Azygos

With two distinct paths, "Azygos" follows Marlowe's and Sloan's interweaving stories. Sloan and his family have been tracking his mother's killer for as long as he can remember. As time passes with no answers or closure, the resentment and hatred in his family grows to a breaking point.

Marlowe and her family must return home to Portland after she recklessly commits a grave mistake while hunting. Her guilt and their judgment only intensify, but upon a chance meeting between the two, things begin to change. Finding comfort and warmth within each other, they forge a connection. But as people are murdered and secrets are told, their bond agonizingly twists towards its final challenge.

With their lives colliding, the solace they find within each other may only be a disguise for their darkest nightmares.

J.H. White is an independent author who lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest with her long-suffering and imaginative partner, two riotous children, and many over-watered plants. "Azygos" is her debut novel in a planned seven volume series.