Catherine Stovall

Bishop Tawdry is a man with many problems. He lost his best friend in the Afghanistan War, his fianc to another man, and his boring life in New Orleans to a voodoo witch named Toma Catorie. He even sacrificed his humanity to save a policewoman after his ex framed him for kidnapping and suspected murder. Now, all Bishop wants to do is hide from the world and himself in the bayou with his new-found werewolf pack, but crazy exes are never that easy to get rid of. When Angela Cooper, the woman he saved, returns to the Crescent City baring the marks of a curse, werewolves and voodoo gods go to war in the bayou. Bishop must face his demons to put a stop to Toma's tricks once and for all, but no battle is free from casualties, and the lwa thirst for blood.

Twelve short stories and four poems by Catherine Stovall lead you down a path twice as twisted as you've seen before. Take your chance with the fairies in "We Danced," hike across post-apocalyptic America in "No Tomorrow," unwrap an unlikely Christmas present in "A New Tradition," fall apart in "Broken," visit the Blackmaster's Carnival in "I Am Freak," and experience the oddities of love in "Godspeed," "Lonesome Rider," and "Lorelei." Plus experience so much more. How twisted can one mind be?

Adelaide Dupoint has given up a life of luxury in high society to become a monster in a corset. When her younger sister, Lexi, is pulled from her arms and stolen by a slave trader, Addie vows to stop at nothing to find her sister and set her free-or die trying. The one thing she never counted on was the passion she would find with her only alibi, the capable and cocky Alex Dylanjer. Reunited in their mission to save Lexi, Addie and Alex must traverse into the lion's den, but not everyone will make it out alive.