Finalizing her dissertation while emerging from a destructive relationship, Deirdre ‘Dare’ Doyle finds a lifeline in Clay Landry, a rugged park ranger who introduces her to the mythical--yet menacing--lore of Louisiana’s bayous. As their hormone-fueled relationship intensifies, so does the threat from her past.
Kirk, her toxic ex, sabotages her academic future, forcing a choice between her love and her dreams. But when Hurricane Kirk brings both a violent storm and a dangerous confrontation, an enigmatic creature intervenes, blurring the boundary between folklore and fact.
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.