Sanctuary Hill — Kathryn R. Wall

The aftermath of a South Carolina Lowcountry storm washes up a horrifying mystery on Bay Tanner's shores--and puts her in a clash with old ways, dark superstitions...and murder. It's a situation that will haunt her even as she is hired by a local Realtor to find his missing wife. Convinced there's more to the story, Bay grapples with deeper issues when the body of the man's wife is found and he is the prime suspect.

Still, the ancient rites of root doctors, charms and mysticism weave spellbinding threads through Bay's questions, which all seem to lead back to a secret community in the tangled backwoods of Beaufort County--along with a charismatic woman who understands the real power of the old ways, and secrets Bay may not live to tell....