At Eternal Escapes, death isn’t the end—it’s a new beginning.
 
To most, Eternal Escapes Funeral Home is just another place to say goodbye. But director Richard LaFayette knows the truth. His family’s business offers more than just traditional burials. For those desperate to start over, Eternal Escapes provides a final way out: interment in another time and place.
 
When Richard brings a young woman named Lieke from her own era to train as his successor, he knows his time is ending. But a single act of violence will change everything; binding Lieke, now Lily LaFayette, to the home’s ancient magic and her new role as its guardian.
 
In New Orleans, where death and mystery walk hand in hand, some doors should never be opened…unless you’re ready to escape through them.
 
Recommended for fans of: Neil Gaiman • P. Djèlí Clark • Tananarive Due
 
2850 words
 
Content Advisory – Eternal Escapes
 
Genre(s): Contemporary Fantasy • Southern Gothic • Supernatural Mystery
 
Age Guidance 15+ – violence, death imagery, and unsettling supernatural retribution (one-line justification)
 
Content Ratings (Wolf Paw Scale: 0–5)
Language: [no paws] — none
Sexual Content: [no paws] — none
Violence: 🐾🐾🐾 — shooting, injury, and grisly supernatural death
Dark Themes: 🐾🐾🐾🐾 — death rituals, entrapment, vengeance, and magical retribution
 
Features a gunshot death, cremation, and a vividly described supernatural punishment scene. Themes of fate, duty, and inescapable legacy may be intense for sensitive readers.