Fraser Sherman

It's May 1973 and Maria Esposito has spent three years as a wanted fugitive. Constantly on the run, she never lets anyone get close. Now torrential floods have trapped her in Pharisee Georgia, in the middle of an FBI investigation. Maria needs to keep a low profile; too bad the murder victim's widow insists she can help solve the case. The county sheriff makes it clear saying no is not an option. The FBI soon becomes the least of Maria's problems.
There's the hostile ravens. The homicidal horse. The living shadow warning her to leave town or die. Maria has no choice but to run, even though something monstrous is threatening Pharisee. Something only she can stop. Maria tells herself she doesn't give a damn. She can't afford to give a damn. She has a grim feeling she's not going to listen .Southern Discomfort is a standalone intrusion fantasy.
It includes multiple POV characters, several woman protagonists and multiple POC. The spaniel lives. The villain does kill a cat. It will appeal to fans of Alex Bledsoe, Tom Deitz, Luanne Bennett and Charles DeLint's Jack the Giant Killer.