When her elderly aunt is found lost in the woods raving about monsters, Jess drops everything to travel to the small town where she spent her childhood summers. Leaving behind her crumbling marriage, she stumbles into a series of grisly killings.
Determined to find a scientific solution for the supernatural attacks, Jess soon discovers gossip, superstition, and folklore rule the small town. Her rational answers are dismissed by the attractive sheriff, who wants a relationship not her help solving the case. Undaunted, Jess turns to the town outcast, only to learn he has secrets of his own.
As the town’s ancient curse closes in, Jess has to accept what science can’t explain. With her aunt’s sanity slipping away and the dangerous attacks coming closer to their ranch, Jess is forced to act. If she makes the wrong choices, her life and the people she loves will be lost to the monster’s appetite.
Rachel Graves writes mysteries that blend the supernatural with steamy, sexy scenes. Her work explores the many shades of gray found between the lines of right and wrong. Rachel's books focus on strong heroines who take charge of their own fate, their friends, and their families. Rachel is a member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and uses research skills honed getting a graduate degree in psychology to seek out rare folklore and magical creatures. Her writing incorporates popular monsters like vampires and werewolves as well as diverse creatures like selkies and yuki onna. Rachel has lived in a cursed town, taken far too many ghost tours, and counts down to every Halloween starting in November. You can read short stories and learn more about her on her website: http://www.rachelgraves.com/.