Includes an excerpt from Red rabbit ghost ©2025 by Jennifer Nicole Julian

"A man's body is found viciously murdered behind a neighborhood corner store, sending shockwaves through the tight-knit community. All the victim's family and bystanders want is to make sense of this brutal crime and move on with their lives. All seven-year-old Layla wants is a pet donkey. To her, a donkey is the epitome of freedom--the ability to think for herself, go anywhere by herself, and live an independent life. The killings continue, and rumors fly of supposedhoofprints and a woman with hair like black silk. The ambiguous messages in lipstick and sweet smell of perfume at the crime scenes causes the men to suspect the women around them. As Layla's world unravels, she realizes she must grow into the type of woman she's always dreamed of becoming. A woman with sharp instincts. A woman who cannot be tamed"--