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Undeaux is a novel, a retelling of love and murder. Some ghosts don't haunt. They hold on. When Penny's abusive ex-boyfriend shows up at her uncle's funeral, she'll do anything to get away. In New Orleans, she struggles to grow into the person she wants to be, but continues to fall into comfortable yet destructive habits. Her new friends draw her into a Southern Gothic world of secrets and scars, where little is as it seems. With a new best friend guiding her steps, does she trust the man accused of murder, or the detective with a past of his own? Riddled with deep wounds and the nightmares they leave behind, Penny's journey takes her into the eye of the storm. Now she must decide to surrender, or survive. CONTENT This story depicts emotional abuse, physical violence, trauma, addiction, and grief. It explores themes of broken legacy, death, and toxic relationships. Yet where storms harrow, the resurrection fern unfurls.