Publisher's Synopsis
As the series opens we find our main characters torn between the faith that they have clung to all their lives and the reality that is now surrounding them. With the world collapsing at their feet only time will tell if there is any hope for the much-needed salvation of their tiny parish. In the end will the people of Pechè Parish, and South Bourbon, Louisiana survive the wrath of a lost God? Or will they tremble at the feet of the demons that have possessed their once holy land?For the Reese family life was always peaceful. Full of joy and prayer; like many families theirs was large, the better to fill the world with love. Love, however, can be the reason for so many misdeeds. This truth is one that the Reeses and the town around them would soon find out.With four siblings Miss Arybella was never alone, but her dedication to the protection of her family; especially her younger sister May, would lead to the destruction of their peaceful existence. It would be there in her attempt to help save her sister that she would lose herself, and begin the spiral downwards of the world around her. Often we do not notice how drastically our actions affect the ones around us, but soon they will see. As one by one the Reese children fall to the clutches of misfortune; lead by Arybella's filthy addiction to murder.It started out so purely; with such good intentions, but one often cannot help falling in love with their own sickness. Her desperate attempt to take action in protecting her sister would mold the future, and bring with it the purge the town never knew it needed. After all, how can you see the disgusting sins flourishing around you when you are blinded by false hope; a hope the town will never know again. With her new beau by her side Arybella Sharee Reese would bring them all to life; at least until the day they die.
