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Aila's Mission is the third installment of the interdimensional travelers' series and follows the initial book When the Goddess Returns to Eden and the second book, Lifting the Veil. The existential and paranormal protagonist, Rhea Michaels, not only has decided to take a break from her instructional duties at the high school for a week, but she has also created a new persona for herself-the character from her one-act play, "The Mission," that she wrote in When the Goddess Returns to Eden. Rhea shape-shifts existentially to Aila to taunt and deceive her adversaries not only when she feels threatened but also to give her the edge during future encounters with her enemies. The themes in this work continue-from the aforementioned manuscripts-to be the threat of drug cartels; subjugation of women's rights; the threat of climate change and extinction of flora and fauna; the censorship of literary works; and the cultural, political, social, and theological wars.
The existential and paranormal antagonist, Turner Ashton, continues to be active in the setting, characterization, and plot but remains hidden covertly during his interaction with other characters in various scenes and incidents to engage torture and murder.
Max Hastings remains caught in the web of existential and paranormal activity. He is the constant who has to maintain a semblance of normality while being confronted by mayhem on a daily basis.
The cast from the two previous manuscripts continue to play pivotal roles, but there are new characters introduced to support plot development. Additions to this work include neighbors, a former student, and wives of cartel members. Cartel members continue their plot against Rhea Michaels with one member committing murder.
Bradford Wainwright is the connecting element of the initial three novels, and while he reads and analyzes the manuscripts, the plot and characters effect a change in his personality. When he finishes Aila's Mission, the fourth installment arrives and is entitled Adrasteia's Role.
As with When the Goddess Returns to Eden and Lifting the Veil, Aila's Mission depicts the genres of drama, mystery, science fiction, and horror. Romance is woven into the plot to show the complexity of sexual rendezvous and marital relationships. As the two previous fictional works, the setting, characters, and plot development are fictitious. Any similarity to a named character's given or surname, setting, or incident is coincidental.
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