On November 18, a new moon fills the sky - or rather, leaves it dark with its absence. Without moonlight gently draping everything in mystery, secrets remain in the dark, and not even shadows come out to play without a source of light. These three titles will bring the moon back, so close you can hold it in your hands. These gothic thrillers are sure to keep you company on the darkest night... just be sure to light a candle!
If you like: period pieces, mysterious glens, magic
The Moon Dancers, by Sarah Nichols
"When young and lovely Caroline Moore came from grim Victorian London to Greystone Hall in Ireland, it seemed she had entered an enchanted land. Her wealthy relatives welcomed her with open arms. The two children she was to teach were perfect dreams. Life was sunlit and joyful - that was, before Caroline discovered the horror that haunted the ancient house, the evil that turned the innocent children into the imps of Satan, the cruel yet irresistible passion of the swaggering master of the manor. There was magic at Greystone Hall, but the magic was black - and Caroline was its victim..."
If you like: ghosts, legends, love triangles
Moonhaunt, by Ursula Nightingale
"The perils of young Jo Darcy on Indian Island - where the ghost-cult of a lost people lived on beyond the grave. For over 200 years, lovely Indian Island lay untouched, off the New England coast. Spunky, attractive Jo Darcy went there as a challenge and an adventure. What she found were the strands of an ancient riddle, coiling themselves ever more tightly around her - could young Nesmith or the cryptic Boone save her? She would learn, at the chilling climax on the Night of the Indian Moon."
If you like: sibling rivalry, the astral plane, medical mysteries
"Pirie DuChamps was powerless to leave Moonwater because of her sister Peely's illness, though she feared for her own life. Peely was much sicker than anyone thought - her mind wandered and she saw things that weren't there. The housekeeper, Valonia, said it was just a sign of Peely's ability to see ka - a person's astral double - and wouldn't let anyone but the old bayou doctor who practiced folk medicine examine her. Pirie scoffed at the idea of astral doubles and wanted to get real medical help for her sister, but Peely had told her things about herself that she had no way of knowing... Now that Peely was predicting death at Moonwater, Pirie was more afraid than ever. Did her sister really possess second sight? Or was she forecasting death because she planned to murder Pirie?"
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