Setting and Atmosphere

Turbulent times pit North against South, new immigrant against old in the 1850s Potomac Highlands. Under the Wolf Moon has passion, life, death, and redemption.

The haunting sound of a mountain dulcimer channels its way through the hollow, softly echoing off the rocks and trees. Because of that, lives are drawn together like the confluence of two great rivers.

Characters and Themes

An embittered drayman, seduced by bigotry, acts out his revenge. Zebediah, an injured child, is a wounded healer who becomes the pivot between rage and redemption. Woven into the tapestry are an ancient Indian and a black midwife who guide people as shamanic wisdom holders.

Under the Wolf Moon is the story of a man and a woman whose lives are held in tension between cultural and personal prejudice and the nobility of the human spirit. Under the wolf moon, the January moon, life and death come full circle.

Reviews and Endorsements

An historical fiction worthy of its place in the genre.

Norma Blacke Bourdeau, writer, poet, professor of Creative Writing, Frostburg University

Quick and precise character development and a fast moving story line—a real page turner.

Col. Frank Roleff, US Army, Ret., past President of Mineral County Historical Society