The Curse of Bloodacre Farm

All evil has a beginning. This is how Smythe became Smythe. Long before the haunting of Styre House, Lydia Smith was just a lonely girl trapped in a life of misery – caring for her dying mother, fearing her cruel father, and dreaming of escape. That escape comes in the form of a set of ancient books, steeped in dark magic and forbidden knowledge. But power always has a price. As Lydia experiments with the secrets in the pages, she tears open the veil between life and death, summoning something unnatural – something that should never have walked the earth again. With only her pet cat as an ally, Lydia must learn to control the darkness before it consumes her entirely. Yet with each spell, the girl she once was slips further away… and the bitter, monstrous creature destined to rise from Styre House begins to take shape. The Curse of Bloodacre Farm is the second book in a trilogy about a remote, abandoned English cottage that still bears the scars of its terrifying past, and about an evil creature that lurks in the shadows and waits for its chance to pounce. This book ends on a cliffhanger.