Publisher's Synopsis
The Convicts - 1815Bart Croxen never thought he would see his son again, especially not in Louisiana. Andrew Jackson has finally lifted marshal law over the port city after the Battle of New Orleans and everyone is eager to praise and honor the valiant war heroes who defended them against the invading British. Creoles, Acadians, Irish, Germans, Spanish, and plenty of French citizens welcome Baratarian pirates like James and Robert into their social circles, but they are more interested in reuniting with their estranged relative. They come to find out that Bart has made a reputation for himself as a tamer of rougarous, werewolves like himself who had developed a taste for human flesh. On his plantation of sharecroppers - mostly former slaves that Bart has freed himself - he rehabilitates deranged werewolves in secret.The Soldier - 1862The nation has been torn apart by a war of secession, but not all southerners are alike and fight for their own causes. That's what Dustin Keith, a werewolf recently liberated from his mentor's guardianship, saw in Ben Myers, a Georgia farm boy serving in the Confederate Army. Only in the army so he could escape north and then find a way abroad, Dustin never expected to take part in the single bloodiest day in American history. At Antietam, Ben is fatally wounded and Dustin sees that the only way to save this good soul is to turn him into what he is - a werewolf.The Outlaw - 1875Ben Myers escaped to the untamed west to find a new life away from the demons of his past. Instead, he finds himself in the middle of a conflict that his conscience won't let him abandon. As a werewolf that can't hide his true nature, he's avoided by most of the folks he encounters. But one girl, desperate to find her family's murderer, beseeches him for his help. She has no idea what he really is, and only knows that his unique talents can help her find the killer. But there's more out on the lonely prairie than cattle rustlers and bitter natives to contend with.The Deviants - 1897For Logan Elster, life was hard enough. With a gambling drunkard of a father and a mother who had to lie about her bruises, there's only so much a sixteen year old can do. But when he comes home to witness another beating, he flies into a rage and discovers something about his ancestry that he never knew before. He has inherited a frightening gift from his grandfather and has become a werewolf, inadvertently destroying everything he holds dear. In search of the only man who can help him, Logan finds more than just a mentor in the small town of Devia, Alabama. He finds a community of men just like him. A community of werewolves.
