally began this novel to alleviate symptoms of her own secondary post traumatic stress. It worked. For an excerpt from the book and much more about its characters, as well as illustrations Judi created depicting The House and Mayan glyphs referred to in the text, and even more, examples of her art, photography, and poetry, go to www.judithkerriganribbens.com.