Böcker av John Pagani

Leah Shay is a charming attractive thirtyish young woman with a hidden, dark secret. Posing as an aspiring singer bound for Hollywood, her true agenda--finding a sire to further her coven's line of witches--slowly reveals itself. Dark spells, hypnotic trances, and other tools of witchcraft are unleashed upon innocent townspeople who fall prey to her devious plans. Leah's target, Jack Wainwright, is an established photographer and author haunted by his war experiences. Complicating the witch's plans for him are his devoutly religious loving wife and his mistress, who becomes a sexual distraction for the witch. Confronting Leah and insinuating herself among the characters throughout the twists and turns of the plot is Punk, a teenage girl who was orphaned in years past by the witch. Drawn into the conflict are an eclectic mix of local townspeople ranging from schoolteachers and a waitress to Hells Angels and the town's constabulary. They are all eventually mustered by Punk to confront witchery in its evilest of forms. Descriptive panoramas of California's coastline and countryside weave through all facets of the book. Riveting big wave surfing, motorcycle chases, and other modern-day adventures color the pages and add additional excitement to this intriguing tale.

Riveting survival adventure and romance tale set along the rugged North American Pacific coast at the turn of the nineteenth century. John Daly, a severely injured US Army scout separated from the Lewis and Clark Expedition, encounters a lost, desperate young woman in a harsh, foreboding land. They unite, struggle to survive, and forge a lasting, loving bond. The two embark upon a perilous journey across the wilderness, battling nature, indigenous peoples, Mexican bandits, and predatory beasts as they fight against all odds for survival. Their travails are further complicated and challenged as they encounter mystical native shamanism and overcome the threats of a horrifying demon. Descriptive panoramas of endless forests, towering mountains, running rivers, and tumbling waterfalls are woven through all facets of the book. The stirring beauty of the roiling ocean and rugged coastline provides stunning background imagery. The story is colored with Irish folktales and sayings as well as early American pioneering customs, skills, and ways of life. This captivating tale begins as a harrowing, frightful adventure and ends as a loving romance, but not before a final battle is fought against evil in its many forms.