Love and Madness

This is book thirteen of the SECRET BUTTERFLY SERIES, and the second book of the SERIES' INSANITY VOLUME. It tells of the unraveling of a mysterious murder and how Barbara sets in motion her revenge plot. Make no mistake about her character. Outwardly she is mysterious, silent, ever efficient, ever watchful; but there's another side to Barbara's character. She's a Do Gooder type who likes good people to receive good treatment and bad people to receive bad treatment. She is native Lakota Sioux who has trained herself to think in both the ways of the Lakota and the ways of the Whites. And she is diabolical and clever. Her spirit soul responds to the outreach of Marvin's ghost. Entering this wondrous, spiritual world, she loses her moral inhibitions and has intimate relations with Marvin's spirit. She learns freedom from her moral teachings and accepts what is natural to her human condition. Marvin confesses his disappointment with his son, David. Barbara feels justified by the spirit world for what she desperately wants to achieve: Justice for Marty. She wants David punished for what he did. But her Lakota ethics do not allow her to murder David. He is not properly her kill. That right belongs to Marty's mother, Susan. Discover how Barbara ignites a revenge motive in Susan; See a never before revealed aspect of David's character when he begs for his life. Ah, Susan! Will you return to your Christian roots? Will you show compassion and forgiveness? Discover why the elk hunters are hearing the howls of the Lobo.

LOVE AND MADNESS is about revelation, evil, catharsis, revenge, and atonement. Discover how easy it is for anyone to be completely wrong about someone based upon preconceived prejudices. Discover the miracles of understanding and forgiveness. Discover the ultimate truths of human needs and freedom. And discover how love becomes unrestricted and boundless.