Scarlette
Davonna Juroe
Ninety years before the Brothers Grimm penned their version of Little Red Riding Hood, a historic, gruesome series of events would shock all of Europe. In 1765, an unidentified wolf-like animal ferociously mauled dozens of peasants in the Gévaudan region of France.
Whispered rumors of unnatural creatures blended with age-old superstition, causing mass hysteria, and a werewolf was blamed for the carnage. Alarmed, King Louis XV sent his best huntsmen to rid the province of the beastly scourge, but this legendary massacre had only just begun.
Scarlette, an 18-year-old peasant, lives under this dark threat, knowing the nightmarish monster lurks in the surrounding forest. A poor seamstress, she labors to make ends meet and is skeptical of supernatural gossip.
Until her grandmother survives an attack.
Scarlette learns her grandmother is infected by the bite of the animal. Desperate to save her, Scarlette begins to uncover the dark secrets of her village and finds there are those who wish to keep their pasts hidden. As time grows short, Scarlette is befriended by a local nobleman and a woodcutter who share an eerie history with the wolf.












Sounds like an original twist on a fairy tale, and one that goes quite deeply into the backstory of the characters.
–JW
It does! I’m a lover of all wolf lore, and this one is definitely on my ‘to get to soon’ list! Thanks for stopping by! ~ Nina 🙂
Nina! Thanks so much for featuring SCARLETTE. I am honored! 🙂
Thank you Davonna! It’s a pleasure to feature your book here! 🙂