Blurb: Deep in the swamps of the Louisiana bayou, a horrifying secret lies waiting to be discovered.
A legend haunts the bayou, a chilling tale of a beast that is born from a curse…the Rougarou.
When Emma Rose Crane lets hunter Cass Willow convince her to help him on a ghost hunt, she never imagined she’d be trudging through the swamps, let alone stumbling upon a mess of mangled bodies—or running into the creature responsible for the rotting remains.
With no backup available to them, she’s forced to show Cass her demonic side to help them escape, but that’s not the only problem. When the creature attacked them, it infected them with the same curse that drove it mad. There’s only one hope—kill the beast to cure the infection.
Time is not on their side as they race to save themselves and discover the truth behind the legend. But first they have to survive the effects of the curse long enough to find the creature and put it down…
Before they succumb to the hunger eating them alive.
Review: Emma Crane was on a routine ghost hunt in the Louisiana bayou when a Rougarou attacks and curses her and her fellow hunter. They must find the creature before the next full moon or they will succumb to the same horrible fate, and that's only 8 days away! Yet with both Emma and her friend hurt, they have to call in a lot of favors. With the curse causing Emma to be famished and amplifying her emotions, her demon side gets out more than she'd like. Which may end up causing someone else to kill her before the curse does.
This is a fun NA urban fantasy with a Supernatural feel. There's a lot of tension not only with the clock ticking, but between the varied cast of characters too. I can understand why Emma wants to go off with her boyfriend Dan for a quiet life! That's one thing I very much like about this story. Dan and Emma's relationship is real. It's built on a history of building trust and friendship and respect. He doesn't go all Alpha male on her and ignore what she wants. It's a healthy relationship. While there are a lot of fantastic secondary characters, my favorites are Silas and Cass. I think they have plenty of stories for their own series!
This is the second book in the Crane Diaries series. Emma is from a monster hunting family and she's part demon, which can be a bit messy. It's a big cast, too, so there's a lot of tension and drama. I do have a novella about Silas on my Kindle, and I'm really curious to see what that's going to be like!
You can find Apryl Baker on her site and nab the Crane Diaries on Amazon.
It sounds Halloween-worthy!
Quite the mix of paranormal elements.