Cauchemar

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A gripping, fast-paced and gorgeously written literary romance with unforgettable characters, Cauchemar tells the story of 20-year-old Hannah, who finds herself living alone by a Louisianan swamp after her adopted mother dies. Hannah soon falls in love with Callum, an easy-going boat captain and musician. But after her mysterious birth mother - outcast as a witch and rumoured to commune with the dead - comes back into Hannah's life, she must confront what she's been hiding from: the deadly spirits that haunt the swamp, the dark secrets of her past and her nascent gift.

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"A bayou setting, a dash of supernatural intrigue, and enough music and cookery to fill anyone's plate ... Goes well with fresh-caught fish, gumbo, and sweet tea." -- Bibliotica
"Alexandra Grigorescu works pure magic with the line, pulling proverbial rabbits from alligator hats and performing mind-bending enchantments upon every page. Like many of the spellbinding characters of Cauchemar, Grigorescu possesses a preternatural talent." -- Spencer Gordon, author of Cosmo
"Alexandra Grigorescu's debut is a straight-up old-school Southern Gothic. True Blood wishes it was this good." -- Jeff Parker, author of Where Bears Roam the Streets
"Grigorescu is a literary sorceress -- who has possibly hung out with the Louisiana witches, because she evoked them something strong in this book." -- Bella's Bookshelves
"It is well-written with just the right amount of suspense to keep the reader guessing what will happen to the characters until the very last page." -- The Book Binder's Daughter

Author Bio

Alexandra Grigorescu has a Masters degree in creative writing from the University of Toronto, where she attended writing workshops led by George Elliott Clark and Jeff Parker and wrote her thesis under the guidance of Camilla Gibb. She works as a freelance writer and lives in Toronto, Ontario. This is her debut novel.