A deadly gift. A terrible choice. Sometimes the price is too high…After Del Larouche defeats the Gris-gris man, she struggles to find her place in the adult world. She just wants a normal life. But her horrible ‘gift’ means her life will never be normal.When six-year-old Clara goes missing from the St. Augustine Orphanage—the third child in two weeks—a frantic search begins and Del agrees to use her gift to help find the girl.As the dark layers of New Orleans are ...

An Orphan Girl. A Hellish Spirit. A fight for more than just her life...New Orleans, 1963. When Del Larouche leaves the St. Augustine orphanage, she is desperate to build a normal life for herself and Jimmy, the mentally handicapped boy she spent years protecting.But when a hellish spirit is raised from the dark swamps, unimaginable horrors begin to prey on the lost souls of the Crescent City, and Del’s soul is the most coveted.When she learns the t...

A search for truth. A secret pact. A deadly ability unleashed…Somewhere in New Orleans, Del is on her own. Blaming herself for the spirit attack that nearly killed her adopted family, she vows to keep them safe the only way she knows how, by staying away. But she soon learns that this isn’t enough, her mentor is dying a strange, agonizing death.Close by, Billy Bash is dealing with his own illness. His search for The Red, which will kill the bad thi...

A Little Girl. A Family Secret. A Devil in the Bayou...New Orleans, 1953. Eight-year-old Delphine Larouche only cares about three things: saving her stray puppy “Bandit”, ignoring the voices from the bayou, and understanding her father’s growing illness.As the voices in the bayou grow louder, and her father’s sickness becomes more severe, her mother is forced to call Miss Sabine Duroche-Laveau, a Voudou practitioner, who will cleanse him of his demons....