Publisher's Synopsis
Drawn by an irresistible force, Madee arrives at the ruins of the Glauke Fountain not knowing why she is there. She soon finds out when the 1858 earthquake opens a fissure that arouses an ancestor, Medea, and the most ancient of all sorceresses - the first and most powerful of all witches - Hecate. In a ceremony at the altars of Hecate and Hebe, Medea transforms Madee, and she begins a voyage of revenge that circles the globe. For more than 150 years Madee and her coven sail from port to port on the vindicta, a black tern schooner. The task: seek out the betrayers of women who play with their emotions - their vulnerability, hope and love. The price for betrayal: a ceremony that drains the life essence from the betrayers. The fuel for the quest: the consumption of the life essence of the vile men. The tool of extraction: the Handlers, deep sea creatures under the command of the coven. Only FBI Agent George Barton Parker stands in the way of the vindicta's perpetual voyage. However, he has been down supernatural roads of death and destruction before, and the price has been heavy.
