Black Candle Women

by Diane Marie Brown, Bahni Turpin (Read by)

Overview

A warm and wise family drama with a magical twist about four generations of Black women living under one roof and the family curse that stems back to a voodoo sorceress in 1950s New Orleans

Generations of Montrose women—Augusta, Victoria, Willow—have lived together in their quaint two-story bungalow in California for years. They keep to themselves, never venture far from home, and their collection of tinctures and spells is an unspoken bond between them.

But when seventeen-year-old Nickie Montrose brings home a boy for the first time, their quiet lives are thrown into disarray, for the other women have been withholding a secret from Nickie that will end her relationship before it’s even begun—the decades-old family curse that any person they fall in love with dies.

Their surprise guest forces each woman to reckon with her own past choices and mistakes. And as new truths about the curse emerge, the family is set on a collision course dating back to a voodoo shop in 1950s New Orleans’s French Quarter—where a hidden story in a mysterious book may just hold the answers they seek in life and in love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798212017206
Publisher:	Harlequin Audio
Publication date:	02/28/2023
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Diane Marie Brown is a professor at Orange Coast and a public health professional for the Long Beach Health Department. She has a BA and MPH from UCLA and a degree in fiction from USC’s Master of Professional Writing Program. She grew up in Stockton and now lives in Long Beach, California, with her husband, their four daughters, and their dog Brownie. Black Candle Women is her debut novel.

Bahni Turpin is an experienced audiobook narrator and actress who has appeared in numerous television productions as well as films. An ensemble member of the Cornerstone Theater Company, she also works as a yoga instructor. She currently resides in Los Angeles, where she founded the SoLA Food Co-op.

Editorial Reviews

Richly imagined and elegantly told, with plenty of satisfying secrets, heartaches, and twists. Black Candle Women is a promising debut.”

internationally bestselling author Sadeqa Johnson

Written with warmth and an eye for detail, Diane Marie Brown’s Black Candle Women explores the bonds of family and the magical power of belief to transform our lives.”

authors of The Thread Collectors Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman

A spellbinding romp. This book will have you asking yourself, who amongst us isn’t cursed? More importantly, how far would you go for a chance at love?”

author of The Fortunes of Jaded Women Carolyn Huynh