Description: "Finally, the legendary true story unfolds in all its gory detail. In 1867, a series of unfortunate events sees the teenage Samantha Gray marry the famous Captain Jakes. Once his bride is installed at Sweet Pine, her charming fairy tale honeymoon unravels with diabolical intensity. When Samantha discovers the Captain's amorous interests in her younger sister, Sweet Pine becomes the young bride's prison. Now forced into a life of unrelenting servitude, Samantha plots her revenge. However, rumors of the Captain's ill-gotten riches have drawn the attention of a ruthless gang of cutthroats. And this unwanted intrusion threatens to ruin all of Mrs. Jakes best laid plans"--
Review Quotes: "J.D. Graves is the Shakespeare of Pulp, creating characters full of muscular musicality." --Joshua Hill, Playwright Brooklyn NY
"J.D. Graves doesn't write--he sings. Not since Blood Meridian has such a brutal, blood-soaked, sinister tale about the violent West been told, or told so well."--Max Sheridan, author of Dillo and God's Speedboat "[Mayhem Sam]...is a solid, disturbing, and entertaining read."--Author of Bishop, and Demons In My Bloodstream