Tyger Coltrane, a charter school teacher in Philadelphia, has watched his life spiral into chaos. His marriage is crumbling, and on his 40th birthday, he survives a brutal hate crime that leaves him clinging to life. The attack shatters his sense of safety and ignites a thirst for vigilante justice. On a cold December night, Tyger sets out to confront his attackers—but instead, he crosses paths with Sinda, a mysterious and seductive woman who claims they are bound by a love that has endured for centuries. As their passionate and dangerous relationship deepens, Tyger uncovers shocking truths: betrayal by his closest friends, visions of a past life scarred by slavery, and Sinda's connection to a violent, supernatural legacy. Along the way, he meets Octavio Katz, a Creole priest of the Oyade, an ancient mystical order devoted to the Orisha Oya. Octavio and the Oyade offer Tyger their help, revealing the true nature of Sinda's dark powers and guiding him through the perilous journey ahead. But as Tyger is drawn further into the chaos, he comes to realize that love always demands a sacrifice. With the Oyade's aid, he must confront the horrors of his past and make an impossible choice between saving the woman who has consumed his soul and stopping the destruction she leaves in her wake. Set against the pulse of modern Philadelphia and the ghostly echoes of history, A Memory of Wounds is a heart-pounding supernatural thriller—where love is a curse, the past refuses to stay buried, and every choice comes with a deadly price.