NAPLES, Fla. - GeorgiaChron -- Barringer Publishing is proud to announce the publication of Gary Schmelz's newest

young adult thriller, The Devil's Cauldron, book two of the Japapa Trilogy. The Devil's

Cauldron resumes with the three teens searching for treasure of a Spanish galleon that

allegedly sank off Fortune Island. At the same time, the demon, Baka continues to seek

revenge against them and Sharkman.

The demon sends a horrific hurricane to the Bahamas during which he throws

Sharkman back to Pompeii just prior to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and hurls

the teens back to a time where Japapa has assumed the body of the pirate Black

Caesar and is charged with torturing them on behalf of Baka.

The intended revenge includes having the boys sold as slaves and Simone forced into

Blackbeard's harem. While Sharkman and the teens face a number of challenges,

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Mama Atabei enlists the help of a wizard called 'The Seer' who is able to transport

himself and her back in time to find and rescue the teens and Sharkman. Will they be

successful?

Gary Schmelz was the Director of the Big Cypress Nature Center and Director of

Education for The Conservancy of Southwest Florida, where he designed curriculum for

students in preschool through eighth grade. Additionally, he assisted in the development

of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Nature Center on Key Biscayne, Florida, and served

on the board and as president of the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum on Sanibel,

Florida. Gary has traveled extensively in the Bahamas and Caribbean.Book one, in the trilogy, "Japapa" is the story of three teenagers in the Bahamas who

face death from an evil voodoo priest. This young adult novel is a tale of survival

involving three teenagers, one Bahamian, one from New York City, and one from

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Haiti. The story takes place in the Bahamas and involves the teens' struggle to escape

the clutches of a drug-running, voodoo priest and a vile demon known as Baka. They

must travel through time and the far reaches of the universe to escape their arch

enemies.

His publications include The Devil's Cauldron and Japapa (books one and two of the

Japapa Trilogy), The Gift, a young adult novel, Native Wildflowers of Southwest

Florida(with Glen Stacell), a memoir, Journey to the Edge of Eden, and a photographic

book, Fabulous Florida Fossil Shells.

Barringer Publishing is a full-service independent publishing house, located in Naples,

Florida. Online at www.barringerpublishing.com. For more information, contact

Barringer Publishing at js@barringerpublishing.com or contact the author at

www.GarySchmelzAuthor.com.