wow i am shocked Obeah woman isnt well known after Pirates of the Caribbean, ?Obeah are sort of like shamans ?but much older and some of it is similar to voodoo but it is still distinct, I cant’t even say a female shaman because the word for that is even more obscure, ?it is mudang. This is the problem of writing a historical novel, it is impossible to explain the terms and concepts in a 25 word hook, Taino were the Indians that met Columbus and were enslaved, ?Most died from diseases and starvation and that is why the Spanish and French began to import black slaves from Africa, to replace the ?Caribbean island natives they had slaughtered. ?My Obeah Woman is also a nun and a pediatrician but try that in a hook and see the response. You know about the Tainos ‘Land of Souls” even though you may not recognize it as that. I’m sure you remember the creation myth about a Great Sea Turtle carrying the world on its back, The sun and stars seem to go underground and the Taino ‘Heaven’ or ‘Land of Souls’ is just like the Mayans, it is underground. The sacred places were entered through caves and Cenotes. Taino are NOT Mayan nor are they Aztec but they share syncretic myths that seem similar like the tales of a world wide flood in many cultures. We already determined that the bioweapons collector is a poor protagonist ?but the Obeah Woman is virtuous and kind. That may be a poor hook but it is precise. ?If you think this bad wait until I actually use Hispanic myths, the culture is full of odd names that represent terrifying beings and places. ?So, here is the best I can do even though it isnt exact:

A Medicine Woman leads a Bioweapons Collector into the sacred caverns of the “Land of the Souls”to find a cure for the ?virus he created.