This is not just a book of short tales. Each one is connected with a broader story that interlocks them all together at the beginning and ending of the book, creating an even spookier story than all the short tales do individually.

That broader story begins with Amelia, who's cleaning out the attic of her grandmother who has been missing for over a year, and she stumbles across an old library book there: Tales to Keep You Up at Night.

She decides to return the book to the library. The librarian tells her that she was familiar with the title, as she had read it as a child herself, but that this particular copy had never belonged to that library.

This prompts Amelia's curiosity so she sits down to read the book, which features journal entries of twisting pumpkin vines, strange incidents in nearby towns, old crones and ringing bells, wells and cursed tarot decks. In the center of the stories lies a family of witches - and witches, she's been told, can look like anyone.

As elements from these stories begin to come to life around her and their eerie connections become clear, Amelia begins to realize that she may be in a spooky story of her own, one with no escape...

The author delivers hair-raising chills and keeps the reader engaged with this collection of tales that are interwoven into a story. They leave tingles down your spine and may well keep you up at night! ~~ Dee Astell