Jason Jack Miller
ASIN: B006AHKFRU
Publisher: Raw Dog Screaming Press
Pages: 234
Although the Collins clan is steeped in Appalachian magic, Henry has never paid it much attention. But when his younger sister dies mysteriously Henry can't shake the feeling that the decades-old feud between his family and another is to blame. You see, some people have forgotten about the old energy that permeates Appalachia's darkest hollows. Some people have not. In HELLBENDER, Henry Collins' act of retribution forces his family to defend themselves from a rival clan, the vile Lewises. When Henry attempts to make things right, the world as he knows it begins to crumble. His car is vandalized, his house is burned to the ground and Alex, the girl he loves, begins suffering from strange spells that leave her disoriented and gasping for breath. To restore peace Henry chases the stench to its source and finds himself deep in a strange wilderness--an Appalachia that remembers mountain ...