In the Cajun swamp, fisherman Jean Paul Pierre encounters a fire sprite, the Fifolet. Legend tells if you follow the Fifolet, you will find buried treasure, but there's a catch.
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Writes Like a Magician
"Johnette Downing thinks like a kid but writes like a magician. This Cajun tall tale is a little bit scary and a lot of fun."
—Dr. Julie Kane, former Louisiana poet laureate
Book 2 of The Commander and the Chief series finds the Chief "on the warpath" and "counting coup" with her enemies on both sides of the ocean. Meanwhile, she fights an indictment and risks losing her latest love, the Commander, as well as unleashing
“We’re going to use nine megaton warheads in space and we’re not sure they’re large enough to be effective. Why would you even consider using kiloton-range surface-to-air warheads as back-up?” The answer was succinct. “Because they’re all we have.”