The Southern Belle's Guide to Witchcraft — Loribelle Hunt

"There's a new evil in town, and it's gunning for Scarlet..."

Scarlet Burke isn't an ordinary witch. She comes from a long line of Burke witches, whose job it is to protect the good folks of Purgatory, Alabama from things that go bump in the night--and things that might slip through the portal in Fool's Wood. Normally, it's an easy gig that doesn't take much time from her day job. Until her ex-husband turns up dead in a ritualistic killing no one recognizes. William, a mundane, had high-tailed it out of town years ago after getting Scarlet's baby sister pregnant. So why had he come back? Better yet, who (besides Scarlet) had wanted him dead badly enough to lure him to the forest, stake him, skin him, and drain his blood? It wasn't a vampire kill, but she was damned if she could determine what it was.

Werewolf Jake Mills, the bossy and possessive chief of police, can't believe anyone in his town could commit such a brutal crime. And Scarlet can't believe she's still trying to avoid his advances. Jake has been chasing her for years, and if he wasn't so charming--and so drop dead sexy--she might try harder to outrun him. Or at least summon a bit of self-control. But the man simply refuses to stay in the "Just Friends" box she's placed him in.

But when the killer targets Scarlet's family, ghouls, demons, and dark fae all come under suspicion. And when her daughters become the targets of an ancient dark ritual, Scarlet and Jake are forced to make an impossible choice. Fight evil with evil, or watch Scarlet's daughters die...