Mardi Gras. New Orleans. It’s a chance to party, blow off a little steam, fool around and raise Hell.
Literally.
College student Willow Brooks was just having a bit of harmless fun with friends when she visited the grave of Marie Laveau. Intent on summoning the ghost of the notorious Voodoo Queen, Willow finds herself possessed by a restless spirit intent on wreaking havoc in the French Quarter. If her friends can't figure out how to stop the malevolent spirit in time, Willow and the Big Easy will burn in VOODOO FIRE.
Candace C. Bowen is the award-winning author of the Knight Series.
Born in a suburb of Chicago, Candace moved to South Florida with her family at an early age. A writer of full-length historical romance fiction, she has broadened her scope to creating tales of modern day horror and historical adventure.
Candace resides with her young son and adopted cat "Spuds" in South Florida.
Voodoo Fire. Another page turner from the talented, multi-genre master, Candace C. Bowen.
Most college students go to New Orleans to party and go wild. Ms. Bowen’s characters visit the grave of the notorious voodoo queen Marie Laveau and to communicate with her. For no particular reason. But Marie has a reason to respond to them, a reason to come back, back from the dead.
Willow, the meek heroine becomes the vessel for Queen Marie. But Marie is no longer the helpful neighborhood voodoo queen she was in life. Decades of death have turned her cranky and made her murderous. She will set things right in the world. She will visit bloody justice on those who sully her good name for profit.
Torn between the unspoken love for Willow and the greedy need of his pampered girlfriend, Jace, scours the Big Easy for her. He must do so before Willow’s body and spirit get used up by Queen Laveau. Detective Nick Buzzetta of New Orleans police helps them aided by the advice of his wonderfully creepy grandma.
Ms. Bowen’s Voodoo Fire features great adventure, tickles our fears of the great beyond, while skillfully weaving in a wonderful love story. You will not be disappointed with its characters or story. You will lose track of time as you follow Marie and her searchers anywhere.