In 1685, a merchant ship departed France for America with 240 sailors on board. Unknown to them, an evil witch stowed away.There was only one survivor. This is his story.Atticus Montgomery is a shadow of what he once was - a man with a loving family and a bright future. Fleeing religious persecution and certain death in France, he gives up a promising life as a scholar to follow his grief and give in to his vices. The torn man ends up as a lowly crewman on a ship bound for the American colonies. But when she steps onboard, any life Atticus thought he controlled is over."e;I feel only that I am a monster, and that you are the only creature on God's Earth who finds my monstrous nature beautiful."e;Gothic horror on the high seas. Dark, bloody, and unforgettable.A standalone 100-page novella featuring characters from The Haunting Trilogy — and the first book in the offshoot Covington Witch Chronicles. The sequel HERETIC is coming in October.

In 1685, a merchant ship departed France for America with 240 sailors on board. Unknown to them, an evil witch stowed away.There was only one survivor. This is his story.Atticus Montgomery is a shadow of what he once was - a man with a loving family and a bright future. Fleeing religious persecution and certain death in France, he gives up a promising life as a scholar to follow his grief and give in to his vices. The torn man ends up as a lowly crewman on a ship bound for the American colonies. But when she steps onboard, any life Atticus thought he controlled is over."e;I feel only that I am a monster, and that you are the only creature on God's Earth who finds my monstrous nature beautiful."e;Gothic horror on the high seas. Dark, bloody, and unforgettable.A standalone 100-page novella featuring characters from The Haunting Trilogy — and the first book in the offshoot Covington Witch Chronicles. The sequel HERETIC is coming in October.

In 1685, a merchant ship departed France for America with 240 sailors on board. Unknown to them, an evil witch stowed away.There was only one survivor. This is his story.Atticus Montgomery is a shadow of what he once was - a man with a loving family and a bright future. Fleeing religious persecution and certain death in France, he gives up a promising life as a scholar to follow his grief and give in to his vices. The torn man ends up as a lowly crewman on a ship bound for the American colonies. But when she steps onboard, any life Atticus thought he controlled is over."e;I feel only that I am a monster, and that you are the only creature on God's Earth who finds my monstrous nature beautiful."e;Gothic horror on the high seas. Dark, bloody, and unforgettable.A standalone 100-page novella featuring characters from The Haunting Trilogy — and the first book in the offshoot Covington Witch Chronicles. The sequel HERETIC is coming in October.