THE TRAINING BRAJames L. HatchSequel to The Substitute and Oh, Heavens, Miss HavanaIn an unexpected twist of fate, God gives Miss Havana's dark spirit a second chance after she fails probation in purgatory. She is returned to the surface in the body of an eleven-year-old girl named Shelly. Over the next six years, Shelly develops into a voluptuous young woman and becomes the central figure in a tug-o-war between the forces of heaven and the ruler of hell, Miss Havana's daughter, Lilith.Lilith sends her father, Lucifer, to tempt Miss Havana and report on her progress. However, when Miss Havana's true spirit emerges, Lucifer murders her out of revenge for stealing his throne. Miss Havana's spirit returns below, where Lilith orders her to learn from three of the four horsemen of the apocalypse: Stupid, Macho and Scourge. Lilith intends to use Miss Havana to bring the four horsemen together to precipitate the Apocalypse.

The fourth horseman is Sin, Lucifer himself, but he isn't told what's being planned because he screws everything up.Battle lines are drawn between Lilith, Miss Havana and Lucifer-just a normal dysfunctional family with serious anger issues . with the fate of the earth at stake.