Historical horror and supernatural suspense meet in this haunting horror novel about survival at any cost.

To survive the war, Maria had to invite the darkness in…

Maria, a young Italian girl living in Lucca in 1944, wants the Germans to leave. She is tired of hiding her beloved superhero comics and misses her uncles.

Everyone says the Americans are coming, that they are getting closer. The Germans are retreating. But as they do, life gets more dangerous for the people in their path. When tragedy strikes, something awakens in Maria: a strength and instinct that will help her navigate the horrors around her.

With the help of her friend Gianni and her faithful Maremma Sheepdog, Val, she heads to the Apennine Mountains to find a safe place to wait for the end of the war.

But Gianni has a dangerous secret: a connection with something evil. A creature that wants more from them than they are willing to give to survive. In 1944, in a small Italian town torn apart by war, young Maria will encounter more than one kind of monster in her struggle to survive.

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