The Craft meets The Shining in this slow-burn Florida gothic horror. 18-year-old Cuban-American Valentina Callejas was raised to do what her Catholic grandparents say to do. But Valentina feels a different pull--an affinity with nature, a desire to read tarot cards and study the occult. After ditching her church retreat, Valentina flees home and ends up five hours away at Macy’s house, a half-sister she’s never met until now.When a mysterious wolf leads Valentina to the abandoned Sunlake Springs Resort, she meets the “clairs,” young psychics drawn to the hotel’s haunted history. They’ve been waiting for her, they say, to open a magical entryway to the spirit world. But Valentina’s sensitive hands tell a different story--of anguished spirits, menacing cracks, and hooded ghosts of Florida’s hateful past. Even a local legend, the beautiful “Lady of the Lake,” hints to the hotel’s sinister history. To protect the clairs from the horrors awaiting them on the other side, Valentina must use her growing powers and decide, once and for all, if she’s the witch she was always meant to be. "Triana's tale hovers on the border between dark fantasy and outright horror, drawing upon the creepiness of Florida's forgotten corners to infuse the setting with a sense of loss, decay, and impending doom." - Publishers Weekly (BookLife) "MOON CHILD is a tension-filled tale of paranormal suspense with a strong lead character and delicious chills. I loved it, and you will too!" - Tim Waggoner, Bram Stoker award-winning author of Writing in the Dark and Your Turn to Suffer "A haunted house tale that's much bigger than a mere house, and one that dares to call attention to atrocities that are anything but fiction, MOON CHILD is well worth your time...that is, if you make it out alive." - Monica S. Kuebler, Rue Morgue Magazine "Triana crafts Vale's story using all of the abilities she has mastered throughout her previous work and delivers an atmospheric and haunting tale of friendship, family and fate that readers will find equally bewitching and exciting." - Thomas Joyce, This is Horror "Like Richard Matheson's Hell House (which is just across the road, thematically speaking), the Springs is built on psychogeological stratae of human misery that gradually manifest through the different characters, who each have their own personal reasons for investigating the secrets of the place." - Daisy Lyle, Ginger Nuts of Horror "First rate Southern Gothic, haunted and scary horror, steeped in atmosphere and strong on both story and characters." - Catherine Cavendish, author of gothic fiction and In Darkness, Shadows Breathe "Terrifying and beautiful in the tradition of the best Gothic fiction. The atmosphere lingers long after the last page is turned." - Michelle Zink, bestselling author of the Prophecy of the Sisters Trilogy "Gaby Triana's latest gothic horror novel is deliciously creepy, with a lush Florida setting that is a character in its own right. A gripping tale that will make your skin crawl in the best way." - Diana Rodriguez Wallach, author of the YA Latinx horror novel, Small Town Monsters (Random House, Fall 2021) THE SHINING meets THE CRAFT in slow-burn gothic Florida horror. GABY TRIANA is the bestselling author of 17 novels for adults and teens, including Moon Child, the Haunted Florida series (Island of Bones, River of Ghosts, City of Spells), Cakespell, Wake the Hollow, Summer of Yesterday, and Paradise Island: A Sam and Colby Story. Her short stories have appeared in Don't Turn Out the Lights: A Tribute Anthology to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, the Classic Monsters Unleashed Anthology, and Weird Tales Magazine (Issue #365).  Also the host of a YouTube channel, The Witch Haunt, Gaby writes about witchy powers, ghosts, haunted places, and abandoned locations. She's ghostwritten over 50 novels for bestselling authors, and her books have won IRA Teen Choice, ALA Best Paperback, and Hispanic Magazine's Good Reads Awards. She lives in Miami with her family. FB: @GabyTriana.author Twitter: @GabyTriana IG: @GabyTriana YT: The Witch Haunt