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New York Times best-selling author James Lee Burke brings listeners a captivating tale of justice, love, brutality, and mysticism set in the turbulent 1960s.

The American West in the early 1960s appears to be a pastoral paradise: golden wheat fields, mist-filled canyons, frolicking animals. Aspiring novelist Aaron Holland Broussard has observed it from the open door of a boxcar, riding the rails for both inspiration and odd jobs.

Jumping off in Denver, he finds work on a farm and meets Joanne McDuffy, an articulate and fierce college student and gifted painter. Their soul connection is immediate, but their romance is complicated by Joanne’s involvement with a shady professor who is mixed up with a drug-addled cult. When a sinister businessman and his son who wield their influence through vicious cruelty set their sights on Aaron, drawing him into an investigation of grotesque murders, it is clear that this idyllic landscape harbors tremendous power - and evil. Followed by a mysterious shrouded figure who might not be human, Aaron will have to face down all these foes to save the life of the woman he loves and his own.

The latest installment in James Lee Burke’s masterful Holland family saga, Another Kind of Eden is both riveting and one of Burke’s most ambitious works to date. It dismantles the myths of both the 20th-century American West and the peace-and-love decade, excavating the beauty and idealism of the era to show the menace and chaos that lay simmering just beneath the surface.

In the heart of the wild and untamed Louisiana bayous, a young woman named Evangeline Raintree finds herself caught in a dangerous web of secrets and betrayals in James Lee Burke's captivating novel, "Another Kind of Eden."

Evangeline, a talented artist with a troubled past, returns to her family's plantation, seeking solace and a sense of belonging. But the bayous hold dark secrets, and she soon discovers that her family's legacy is entwined with a history of violence, greed, and forbidden love.

As Evangeline delves deeper into the mysteries surrounding her family, she encounters a cast of colorful and complex characters, including the enigmatic Remy Baudreaux, a man with a reputation for ruthlessness and a dangerous charm. Drawn to each other despite their differences, Evangeline and Remy find themselves entangled in a passionate and perilous affair.

Their quest for the truth leads them through treacherous swamps, hidden bayous, and the dark underbelly of New Orleans, where they confront dangerous enemies and uncover a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of power. As the stakes rise, Evangeline and Remy must navigate a treacherous path, balancing their love against the forces that threaten to tear them apart.

With his signature blend of lyrical prose and gripping storytelling, James Lee Burke weaves a tale of intrigue, betrayal, and the enduring power of love in "Another Kind of Eden." This novel is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the enduring beauty of the Louisiana bayous, even in the darkest of times.