{"product_id":"midnight-rooms-9780063228092","title":"Midnight Rooms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An immersive horror fairy tale marrying \u003cem\u003eCrimson Peak\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003ePan's Labyrinth\u003c\/em\u003e upon strange foundations. You're never really safe here, with \u003cem\u003eMidnight Rooms\u003c\/em\u003e wondrously defying expectation and refusing obedience. Donyae Coles leads us into a house of sinister magic, full of corners for peeking around, but careful--these walls have claws. A feverish, labyrinthine debut.\"--Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eQueen of Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet in a foreboding Gothic mansion and infused with the heightened paranoia and creeping horror of novels like \u003cem\u003eCatherine House\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCrimson Peak\u003c\/em\u003e, a spine-chilling debut historical thriller from a fresh voice in the genre that will leave you questioning who, or what, you can trust . . . including your own sanity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngland, 1840. Orabella Mumthrope spies an unexpected visitor in her uncle's parlor. Scruffy in appearance yet claiming to be the scion of a fabulously wealthy family, Elias Blakersby declares a deep desire to make Orabella his wife. The orphaned daughter of a white man and a Black woman--an outsider with no fortune or connections--Orabella never expected to marry. But her uncle has many debts, and Orabella, curious about the seeming devotion Elias bestows upon her, agrees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new bride is quickly whisked away to Korringhill Manor, the Blakersby family estate, and far from everything she knows. Expecting splendor, Orabella is shocked to find decay, skittish servants, and curt elders. But her kind new husband's loving touch, promises of a happy life together, and his assurances she'll never want for anything soothe her concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet there is a darkness deep within this house. Rooms are locked or hidden away, and the walls seem to thrum with secrets. Orabella can never venture outside unattended; she spends her days having tea with a catatonic sister-in-law and evenings at Elias's side, dutifully hosting lavish dinners. The darkness soon begins to engulf her, too. Becoming dizzy and drowsy after dinner, she falls into a fitful sleep filled with macabre dreams, and is awakened by blood-curdling screams in the night. In the morning she rises from her bed covered in mysterious bruises. Confused and terrified, she begins to question where her dreams end and reality begins. The longer Orabella stays in this place, the more she loses parts of herself . . . how long until she no longer exists?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMidnight Rooms\u003c\/em\u003e is a sweeping saga with supernatural undertones set in Victorian England. Vibrating with tension, richly atmospheric--haunted by ghosts, guilt, and familial bonds--it is an electrifying story that will linger in your dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donyae Coles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amistad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063228092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2024 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2024 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eColes, Donyae:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonyae Coles\u003c\/strong\u003e is a speculative fiction author who absolutely believes in ghosts. She is the author of the novel \u003cem\u003eMidnight Rooms\u003c\/em\u003e, and her short stories have appeared in \u003cem\u003eNightmare Magazine, Pseudopod\u003c\/em\u003e, and other media. She has also published in anthologies such as \u003cem\u003eAll These Sunken Souls\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in the Twin Cities with her children and cats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44279152935027,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":31.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_436eaff0-064b-45d6-a34a-6ad6267c0fd0.jpg?v=1770469876","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/midnight-rooms-9780063228092","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}