And While My Body Sleeps (Hardcover)

A wealthy woman's generous endowment brings Lang Evans to the faculty of Fields University in Wisconsin. As head of the new parapsychology department, Lang will finally have free reign to create an innovative curriculum that he hopes will inspire others to join him in his lifelong passion to explore the vast mysteries of psychic phenomenon.

Once his program is established, Lang culls from his popular classes an elite core of extraordinarily gifted students and asks them to participate in a series of intense sessions. They soon discover that they each have in common an uncanny talent -- all of them are particularly adept at transporting their spirits through astral projection.

But how might they put this amazing ability to effective use? They get a glimmer of their valuable potential during one of their clandestine evening meetings; once out-of-body, an unseen force guides them to an abducted child, and through the strength of their combined energies they are able to communicate with the frightened child and bring about a timely rescue. This moving experience demonstrates to them that together they possess a power that comes with a weighty responsibility.

As the group becomes more practiced at their skills, Lang and his students embark on a fantastic adventure, dedicating their unique capabilities to helping others in ways that no one else on earth can. Their tireless training and fearless dedication lead them through a series of successful missions involving other kidnap victims and even rousting a malevolent phantom -- but will they have the courage and knowledge to prevail when confronted with evil incarnate?

Adrienne LaRosa opens our minds to an electrifying world ofunimagined possibilities in a masterful novel that weaves the supernatural realm of the mystical with the earthy chills of a suspenseful crime thriller.