Renaissance (Wisconsin Gothic)

June, 1971. As the academic year draws to a close, Sam and Ulysses are looking forward to a quiet summer. But when Ulysses's grandmother is hospitalized, it becomes clear that relaxation is not in the cards. Unable to accept that her fall was an accident, Ulysses begins to investigate whether it may be related to a cult from their past whose mysterious and powerful leader seems to be popping up all over town.

Sam's doing his best to hold things together and be supportive, but it's hard when his new husband is barely listening and keeping him at arm's length every time family is concerned. And on top of everything else, the library has something urgent to tell Sam...

As they reunite with old friends and prepare to bid farewell to others, Sam and Ulysses will see their marriage tried, their lives threatened, and meet an old enemy they thought long dead.

Renaissance is the fifth book in the Wisconsin Gothic series. It would probably be best to start with book 1, Dionysus in Wisconsin.

E. H. Lupton (she/they) lives in Madison, WI with her husband and children. Her debut novel, Dionysus in Wisconsin, was shortlisted for both the Lambda Literary Award and the Midwest Book Award. Her poems have been published in various journals, including Asimov's Science Fiction, Utopia Science Fiction, Paranoid Tree, and House of Zolo's Journal of Speculative Literature. She is one half of the duo behind the hit podcast Ask a Medievalist. In her free time, she enjoys running long distances and painting.