Bayou Corruption
Even Mother Nature hated Lagniappe, Louisiana.Ominous fall storm clouds hung low in the sky.A bright spear of lightning flickered across the sky, then the earth trembled—positives and negatives of nature colliding.
The glass doors to the parish hospital rattled. Alyssa LeBlanc darted into the old building, drenched and shivering. Why hadn't she thought to bring her umbrella? The smell of disinfectant and illness assaulted her senses and memories. She almost gagged. Her heels tapping briskly, she made her way to the nurses' station. She imagined death dogging her every step.
"Pardon me, what room is Marie LeBlanc in?"
The nurse glanced over the counter, eyes hardening and the corners of her mouth slicing down. "Visiting hours are long over." Her gaze drifted over Alyssa, disapproval lining her plump face as she took in Alyssa's chic business slacks and silk blouse.< ... read full excerpt from Bayou Corruption ebook
