The Beautiful and Bleak, Bewitching of Draakensky Windmill Estate A wind sorceress, a murder, a ghost hurling its cracking voice. Jaa Morland is a modern-day wind witch. Yet, her spell-craft has no mastery over this relentless ghost haunting her land in Bedford, New York. Its dark face hovers over the windmill’s window glass—eyes that don’t blink. After Jaa’s sister is found murdered, her body trapped in the river on Draakensky, Jaa’s shock and grief drive her to fulfill Heida’s last legacy. She hires sketch artist Charlotte Knight to illustrate her sister’s book. When Charlotte arrives at Draakensky, heartbroken from a failed romance and desperately needing a job, she craves a fresh start in the countryside. Illustrating a book of poetry—the famous Rainer Maria Rilke’s poems—is a career opportunity that promises her crucial artistic success. Until . . . Jaa instructs her to draw ghosts. Residing in the estate cottage, Charlotte is stalked by Draakensky’s ghost. By night, it commands its bleak voice. By day, it invades her drawings with every stroke on the page. Charlotte resists, but her indomitable will is threatened when Draakensky’s super-natural forces rise and unlock. Wind sorcery rules the terrain. Draakensky’s river lashes up its power, flooding Charlotte’s thoughts. A bewitched owl storms the cottage, leaving her devastated. Charlotte seeks comfort in Bedford’s savvy and sexy Marc Sexton. Seduced by Marc’s romantic enchantments and his Celtic supernatural wisdom, Charlotte plunges into dangerous Otherworldly realms. As these two lovers battle Draakensky’s forces, they unleash a secret and furious black realm . Will you brave the ghostly realms and enter Draakensky’s bewitching mystery? Step inside this genre-blending novel, a magickal Gothic mystery, steeped in witchcraft and lush romantic adventure that reaches into the beauty of Nature, love, and death. "Exceptional. Unpredictability and twists. Rich dual attractions of Gothic romance and ghosts."— Midwest Book Review "Intricately crafted and lavishly realized. A feast for lovers of the modern gothic."—Christopher Hawkins, Downpour For fans of Mexican Gothic, A Discovery of Witches , and The Woman in Black. Paula Cappa is a multi-award-winning author of Gothic and supernatural mystery novels and short stories. Draakensky is her fifth novel. She is a member of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic. Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing—Where Stories Come Alive! "Cappa is a skilled craftsman. This is a sturdy, old-fashioned Gothic thriller, thoroughly charming in its atmosphere and invention and anchored by a fully dimensional heroine in the vein of Mrs. de Winter or Jane Eyre." —Boze Herrington, US Review of Books "A novel steeped in the rich dual attractions of Gothic romance and ghosts. Paula Cappa does an excellent job of injecting atmospheric intrigue with a literary descriptive voice that is alluring. Charlotte ventures into heady waters of transformation and spirit-driven encounters. Exceptional. Unpredictability and twists." —Midwest Book Review, D. Donovan " Spine-tingling, atmospheric mystery. Recommended. " — San Diego Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ " Draakensky is an immersive novel weaving magic and romance into a tapestry of fantasy, poetry, and horror. This is a rollercoaster ride of emotions, so buckle up, and prepare yourself—but don't close your eyes, as there is so much to see. I'm a big fan of Paula Cappa's work." —Richard Thomas, author of Spontaneous Human Combustion , Bram Stoker Award Finalist. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Intricately crafted and lavishly realized, Draakensky is a feast for lovers of the modern gothic." —Christopher Hawkins, Author of Downpour. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Paula Cappa's Draakensky is a gorgeous, gothic novel that has all the potential to become a modern classic. Dripping with dark, delicious prose and packed with sinful secrets and intricate lore, the pages crackle with magick and chemistry, as the reader is lured into a world of danger, passion, and intrigue. One of the must have literary supernatural novels of 2024, Cappa delivers on every front." — Stephen Black, author of The Famine Witch and The Kirkwood Scott Chronicles. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Stylised, haunting and seriously Gothic, Draakensky will creep into your dreams." —William Meikle, author of Haunted Scotland and The Ghost Club. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Cappa's Draakensky is full of murder, mystery, and various forms of magick. Allow yourself to be swept away." —Mercedes M. Yardley, two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Little Dead Red and "Fracture." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "With Draakensky , Cappa dives deep into characterization, making them feel realistic and three-dimensional in this slow burn dark fantasy. With vibrant description and elegant prose, prepare yourself for a magickal reading experience." —Kenneth W. Cain, author of Hell, Delaware and editor of Fear of Clowns. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Great books