Devil's Diplomat — Delene Bost

I'm going to describe something to you that has been handed down through generations beginning with the Samaritans thousands of years ago. You've heard the story of the fountain of youth? What we are going to concoct is the ancient Samaritan formula Madame, a wealthy Santa Barbara socialite, holds in her possession the secret to eternal youth-an ancient formula that will allow her to bypass death. Before she can fulfill her desires, she engages Tony, the devil's diplomat, in an effort to find a young and beautiful college student into whose body she will transmigrate.When Madame first lays her eyes on Paula, she knows that she is the perfect person into whom to transmigrate. Soon Paula spends all of her free time at Madame's estate, rubbing elbows with Madame's ritzy circle of friends. Tony and Madame finalize their sinister plan by arranging for a third body-that of a newborn infant-to complete the process.During the transmigration ceremony, Paula's boyfriend, David, interrupts the process, which could be devastating to the wicked plan. From sexcapades and romance, to exorcisms and murder, everyone's life changes as the group of acquaintances begins to turn on one another.