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4.2
Curse in the Quarter (Bourbon Street Shadows Book 1)
by Heidi McLaughlin
About this book
A cursed man. A haunted city. A love that defies lifetimes.
When fallen angel Bastien Durand walks the rain-soaked streets of New Orleans, he carries more than just the weight of his past—he carries the memory of a love that has haunted him for over a century. Working as a supernatural investigator in the French Quarter, he's learned to live with ghosts, both literal and otherwise.
But when ancient magic begins stirring in the shadows and familiar melodies drift through the night air, Bastien realizes his greatest torment may also be his salvation. A brilliant librarian with eyes he's never forgotten holds the key to secrets that span lifetimes, though she has no memory of the souls she's carried before.
As supernatural factions clash and the veil between worlds grows thin, Bastien must navigate treacherous magic, old enemies, and the devastating possibility that some curses are stronger than death itself. In a city where the past never truly dies, he'll discover that love—and loss—can echo across centuries.
But awakening the truth may cost him everything he's fought to protect.
A moody, slow-burn paranormal mystery set in a New Orleans where demons, witches, and fae itself walk unseen among the living.
Curse in the Quarter is the first book in the Bourbon Street Shadows series.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B0F8LBPY13
Reader Reviews
March 3, 2026
If you enjoy books that span centuries and you like trying to map out timelines while reading; this is so up your alley. Personally, I got a little lost in the back and forth and up and down of the book. Although, I do love the premise of a love that transcends all; even death. However, I felt my brain get a little jumbled. Though I will say that I love the way the characters are written and the way the supernaturals were portrayed like it was an everyday thing instead of a phenomenon. It might...
November 20, 2025
I’m already familiar with Amy Briggs, and was so excited to see her pair up for a paranormal anything. I read the pre-quel novella first, so I was already swooning over Bastien. Then I read Curse in the Quarter…and found myself cursing HIM in all the best ways. The torturous inner monologue was almost too much. As pieces fall into place and parts of the history come together, I genuinely wanted to shake him at times…because WHY?! You are a masterfully intelligent, tortured soul! Well, I found...
March 3, 2026
The whole book held my attention until the end. The FMC and MMC were definitely written for each other. I can’t wait to be able to read the send book!. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review. )
August 26, 2025
My goosebumps have goosebumps. After reading The Borrowed Saint I thought I was prepared for anything Curse in the Quarter threw at me. Wrong!!! Things that usually go bump in the night are going BOOM as Bastien tries to bring the past into the present while trying to prevent the unthinkable. I couldn't put down Curse in the Quarter. I didn't want to put it down. With every revelation, with ever paranormal creature, I sank deeper and deeper into the New Orleans underbelly. The veil is thinning....
September 18, 2025
A fallen angel and a love that spans lifetimes? Set in New Orleans? Witches, fae, vampires, werewolves, and all other manner of supernatural creatures? Well sign me up! (That's exactly what I did when I requested an advance copy of this). As a long time resident of New Orleans and native Louisianian, I'm very careful with books set in the place I call home and will be the first to complain about something anachronistic or out of place. While the Saenger never burned down, I'm able to accept...
