
Confessions of a Gentle Monster
by Booksteward

It’s 1895 New Orleans. A corrupt police force unleashes unparalleled racial violence on the city’s Black citizens. As riots rage, Gabbie, a young, privileged Creole conjurer, with astounding magical abilities, stumbles on an unspeakable atrocity. She must confront this evil - not as an abstract concept but as a living, breathing beast. Her response to this horror transforms her from gentle healer to powerful avenger and fractures her fragile relationship with a young man she loves.