Many belieleve that at this time of year, the veil between the realm of the living and that of the dead thins enough to allow the souls of the dead to walk among us once more. Others believe that can happen any day of the year. What do you believe? Are there such things as ghosts, demons, vampires, shapeshifters, and other creatures that go bump in the night? Can they be summoned by witches and wizards? Does dark magic exist as well as good? To every story, no matter how farfetched, there is a grain of truth.
There are places on this planet said to be more haunted than others, and one of those places is New Orleans. If that’s true, who can keep us safe? Who has the necessary tools to fight against evil and save the rest of us? Meet The Punishers, an elite group of paranormal crimefighters who keep the city safe for both the undead and the living, battling everything from Azazel, mentioned in the Bible to zombies.
Paranormal Detective Ellie Taggart, a rakshasa capable of assuming the shape of a tigress, has always worked alone, searching for those responsible for her mother’s murder. When an investigation results in the death of a close friend and vampire, she’s forced to partner with handsome and mysterious peredhil, Steve Cassidy.
Like her, the half-human, half-elf uses his special talents to fight evil wherever it exists. Rogue vampires, shapeshifters, zombies, practitioners of black magic, poltergeists, ghosts—none of them can beat him. That is until someone or something no longer plays by the rules. There’s a new villain in New Orleans, one who threatens both the humans and non-humans who make the city home.
Is the enemy Draug, the wizard who murdered Ellie’s mother centuries ago? Is it someone from Steve’s shrouded past intent on revenge? Or are they facing a new enemy with an agenda all his or her own? As the tigress and her partner search for answers, trying to prevent the bodies from piling up, they have to manage conflicting emotions and desires that threaten to overwhelm them. Can two such different creatures of the light join forces to defeat the darkness, or will the powers of evil triumph?
The ebook version of The Tigress is free on Amazon from October 28 until November 1, 2024, for your reading enjoyment. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z5F4VNZ You can also read it in Kindle Unlimited, or in paperback format for $9.50 USD if you like to hold a book in your hands.
The Tigress is Book One of The Punishers Series. The Guardian is Book Two.
The past can always come back to haunt you.
After defeating the demon and casting him back into the abyss, Steve Cassidy and Ellie Taggart, the Tigress, expect a break, but evil never rests.
Knud, a dark-elf and an immortal, has escaped from his prison in Niflheim, intent on exacting his revenge against all of those who sent him there, including Steve. To make matters worse, Knud has teamed up with both supernatural and human criminals—a Voodoo priest and magician with an axe to grind against the city’s preternatural population, and a paramilitary group with an agenda all their own.
With a hurricane on the horizon, the lives of ten females and one male hang in the balance. With the help of a Vodun priestess, the head of the city’s Wicca coven, a selkie, merfolk, shapeshifters, and vampires, Steve, Ellie, Mike, and Chelsea, the Punishers, have 72 hours to find the missing yacht and rescue those aboard. Because if they don’t, by October 31st, all hell will break loose.
Happy Halloween reading!
Living the Dream 
I love those covers.
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Thank you. My cover artist is the best!
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