The Bayou Never Tells

The Louisiana bayou holds dark secrets, and the narrator has buried more than a few. An orphan recruited into a dangerous world, he found purpose when his newfound family gave him something to live for. When his brother brings home the daughter of a wealthy politician—someone from a completely different world—the narrator makes it his mission to drive her away. Instead, she ends up in his car for a cross-country drive, and they discover an unexpected connection that runs deep. Fearing for her safety, he makes her promise never to return. Years later, she comes back. Now a powerful figure from his past wants her as well, forcing him to choose between the demons who control him, the family who loves him, and the woman he was never supposed to fall for. The bayou keeps its secrets, and they die here.