Heretic: The Awakening Part I (Heretic Series Book 1)

Raine Arceneaux struggles to balance her old thinking with her new life. Her grandmother’s mansion in the New Orleans Garden District is a far cry from the shack in the Ninth Ward where she lived before her mother passed away. Now, Raine no longer fits in with her old friends and will never be accepted by the students at the elite Catholic school she attends.

But when something in her awakens—something that attracts evil—Raine has to use her street smarts to stay alive as she unravels the truth about her past.

At twenty-three, Father Daniel is the youngest priest ever ordained in Orleans parish, and he knows his position is tenuous. But when he witnesses an attack on Raine, he recognizes the ancient enemy behind it and knows he must help protect her, even if it means risking his standing with the church.