BLACKWATER: The Mysterious Saga of the Caskey Family

CH. 1 The Ladies of PerdidoCH. 2 The Waters RecedeCH. 3 Water OakCH. 4 The JunctionCH. 5 CourtshipCH. 6 Oscar's RetaliationCH. 7 GenevieveCH. 8 The Wedding GiftCH. 9 The Road to AtmoreCH. 10 The Caskey JewelsCH. 11 Elinor's NewsCH. 12 The HostageCH. 13 THE ENGINEERCH. 14 PLANS AND PREDICTIONSCH. 15 THE BAPTISMCH. 16 FATHER, SON, AND HOLY GHOSTCH. 17 DOMINOESCH. 18 SUMMERCH. 19 THE HEART, THE WORDS, THE STEEL, AND THE SMOKECH. 20 QUEENIECH. 21 CHRISTMASCH. 22 THE SPYCH. 23 QUEENIE'S VISITORCH. 24 QUEENIE AND JAMESCH. 25 LAYING THE CORNERSTONECH. 26 THE DEDICATIONCH. 27 THE CLOSETCH. 28 Miriam and FrancesCH. 29 The Coins in Queenie's PocketCH. 30 DanjoCH. 31 DisplacementsCH. 32 Locked or UnlockedCH. 33 The Croker SackCH. 34 The Caskey ConscienceCH. 35 The TestCH. 36 At the River's SourceCH. 37 UpstairsCH. 38 NectarCH. 39 The Closet Door OpensCH. 40 The WreathCH. 41 Mary-Love's HeirCH. 42 The Linen ClosetCH. 43 AT THE BEACHCH. 44 CREOSOTECH. 45 DOLLIE FAYECH. 46 SACRED HEARTCH. 47 THE CAUSEWAYCH. 48 MOBILIZATIONCH. 49 RATIONINGCH. 50 BILLY BRONZECH. 51 THE PROPOSALCH. 52 LAKE PINCHONACH. 53 MOTHER AND DAUGHTERCH. 54 LUCILLE AND GRACECH. 55 TOMMY LEE BURGESSCH. 56 LAZARUSCH. 57 THE FLIGHTCH. 58 AssessmentCH. 59 What Billy DidCH. 60 Ivey's Blue BottleCH. 61 Early's PromiseCH. 62 The SwampCH. 63 TwinsCH. 64 Billy's FamilyCH. 65 SilverCH. 66 NeritaCH. 67 The ProdigalCH. 68 New Year'sCH. 69 Billy's ArmorCH. 70 The FortuneCH. 71 LegaciesCH. 72 The EngagementCH. 73 Put It OffCH. 74 The Wedding PartyCH. 75 Queenie AloneCH. 76 The Caskey ChildrenCH. 77 The Song of the ShepherdessCH. 78 CollegeCH. 79 Oscar and ElinorCH. 80 Oscar's PajamasCH. 81 FootstepsCH. 82 Mrs. WoskoboinikowCH. 83 Champagne ToastsCH. 84 The NestCH. 85 Rain p { line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; background: transparent } The mysterious saga of the Caskey family begins in Blackwater I: The Flood, as a devastating flood brings a strange and beautiful visitor to the small, sleepy lumber town of Perdido, Alabama. Elinor Dammert's arrival will forever change the town and the wealthy and powerful Caskey family. James, who dotes on Elinor like a second daughter... Sister, who pines for Elinors strength and independence... Oscar, who loves Elinor and determines to build a life with her... And matriarch Mary-Love, perhaps the only person in Perdido with an inkling of Elinors true power and purpose. For Elinor is more than she appears, and she brings to Perdidoand to the Caskeysa deadly, inexplicable otherness from which no one can ever be safe. At the crest of the worst flood in Perdido, Alabama's history, mysterious newcomer Elinor Dammert is rescued from the uppermost floor of an abandoned hotel. The town soon grows to love Elinor in spite of her unspoken past and her eccentric habits, and Oscar Caskey, head of the town's most powerful and influential family, soon takes her for his bride. But Oscar's mother, greedy and controlling Mary-Love Caskey, recognizes in Elinor a will as powerful as her own, and begins to suspect that Elinor's origins are more sinister than anyone can imagine. #1 in a six part novel entitled Blackwater