Featured Book of the Month

About the Book:

The curse flows through her veins, but so does the cure.

Dr. Evangeline Beauford thought blood held no secrets from her.

As one of Boston's leading hematologists, she's dedicated her career to studying blood's mysteries—until a posthumous letter from her estranged sister draws her back to Beauford Grove after eighteen years away.

The family's olive plantation shouldn't exist in Alabama soil. The trees shouldn't weep crimson sap. And her own family's blood work shouldn't show impossible anomalies that her scientific mind can't explain.

But as Evangeline uncovers centuries-old diaries hidden in the grove, she learns the devastating truth: her mother didn't send her away out of rejection—it was protection from a sinister blood pact forged between French colonists and enslaved practitioners of powerful African and Haitian magic.

The plantation's unnatural prosperity came at a price paid in blood and bound both bloodlines to the land through ancient rituals. Now, with the pact demanding its due, Evangeline must confront her family's dark legacy and her own dormant power.

Her medical expertise may be the key to breaking the cycle—or the final sacrifice it demands.

The Review:

Release Date: August 22, 2025

Publisher: Shivering Pond Publishing

Genre: #Fiction #horror #thriller #supernatural

5 Stars

E. Denise Billups writes a captivating tale with Beneath Beauford Grove  

In Beneath Beauford Grove, the reader is brought into the life of Eva Beauford, a hematologist who returns to her hometown in Beauford Grove, Alabama, after the death of her sister, Solange. I am a huge fan of E. Denise Billups and want to read whatever this author writes. This author has a grand imagination, and talent for showing the story. Eva comes home, and while mourning her sister, she dives deep into her family's history, dark legacy. It's a wonderful kind of eeriness, where the story isn't one note, it's suspenseful, and it brings in the supernatural, a perfect blend of story showing. Yes, showing. The characters have multiple layers, and the setting adds as another character, because it affects the lives of the characters. It's a hauntingly grand story, and I just couldn't put it down. I love how there is a mix of light and dark, because even the darkest stories, need a bit of light. What a compelling story. Unpredictable, with twists all the way to the end. A reader can get lost in the story. It is always an honor to read E. Denise Billups' books.