A year after the death of her child, Amy Bennington thought she'd finally found her peace and quiet in the new house on Blakely Close. But when the lights go out all across the cul-de-sac, that peace and quiet is about to be shattered.A dark figure lurks in the night, and he's brought an even darker gift for her...a child.Soon, Amy starts to experience the symptoms of pregnancy; morning sickness and cravings that go far beyond liquorice and ice cream. Something dark is growing within her, and if she doesn't find a way to rid herself of the shadow child she's carrying, its darkness threatens to spread into the world.

Paul John Lyon's passion for fiction began at the age of ten when his grandfather gave him a box of well-thumbed paperbacks. Between the yellowed pages of those books he discovered tales of detectives and criminals, spies and lovers, grand victories and grander defeats. More importantly, in that box were the seeds of a love affair that has lasted a lifetime. A few years later he was gifted a typewriter and began writing. He hasn't stopped since.