Long Black Curl

Publisher Marketing:"Long Black Curl" is the latest installment in Alex Bledsoe s acclaimed urban fantasy series, where magic is hidden in plain sight and age-old rivalries simmer just beneath the surface. In all the time the Tufa have existed, only two have ever been exiled: Bo-Kate Wisby and her lover, Jefferson Powell. They were cast out, stripped of their ability to make music, and cursed to never be able to find their way back to Needsville. Their crime? A love that crossed the boundary of the two Tufa tribes, resulting in the death of several people. Somehow Bo-Kate has found her way back. She intends to take over both tribes, which means eliminating both Rockhouse Hicks and Mandalay Harris. Bo-Kate has a secret weapon: Byron Harley, a rockabilly singer known as the Hillbilly Hercules for his immense size and strength, and who has passed the last sixty years trapped in a bubble of faery time. He s ready to take revenge on any Tufa he finds. The only one who can stop Bo-Kate is Jefferson Powell. Released from the curse and summoned back to Cloud County, even he isn t sure what will happen when they finally meet. Will he fall in love with her again? Will he join her in her quest to unite the Tufa under her rule? Or will he have to sacrifice himself to save the people who once banished him?" Review Citations: Booklist 05/15/2015 pg. 38 (EAN 9781466851412, Other) Publishers Weekly 03/30/2015 (EAN 9780765376541, Hardcover) Romantic Times 06/01/2015 pg. 98 (EAN 9780765376541, Hardcover) Library Journal 05/15/2015 pg. 57 (EAN 9780765376541, Hardcover) Booklist 05/15/2015 pg. 38 (EAN 9780765376541, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Bledsoe, Alex ALEX BLEDSOE is the author of the Eddie LaCrosse novels "(The Sword-Edged Blonde, Burn Me Deadly, " "Dark Jenny, "and "Wake of the Bloody Angel), "the novels of the Tufa "(The Hum and Shiver" and "Wisp of a Thing), "and the Memphis Vampires" (Blood Groove" and "Girls with Games of Blood). "Bledsoe grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. He now lives in Madison, Wisconsin.