The Deadly Hour - Kat Le Veque

Some legacies refuse to stay buried-and some treasures were never meant to be found.

Deep in the Louisiana bayous stands Purgatory, a 250-year-old plantation house steeped in blood, legend, and sin. Built by the infamous pirate Louis-Michel Aury, the estate has passed through generations of his descendants-until it comes to rest with Louisiana Police Commissioner Nash Aury, a man determined to keep his family's violent history locked in the past.

That becomes impossible when a long-buried pirate hoard resurfaces, drawing the attention of ruthless criminals obsessed with a single artifact rumored to be hidden among the treasure: the Blood Ruby of Richelieu. Legend claims the jewel possesses the power to command the dead-and when Nash's wife is abducted, the criminals make their demand clear. Surrender the ruby, or lose everything.

As Nash races to protect his growing family, archaeological excavations on the Purgatory grounds uncover something even more disturbing: Perdition, a lost pirate settlement whispered about in centuries-old records and believed to have been inhabited solely by Aury's armada. Somewhere within its buried ruins lies a secret grave...and the Blood Ruby itself.

With time running out and his family's lives hanging in the balance, Nash must confront ancient curses, violent greed, and the dark legacy of his own bloodline. In the haunted depths of the Louisiana bayou-where the past refuses to stay buried-the race for the ruby will determine who commands the dead...and who survives Perdition.

Dark, atmospheric, and steeped in legend, The Deadly Hour takes The Eagle Brotherhood into gothic supernatural territory. Kat Le Veque delivers a chilling blend of cursed history, modern danger, and relentless suspense-where legacy is lethal, and the dead refuse to stay silent.