Queen Louise has battled Satan along Cane Creek and, by the grace of God, emerged victorious. But the fight is far from over. As Christians of the Yoodoo faith, guided by the Bible, followers are forbidden to consort and conspire with the enemy Hags-a cult loyal to the demonic arts. When Louise discovers that her longtime friend and confidante-Della, or the Sayer-was secretly married to Pepper, the Prince of Hags, and bore him a child, it is the ultimate betrayal.

Although Louise decides to forgive her, Della unexpectedly turns up dead. Louise suspects the Hags but upon further...