About the Book
Maine, 1882. Rachel Pence should be glowing with joy as she prepares to welcome her first child. But her happiness turns to dread when fainting spells and shadowed dreams reveal a terrifying truth: the demon Astraz has returned, and he wants her baby as his vessel.
As the townsfolk whisper of slaughtered livestock and cursed fields, Rachel’s family rallies to her side. Gabriel, her devoted husband and physician, refuses to let her suffer alone. Eleanor and Nick reinforce wards and track ritual sites in the woods. Even Ciarán, the centuries-old sorcerer trapped in a cat’s body, sharpens his claws for the fight. Yet Astraz is cunning, patient, and more powerful than ever before.
With the veil thinning and Rachel’s due date drawing near, sacrifice may be the only way to stop him. And in a final confrontation, love itself will be tested against an ancient hunger.
Can Rachel and her family protect the child she carries—or will their legacy fall to darkness?
