. . . A bride defiled by her husband’s brother
. . . A father dragged to jail by his own son
. . . A brother gunning for his own kin
 
These are the unforgettable men and women you’ll meet in this explosive novel about a back-country Louisiana bayou settlement.

Hank Samson came home from the war to find his half-crazed Paw terrorizing the simple town folk . . . his brutish brother running amok in lust and violence. But Hank had seen a better way to live—and now he had to choose between running away with his girl or staying and fighting his own kith and kin.