LongBlack Curl is the latest installment in Alex Bledsoe’s acclaimedurban illusion series, where magic is hidden in plain sight and age-oldrivalries simmer underneath the surface.

In all the time the Tufa have been around, only two haveever been exiled: Bo-Kate Wisby and her lover, Jefferson Powell. These were castout, stripped of their ability to make music, and cursed to never have the ability tofind their in the past to Needsville. Their crime? A love that crossed theboundary of both Tufa tribes, about Long Dark Curl: A Novel of the Tufa leading to the death of many people.

Somehow Bo-Kate has present her way back. She intendsto take over both tribes, which means eliminating both Rockhouse Hicks andMandalay Harris. Bo-Kate includes a key weapon: Byron Harley, a rockabilly singerknown as the “Hillbilly Hercules” for his huge size and power, and whohas handed the last sixty years caught within a bubble of faery time. He’s readyto take revenge on any Tufa he discovers.

The only one who can stop Bo-Kate is JeffersonPowell. Released from the curse and summoned back to Cloud County, also heisn’t sure what will happen if they finally fulfill. Can he fall in love withher again? Will he join her in her pursuit to unite the Tufa under her guideline? Orwill he have to sacrifice himself to save the individuals who once banished him?