Deadly Destinations: Bayou Cypres Noir

Deadly Destinations: Bayou Cypres Noir

Titled “Gators Prefer Tourists in Marshmallow Suits or Don’t Feed the Gators Marshmallows”, Kallie, Belladonna, and Jackson from the Hoodoo series fill in a newcomer to town on the ins and outs of the place and all the potential dangers on Dark Faerie Tales Deadly Destination series.

Here’s a snippet:

Kallie: Seriously. Don’t. And I can’t believe I even need to say that. You’d think it’d be obvious. But every day, the Cajun tour guides take goggle-eyed tourists slathered in sunscreen and bug spray out on their swamp boats and let them snap pictures with camera and cell phones  while they toss marshmallows to swimming carnivores.

Hooo-EEEE. Here, pretty Bab-BEH!

Swimming carnivores who eye the boat hopefully, wishing one of those soft, pale picture-snapping tourists would tumble right over that rail and into their bellies. Tourist nummie-nums.

Jackson: That’s ain’t true now. Them gators are beaucoup smart. They’re the ones getting free snacks, not the ones paying for the privilege to watch as those snacks are gobbled up, them.

Kallie: Oh, this is my cousin, Jackson Bonaparte. And I’m Kallie Rivière, by the way. Sorry, forgot to mention that. Welcome to Bayou Cyprés Noir—and one of our many summer BBQs. My aunt told me that you bought the Bellefontaine place down on Magnolia Road and . . .

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Dark Faerie Tales Interview & Giveaway

Dark Faerie Tales Interview & Giveaway

The Black Heart Loa release madness continues! LOL. I always enjoy hanging out at Dark Faerie Tales, so when I was invited back, I jumped at the chance to get another giveaway going.

(It also gave me a break from trying to unravel the myriad evil plots that my cats have hatched against my computer in their never-ending quest to murder the thing that takes so much of Mom’s attention.)

The giveaway is open to international and runs through July 13th. Prizes include two signed sets of Hoodoo books: Black Dust Mambo and Black Heart Loa, and two signed copies of any of my titles–winner’s choice.

So swing by, say hey, and enter to win!