by Karen Hulene BartellPublish: Jun 10, 2026 Series: Cryptid CharismaRomantic Suspense
Book Overview
Reeling after her fiancé dumps her, Raluca Olson inherits a rustic cabin from an unknown relative. Eerie incidents and rumors of a mythical windigo alarm her, but she’s determined to learn the truth about her dysfunctional family before she flips the property.
Despite unscrupulous realtors, bloodthirsty prowlers, and a devious ex, her life improves with a rescued puppy, and passion ignites when she meets Dylan McCoombs, but…
What does a demonic half-beast share with a psychosis and porphyria? Are monsters born or formed? Nature or nurture? Is a windigo spirit genetic? More importantly, does she carry the gene?
BIOGRAPHY Dr. Karen Hulene Bartell, author of Kissing Kin, Fox Tale, Wild Rose Pass, The Keys: Voice of the Turtles, Holy Water: Rule of Capture, Lone Star Christmas: Holy Night, Angels from Ashes, Christmas in Catalonia, Sacred Gift, Belize Navidad, Sacred Choices, and others, is a best-selling author, motivational keynote speaker, wife, and all-around pilgrim of life. She writes multicultural, offbeat stories steeped in the supernatural that lift the spirit.
Dr. Bartell lives in the Texas Piney Woods with her husband and her 'mews'—three rescued cats and a rescued *Cat*ahoula Leopard dog.