Most children are afraid of the dark. She knows better.

Six-year-old Madeline Galloway knows she's unlikeable. Unlovable. Uncanny. But when she encounters a strange man she believes to be a fallen angel, her abilities might save her life.

Or ruin it.

Set in coastal North Carolina in the 1940s, this poignant novella can be read as a standalone, or as a prequel to the paranormal/sci-fi novel Daughters of Men.

Part Southern gothic, part supernatural suspense, this literary work has a bittersweet ending that will haunt you long after finishing.

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"J. Martain knows how to weave a Southern gothic, supernatural story! Readers must piece information together based on the perspective of a six-year-old girl with abilities that are both a blessing and a curse... The story flows well, and you don't realize how much you've read until something startles you." — ★★★★★ Author Courtnee Turner Hoyle for Readers' Favorite