Blood on the Bayou: A Cafferty & Quinn Novella
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Authors: Heather Graham
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Blood on the Bayou
A Cafferty & Quinn Novella
By Heather Graham
1001 Dark Nights
Blood on the Bayou
A Cafferty & Quinn Novella
Copyright 2016 Heather Graham Pozzessere
ISBN: 978-1-942299-50-9
Foreword: Copyright 2014 M. J. Rose
Published by Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated
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Blood on the Bayou
A Cafferty & Quinn Novella
By Heather Graham
From
New York Times
bestseller Heather Graham...
It’s winter and a chill has settled over the area near New Orleans, finding a stream of blood, a tourist follows it to a dead man, face down in the bayou.
The man has been done in by a vicious beating, so violent that his skull has been crushed in.
It’s barely a day before a second victim is found . . . once again so badly thrashed that the water runs red. The city becomes riddled with fear.
An old family friend comes to Danni Cafferty, telling her that he’s terrified, he’s certain that he’s received a message from the Blood Bayou killer--
It’s your turn to pay, blood on the bayou.
Cafferty and Quinn quickly become involved, and--as they all begin to realize that a gruesome local history is being repeated--they find themselves in a fight to save not just a friend, but, perhaps, their very own lives.
Heather Graham has been writing for many years and actually has published nearly 200 titles. So, for this page, we’ll concentrate on the Krewe of Hunters.
They include:
Actually, though, Adam Harrison—responsible for putting the Krewe together, first appeared in a book called
Haunted
. He also appeared in
Nightwalker
and has walk-ons in a few other books. For more ghostly novels, readers might enjoy the Flynn Brothers Trilogy—
Deadly Night
,
Deadly Harvest
, and
Deadly Gift
, or the Key West Trilogy—
Ghost Moon
,
Ghost Shadow
, and
Ghost Night
.
The Vampire Series
(now under Heather Graham/ previously Shannon Drake)
Beneath a Blood Red Moon
,
When Darkness Falls
,
Deep Midnight
,
Realm of Shadows
,
The Awakening
,
Dead by Dusk
,
Blood Red
,
Kiss of Darkness
, and
From Dust to Dust
.
For more info, please visit her web page,
http://www.theoriginalheathergraham.com
or stop by on Facebook.
Discover 1001 Dark Nights Collection One
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here
to explore
FOREVER WICKED
by Shayla Black
CRIMSON TWILIGHT
by Heather Graham
CAPTURED IN SURRENDER
by Liliana Hart
SILENT BITE: A SCANGUARDS WEDDING
by Tina Folsom
DUNGEON GAMES
by Lexi Blake
AZAGOTH
by Larissa Ione
NEED YOU NOW
by Lisa Renee Jones
SHOW ME, BABY
by Cherise Sinclair
ROPED IN
by Lorelei James
TEMPTED BY MIDNIGHT
by Lara Adrian
THE FLAME
by Christopher Rice
CARESS OF DARKNESS
by Julie Kenner
Also from 1001 Dark Nights
TAME ME
by J. Kenner
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to explore
WICKED WOLF
by Carrie Ann Ryan
WHEN IRISH EYES ARE HAUNTING
by Heather Graham
EASY WITH YOU
by Kristen Proby
MASTER OF FREEDOM
by Cherise Sinclair
CARESS OF PLEASURE
by Julie Kenner
ADORED
by Lexi Blake
HADES
by Larissa Ione
RAVAGED
by Elisabeth Naughton
DREAM OF YOU
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
STRIPPED DOWN
by Lorelei James
RAGE/KILLIAN
by Alexandra Ivy/Laura Wright
DRAGON KING
by Donna Grant
PURE WICKED
by Shayla Black
HARD AS STEEL
by Laura Kaye
STROKE OF MIDNIGHT
by Lara Adrian
ALL HALLOWS EVE
by Heather Graham
KISS THE FLAME
by Christopher Rice
DARING HER LOVE
by Melissa Foster
TEASED
by Rebecca Zanetti
THE PROMISE OF SURRENDER
by Liliana Hart
Also from 1001 Dark Nights
THE SURRENDER GATE
By Christopher Rice
SERVICING THE TARGET
By Cherise Sinclair
Table Of Contents
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One Thousand And One Dark Nights
Once upon a time, in the future…
I was a student fascinated with stories and learning.
I studied philosophy, poetry, history, the occult, and
the art and science of love and magic. I had a vast
library at my father’s home and collected thousands
of volumes of fantastic tales.
I learned all about ancient races and bygone
times. About myths and legends and dreams of all
people through the millennium. And the more I read
the stronger my imagination grew until I discovered
that I was able to travel into the stories... to actually
become part of them.
I wish I could say that I listened to my teacher
and respected my gift, as I ought to have. If I had, I
would not be telling you this tale now.
But I was foolhardy and confused, showing off
with bravery.
One afternoon, curious about the myth of the
Arabian Nights, I traveled back to ancient Persia to
see for myself if it was true that every day Shahryar
(Persian:
شهریار,
“king”) married a new virgin, and then
sent yesterday’s wife to be beheaded. It was written
and I had read, that by the time he met Scheherazade,
the vizier’s daughter, he’d killed one thousand
women.
Something went wrong with my efforts. I arrived
in the midst of the story and somehow exchanged
places with Scheherazade – a phenomena that had
never occurred before and that still to this day, I
cannot explain.
Now I am trapped in that ancient past. I have
taken on Scheherazade’s life and the only way I can
protect myself and stay alive is to do what she did to
protect herself and stay alive.
Every night the King calls for me and listens as I spin tales.
And when the evening ends and dawn breaks, I stop at a
point that leaves him breathless and yearning for more.
And so the King spares my life for one more day, so that
he might hear the rest of my dark tale.
As soon as I finish a story... I begin a new
one... like the one that you, dear reader, have before
you now.
I love the variations of our country in general, but I admit to a special love for New Orleans and the surrounding countryside.
A few years back, I took a bayou trip similar to the one to be found in Blood on the Bayou. I loved it! All the wonderful stories, and the eeriness of the bayou by night. Come with me on this ride, if you will—and if you get a chance, you must go yourself! Visit NOLA—unique, historical, and wonderful!
New Orleans and Southern Louisiana offer up some of the most amazing cuisine to be found anywhere. Coffee and beignets are great, but a few of my favorites are shrimp and grits and crawfish etouffee. If you happen to be in NOLA, try out K. Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen. I love their food!
NOLA is famed for the Sazerac, the Pimm’s Cup (first found in London, but enhanced and perfected at the Napoleon House bar!) and the Hurricane. (Strange, yes. The real ones are devastating.)
The hurricane consists of a few different kinds of rum, fruit juices, grenadine, and simple syrup. There are all kinds of recipes on line, if you just want to enjoy! But, of course, head to NOLA for the real deal!
There’s blood running in the bayou . . . and if you dare to tarry in the swamp, the next victim just might be you.
So far David Fagin was pleased.
“We have a few legends around here,” he said to the group. “The Honey Swamp monster being one. It’s said that he lives side by side with the
rougarou
.”
He smiled at two of the young women in front of the group who were clad in heavy coats and huddling together.
“Every good swamp has a monster,” he said. “Any of you seen
The Creature from the Black Lagoon
? Maybe not. It’s a classic. But, hey, there’s always Netflix. Anyway, it was a 1954 black and white film. Horrible special effects compared to what we see today, but kind of cool when you think about the poor stunt man in that rubber suit. It’s your typical swamp monster. Big, scaly, out to kidnap beautiful young women and do in the handsome young men out to save them. The
rougarou
, he’s different, and he’s partial to this area.”