The Melungeon Witch's Scandal

By BV Lawson

The fifth intallment in the Melungeon Witch short-story series set between the two World Wars in the Appalachians near Sneedville, Tennessee.

When a single, pregnant woman is attacked, Melungeon healer Cephea Collins comes to her defense and her aid. After all, Cephea herself knows a thing or two about being an outcast in society. As Sheriff Daniel Praeger's ex-wife makes a last-ditch attempt to drive Daniel and Cephea apart, Cephea begins to wonder if there will be a happy ending for anyone.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BV Lawson
• Release date: May 23, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310062384

BV Lawson

Past career hats BV Lawson tried on include maid, super-speedy typist, classical musician, radio announcer, being in TV commercials (for all of one day), research assistant, TV features writer and working for the Discovery Channel. Now a full-time freelance writer, she's penned articles for various publications and won awards for her many published stories and poems.Thanks to the influence of library genes handed down from her mother, she created the blog In Reference to Murder which contains over 3,000 links for mystery readers and writers. She's working on a series of crime fiction novels set in various locations in and around the mid-Atlantic, and when time permits, BV and her husband enjoy flying over Northern Virginia and the Chesapeake in a little putt-putt plane. Visit BV via her web site, bvlawson.com. No ticket required

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THE MELUNGEON WITCH’S SCANDAL

Cephea Collins & Sheriff Daniel Praeger Short Story #5

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BV Lawson

THE MELUNGEON WITCH

Sheriff Daniel Praeger and Cephea Collins Short Story #5

By BV Lawson

Copyright 2015 BV Lawson

The Melungeon Witch is a work of fiction. All of the names, characters, places, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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The Melungeon Witch’s Scandal

Sheriff Daniel Praeger dusted off his shovel and set it beside the door as the first winter snowflakes fell. It wasn’t exactly his favorite time of year, but that wasn’t why he was in such a bad mood. His mother was coming for a visit.

Naturally, she wanted to see her grandson, and little Matthew was all bubbly at the thought of her arrival, asking every five minutes if his Mammaw was here. But she’d never met Cephea. In truth, he hadn’t even mentioned her yet. Their relationship was still new, and he didn’t want to jinx it by spilling the beans to the same mother who hadn’t even approved of his marriage to his late wife.

So when the doorbell finally chimed, he had to force himself