Daniel Wachs

Massachusetts, 1892. An unmarried woman of 32 and a social outcast, Lizzie lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan, a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a secret intimacy soon blossoms into a wicked plan.

The earth is dying, and those still alive must fight to survive within the wake of unrivaled disasters.

Love isn’t always chosen. Sometimes… you’re invited. He thought he found love—he was really chosen for sacrifice. An ambitious but lonely computer programmer finally meets the girl of his dreams. But when passion turns into obsession, he uncovers the horrifying truth: her love is not her own—it belongs to a cult that has marked him as their next sacrifice. What begins as romance spirals into paranoia, manipulation, and terrifying visions of rituals he cannot escape. The deeper he digs, the more he realizes this isn’t just a relationship—it’s initiation.

Clark can't read words, but he can read people. Can his special intuition guard him from the one obstacle he must overcome?

She originally planned for a home birth, a typical practice in the 1920's, until an accident sends Ada to the hospital. Complications in the delivery room are only the first of many afflictions to further strain the marriage of a faithful wife and her distinguished husband in this riveting true story.