In this companion to Beware the Wild, the book New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White called โAmerican myth at its very best,โ Natalie C. Parker takes readers on a journey back to an eerie Louisiana swamp town.
Candace โCandyโ Pickens has been obsessed with the swamp lore of her tiny Louisiana town for . . . forever. Name any ghostly swamp figure and Candy will recite the entire tale in a way that will curl your toes and send chills up your spine.
That doesnโt mean Candyโs a believer, however. But with swamp haunts appearing in town every day, a suspicious new family in town, and her own mind starting to betray her, Candy must come to terms with the one piece of swamp lore sheโs never heard before. Itโs a tale thatโs more truth than myth, and may hold all the answers . . . and its roots are in Candyโs own family tree.
Natalie C. Parkerย is the author of Beware the Wild and Behold the Bones and the editor of Three Sides of a Heart: Stories About Love Triangles. She is also the founder of Madcap Retreats and works at her local university coordinating programs on climate science and indigenous communities. She lives on the Kansas prairie with her partner and a requisite number of beasts. Learn more about her at www.nataliecparker.com.