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I learned last year that Willo Davis Roberts, who wrote beloved children's book The Girl With The Silver Eyes, had a sideline in Gothics. I learned this because I found a book of hers called The Hellfire Heritage in a used bookstore in Chicago, which is apparently volume SIX of a SEVEN-VOLUME SAGA.*

For a year I held out hopes of acquiring at least one of the earlier six, but since my local libraries could not provide I have now just gone ahead and read The Hellfire Heritage, the back cover of which -- well, I'm just gonna quote:

Sabrina first met Edward on a terror-ridden trip to a seaside mansion where ravenous evil feasted on all that was innocent. She came to fear Edward as she learned of the lies that he told and the designs that he hid. But despite all danger, she could not bring herself to break away from this man of so much mystery and menace - even as she felt the hands of unspeakable horror claiming her body and soul for better or worse.

Given all this, I was a little surprised to discover that Sinister Edward basically misses the entire plot.

But I'm getting ahead of myself! ( Cut for spoilers etc. )

*normally this is where I would link to Goodreads but there is an Amazon strike on so if you care you can look it up yourself