"Returning to Kaua‘i, park ranger Makalani finds her family divided and their way of life at risk in this rich and emotional adventure by the bestselling author of the Lily Wong series.
After ten years as a national park ranger in Oregon, Makalani Pahukula is back on Kaua‘i for her grandmother’s birthday. Having been gone for so long, Makalani finds the disconnect with her people and her struggles have never been more profound. Neither has her need to reacquaint herself with everything she left behind. When she reaches the homestead, she finds a bickering family and the disconcerting news that her cousins—a failed college football player and a rebellious teenage girl—have gone missing.
Makalani hopes they just ran off, too careless to realize the worry they’ve caused. But when hunters find a dead body in the Keālia Forest Reserve, Makalani fears something ominous is at play, and the search for her cousins grows more desperate. Although her help may not be welcomed by family and locals, Makalani is determined to solve a mystery that poses a greater risk than anyone imagines.
The investigation will open her heart, reawaken her love for the land she calls home, and strengthen her bond with her family. Because no matter how long she’s been away, for Makalani, Hawai‘i is in her blood."
"Passion. Horror. Betrayal.
From the nationally bestselling author of the Lily Wong thriller series comes a “stunningly original” (F. Paul Wilson) dark journey into Brazilian mysticism about a desperate mother who rises from the slums to embrace Quimbanda magic amid her quest for the ultimate revenge.
Across forty years, three continents, and a past incident in 1560 France, Serafina Olegario tests the boundaries of love, power, and corruption as she fights to escape her life of poverty and abuse. Serafina’s quest begins in Brazil when she’s possessed by the warrior goddess Yansã, who emboldens her to fight yet threatens to consume her spirit. Fueled by power and enticed by Exú, an immortal trickster and intermediary to the gods, Serafina turns to the seductive magic of Quimbanda. It’s dangerous to dance in the fire. But when you come from nothing, you have nothing to lose."
"A sorcerer on a cliff cuts into his own hand, summoning members of the ancient cult that destroyed his family... A maid hunts her former employer with a sword, attempting to win a revenge that could save us all... A doomed man rides a train to his dead father's home to unravel a terrible secret... A strange box arrives at your door, containing something so bizarre that... well, you'll have to dig into Weird Tales #363 to see Weird Tales continues a 95-year commitment to dark fantasy with this collection of new short fiction from masters of the craft: “Up from Slavery†by Victor LaValle “By Post†by Josh Malerman “I.O.U.†by Sherrilyn Kenyon “Payday†by Hank Schwaeble “A Housekeeper's Revenge†by Lisa Morton “The Shadows beneath the Stone†by Jonathan Maberry With poems and flash by Stephanie M. Wytovich, Jeff Wong, Tori Eldridge, and Marc Bilgrey!"
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