Darling has come to visit the Sheridan family for the summer. Darling and young Lara Sheridan become fast friends, inseparable. But there is something odd about Darling, something that bothers Lara, especially at night. Darling loves Lara very much . . . too much.

Cynthia Lee lives in Alabama with her husband, son and a very old cat. After a lifelong love affair with books for young people (and young at heart people), she decided to write stories of her own. Penny Dreadful is her first novel.