Joan Schlacht spends most of her days lounging in leggings, eating vegan pizza, and watching horror movies, but by night, she faces the most insidious monsters head on.

As a Lorian Hollow Guardian, Joan protects the Evolved from themselves and their secrets from the outside world. Rebellious, tattooed, and curvaceous, this Twizzler-addicted firecracker finds herself chasing a murderer whose sights are set on her. To save the women of Lorian Hollow, Joan takes a wild ride through the shadowy world of Necromancy and ritual murder, hastily searching the town for the killer before more innocent people die.

As she begins to unravel the murders, getting closer and closer to the culprit, she finds herself unearthing secrets about her best friend, Judas Lorian, and the town. Lorian Hollow drips of Old-Florida with its Spanish moss drapes, audacious humidity, buzzing insects, and the scent of orange blossoms. October is a special time for the residents, marking the town's 600th anniversary with a body count. Everyone is scrambling to hide the ritualistic murders anywhere, including the local swamp!

This is a Florida-based story and author with mystery, paranormal, and occult complete with the quirky vibes of a body-positive contemporary adventure.