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A lushly written dream-like modern gothic with asmany dark turns and twists as the Montebianco family tree has branches. Welcometo the family. – Paul Tremblay bestselling author of Survivor SongAfter a DNA test reveals that Alberta “Bert” Monteis the sole heir of a wealthy noble family in the Italian Alps she leaves NewYork to visit the family estate: Montebianco Castle a centuries-old compoundisolated in the mountains. What appeared to be a fairy tale inheritancehowever soon turns into a nightmare as Bert begins to uncover the dark legacyof her family: the truth about the abandoned village at the base of the castle;the whispers of stolen children; and the rumors of a legendary monster in themountains. As Bert unravels the truth she learns that her true inheritancelies not in a noble title or ancestral treasures but in her very genes andnow she must choose between preserving a secret centuries in the keeping orabandoning it forever.“Vivid and uncanny…makes the most of Trussoni’s signatureblend of science myth and mystery.” —Deborah Harkness bestselling author of A Discoveryof WitchesInventiveand entertaining. — People“AGothic Extravaganza.” —Kirkus