Step into the haunting, tarot-laced world of The Fifth Card, a Southern Gothic novel steeped in Appalachian folklore, generational secrets, and the kind of slow-burning magic that lingers in the blood.

Set against the backdrop of rural Kentucky and Tennessee, the novel follows Lila Monroe—a woman trying to outrun the supernatural legacy passed down through the women in her bloodline. When her estranged mother dies and a cursed card is found with her former lover's body, Lila is pulled back into a world she tried to forget.

As secrets unravel, she must reckon with her past and accept a truth she’s long denied: she may be the last of the Deck Keepers and the only one who can stop what’s coming.