Release day for my new Big Easy Shaman series
Big Easy Shaman, Book 1
Magic isn't for sissies.
No good comes from this book. The story has magic, mayhem,
theft, murder, sass talk, demons, animals committing felonies, gleeful revenge,
and bad things happening to good people for no particular reason. It won’t
encourage good habits and probably fine tune bad ones. The only lesson learned
is don’t lie unless you know the rules.
Teenager Peter Whistler lives at the Little Angels Home for
Orphan Boys. Life in New Jersey is harsh in the Great Depression, but Peter has
an exceptional ability to lie. He hones his talent, convinced it’s the ticket
to easy fortune. He certainly doesn’t foresee the arrival of a murderous
conjurer with mysterious designs on a little blind girl named Esther. Drawn into
a nefarious plot to unleash a demon, Peter leads Esther and an enchanted
terrier on a desperate escape to New Orleans and meets Amelie Marchand. Like
all well-bred southern girls she’s trained in deadly martial arts, but with a
murderous stepmother, Amelie has troubles of her own. Peter and Amelie’s one
chance for survival is to head deep into the bayou and seek help from a mad
shaman known as the Frog King.
Welcome to an alternate 1930s where both jazz and magic fill
New Orleans’ air. Can a little luck, mystical lies, and a dash of Cajun crazy
help Peter harness the power to kill an immortal demon? If not, the Depression
will be a picnic by comparison when hell arrives on Earth.
Big Easy Shaman, Book 2
Life ain’t so easy in the Big Easy.
Peter settles into life in the Big Easy, but peaceful days are fleeting
as new evil threatens the French Quarter. A mysterious ailment attacks people in
their sleep, forcing them to commit crimes. Did someone find the Book of the Practically Undead? Legend
states it has the power to turn innocent victims into obedient zombies; not
quite living, not quite resting in peace. All the book needs is a new zombie
master willing to walk the dark road, and in the Vieux Carré of 1930’s New
Orleans, wickedness is available for a price.
As Peter investigates, he meets opposition from both the local police
and The League of Professional Shamans. To cross the League means banishment
for Peter and the end of his life in New Orleans as a budding shaman. On top of
that, an old flame of Amelie’s reenters her life. With all these distractions,
how will Peter protect the good folk of the French Quarter when evil runs amok?
Even with magic, Peter’s life ain’t easy in the Big Easy. Zombie nuns,
voodoo curses, and working up the nerve to ask Amelie on a first date. Which
will strike the most fear in the heart of the intrepid young shaman?
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