Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling

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Feisty young governess Charlotte Markham discovers a dark alternate world called The Ending, the place for things that cannot die, in which the deceased mother of the two boys under her care has been waiting. She invites them into the ominous House of Darkling, a wondrous, dangerous place filled with enchantment, mystery and strange creatures...

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"A lyrical and visceral adventure into a realm beyond time and death."--Katherine Webb, author of "The Unseen" and "The Legacy"
"Michael Boccacino has delivered a studied, enchanting, and most welcome contribution to the Gothic literary landscape rolling back to Bront and du Maurier. . . . This is not one to miss."--Christopher Ransom, international bestselling author of "The Birthing House" and "The Fading"
"Thanks to Michael Boccacino the Gothic is reborn! "Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling" is an elegant, intelligent, and compelling debut novel. Bravo!"--Jonathan Maberry, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Assassin's Code" and "Dust & Decay"
"With "Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling", Boccacino has created a new vision of the Afterlife, at one moment stunningly beautiful and full of wonder, the next, darkly sinister and without pity. A remarkable book. Michael Boccacino is a writer to watch."--Susie Moloney, author of "The Dwelling" and "The Thirteen"

Author Bio

Michael Boccacino's poetry has been published in the St. Petersburg Times and his short stories included in college literary magazines. He received a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Central Florida and an MBA from Rollins College, and he currently works as a viral marketer in New York City. Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling is his first novel.