paul-Novel

A southern gothic tale of colonial Washington on the Brazos, a town poised on the brink of a desperate war for independence where a strong capital might arise if not for all the dirty little secrets. Ada Blackwood loves dirty little secrets--drama, intrigue, daring action, anything to thrill her youthful imagination. She''''s especially intrigued by the tales of her home''''s local boogeyman: Black Jack and a lost colony of mysterious predecessors said to have moved on or vanished without a trace. Yet when her curiosity takes a turn for the worst and drives her through the doors of a manor that should not be there, she is thrust into a quest for redemption in a world of dark and daring adventure, family curses, and young love where the road to hell is paved with good intentions.