Carpathian Nights

Carpathian Nights is a novel that explores the roots of classic 16th-Century Romanian folklore, framed against the backdrop of the Carpathian Mountains of Romania.
After suffering a personal tragedy, a young Catholic priest, Father Sovata, is assigned to a remote parish in the Carpathian Mountains, where he must repair the damage done by a renegade priest. Upon arrival, he discovers a close-mouthed community fractured by class and religious rivalries. As he becomes acquainted with his parishioners, he realizes there are other forces at work that go against everything he believes to be true.
Father Sovata must put aside his own prejudices to ally with both Orthodox Christians and Gypsies. Only then will they have a chance to combat the ancient demons that threaten to destroy their community.