Salt in the Soil

A Southern Gothic Hoodoo Tale of Blood, Love, and ReckoningWhen Selene Baptiste returns to her Louisiana hometown to bury her grandmother, known as the region’s most feared and revered rootworker, she doesn’t just inherit a crumbling cottage tucked deep in the swamp. She inherits a bloodline thick with secrets, a house filled with jars labeled in her name, and a curse buried beneath the floorboards.But something else has been waiting in the shadows.A spirit.A wronged woman.A reckoning.With the help of Malik, a quiet stranger with a past tied to Selene’s own legacy, she must unravel the truth behind a pact made generations ago—a deal steeped in betrayal, bone dust, and hoodoo justice.As spirits rise, the veil thins, and love takes root in dangerous ground, Selene must decide whether to run from the dirt… or rise from it.Because some roots don’t stay buried.And the land never forgets.