Jennifer Moorhead, author of "Broken Bayou" Photo Credit: Ashley Elston

Jennifer Moorhead, author of “Broken Bayou” Photo Credit: Ashley Elston

by Elizabeth Deal, The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate

Shreveport native Jennifer Moorhead loves to read — and write — scary stories.

Her debut novel, “Broken Bayou,” is about a troubled child psychologist who returns to a small Louisiana town to protect her secrets but winds up having to protect her life.