The conclusion to the first volume of Adder's Kiss. Come Saturday morning (predawn), Maggie finds a nasty surprise, which she thinks Penny leftover  for her to spite spite her. A fight breaks out between the sisters back at their manor. Curses are thrown, even some...

After Annie's birthday outburst, Margaret tries to salvage what is left of the party to talk business with the board members of Cerrissippi Crops. Later, Sheriff Steven warns Margaret that the trucker's older brother, Barden, was in the town, shiffing for murderers. ...

In the 1986, three southern sisters reunite in their hometown of Furriston, Mississippi after their mother dies of a brain tumor. The oldest sister, Margaret, tries to settle the affairs of her mother's regional agriculture business.  The middle sister, Penny, seduces...