One Woman. Seven Souls. A Destiny That Could Save or Destroy the World.
SYNOPSIS
7th Soul — A Story of Destiny, Faith, and the Power Within
What if survival was not luck—but destiny?
After six devastating miscarriages, Dina Rodríguez gives birth to a healthy baby girl named Coby. Seeking answers, Dina turns to a mystic in Atlantic City and learns a truth she could never have imagined: the six lost souls have merged with her daughter’s own, forming a rare and powerful seventh soul. All good. All protective. All watching.
As Coby grows, those unseen souls reveal themselves during the most pivotal moments of her life—escaping death by inches, surviving near-drowning, and being guided toward opportunities that shape her future. While Coby never sees the souls herself, the reader does, witnessing how fate quietly intervenes at every turning point.
Driven, disciplined, and fiercely intelligent, Coby rises to the top of her class at West Point, unaware that her destiny reaches far beyond personal success. Her world changes forever when the Pentagon assigns her to a covert mission to stop a rogue international network bent on collapsing the foundations of the Western economic system.
Each decision now carries unbearable weight. Every choice risks not only her own life, but the lives of those she loves most.
7th Soul is a gripping metaphysical thriller that blends suspense, spirituality, and action into a powerful story about belief, sacrifice, and the unseen forces that shape who we become.
If destiny called you to save the world—would you answer?
A Trilogy of Destiny
MORE TO THE STORY
7th Soul is more than a thriller—it is a story born at the intersection of imagination, lived experience, and spiritual curiosity.
The original screenplay adaptation of 7th Soul placed in the Top 40 out of more than 4,000 entries in the prestigious BlueCat Screenplay Competition. That recognition inspired the expansion of the story into a novel, allowing its characters, relationships, and emotional depth to fully unfold.
At its heart, 7th Soul explores two intertwined journeys: the global battle against destructive power, and the deeply human desire for love, family, and meaning. While the antagonists and conspiracies are fictional, the emotional truths are real.
Several pivotal moments in the novel are drawn from life itself—near-death experiences, the mystery of survival, and the lingering question of where energy goes when life ends. The idea of multiple souls was sparked by a simple yet profound question posed to the author years ago:
What if the souls that were lost never truly left?
Science tells us energy cannot be created or destroyed. Faith suggests that nothing meaningful is ever wasted.
In 7th Soul, those ideas collide.
The novel asks readers to consider whether survival, purpose, and human connection are accidents—or part of something far greater. It is a story about resilience, unseen strength, and the quiet forces that shape our lives long before we realize it.
Michael N. Ruggiero is a Philadelphia native and La Salle University graduate whose career spans more than four decades across media, broadcasting, and storytelling. After earning his degree in 1970 and becoming a proud member of Phi Kappa Theta, he began his professional path at Deloitte & Touche in New York, where he developed the financial discipline and strategic insight that would shape his work for years to come.
In 1976, Ruggiero launched a cable television marketing firm that quickly gained industry attention. His success led to a recruitment by Cox Communications, where he was appointed Division Manager and relocated to Indianapolis in 1979. During this period, he played a key role in the expansion and evolution of cable television as it entered a new era of national growth.
In 1983, Ruggiero founded ALL TV Services Inc., a communications consulting firm serving broadcasters and cable operators during a transformative time in the industry. Through this work, he contributed to the early development and launch of major television networks, including HGTV, MSNBC (formerly America’s Talking), The Military Channel, and The History Channel.
As digital broadcasting emerged, Ruggiero continued to operate at the forefront of innovation. In 2003, ALL TV Services was selected to support The Tube Music Network, the first digital entertainment network embedded within broadcasters’ digital multicast streams. His work also helped bring Latino Alternative Television (LATV) and Universal Sports to market, the latter now part of the NBCUniversal Sports portfolio.
Beyond broadcasting, Ruggiero is a co-owner of Perennial Pictures Film Corporation, an animation studio where he produced fourteen animated television specials and a feature film alongside his partners. These productions are available on Amazon Prime, YouTube, and iTunes.
Today, Ruggiero brings his extensive media background and lifelong passion for storytelling to his literary work as the author of the 7th Soul Trilogy, blending metaphysical intrigue, suspense, and character-driven narratives rooted in faith, resilience, and transformation.