The Almach

It is 1995, and Montreal is tense as citizens await a referendum to secede from Canada. Amidst the tumult, freshly divorced mother, Alexandra Brighton, flees California with her child, Samuel, to vacation in a privileged enclave of vacation homes outside the city. But, little is what it appears in the home of charming hosts, Ruth and Ramey Sandeley, where modern conveniences meet with ancient rituals. On the night of their arrival, the mother and son are rowed to stay in a mysterious Victorian on an isolated island. The frightening experience sets Alexandra on a mission to learn the secrets of Black Lake. As the Summer Solstice grows near, seductive schemers draw her deep into a web of sinister intentions. But, Alexandra has her own secret. And, she must face the demons - if she and her child are to survive.The Contemporary Gothic Suspense explores adultery, forced love, older women/younger men, debauched rock stars, tattooed and pierced bad-boys, obsessive, possessive, jealous alphas, love triangles, incest, and other taboos haunting tale.SPECIAL NOTE:“The House on Black Lake” is listed by the Edinburgh Literary Press, Gothic Literature, Volume II, 2016, as a prominent example of gothic literature in the early twenty-first century "The House on Black Lake" is an intoxicating journey into the underworld of Montreal society, where the power elite cavort with mystics and gypsies and create their own rules. The contemporary gothic suspense chronicles how awoman's obsession with a charismatic man leads her on a path of self discovery in the French Canadian underground. With her life falling apart around her, world-weary American beauty Alexandra Brighton escapes to vacationwith young son, Samuel, to Black Lake - and into the home of the man who has baunted her thoughts for years. But little is as it seems in the idlyllic world of Ruth and Ramey Sandeley, where modern luxuries co-mingle with ancient rituals.Asthe summer solstice draws near, Alexandra finds herself lured into a world of mystery and seduction that compels her to confront the forces that have shaped her life's path. Ultimately she must decide where this journey will end, if she and her son are to survive. "The House on Black Lake" is asensuous, romantic, and dangerous odyssey into a world where the only hope of redemption lies in the unknown.