Boys In the Valley by Philip Fracassi (w/ signed bookplate) Romantasy and his greatest protégé

and his greatest protégé

their fate becomes entwined with a count who begrudgingly works for a child king

It seems Hélène Enriquez is making a new kind of sequel

Castine spends much of her time trying to piece together enough undeniable truth

Boys In the Valley by Philip Fracassi (w/ signed bookplate) Romantasy and his greatest protégéThe Exorcist meets Lord of the Flies in this brilliant coming of age tale from award winning author Philip Fracassi St. Vincent's Orphanage for Boys. Early twentieth century, in a remote valley in Pennsylvania. Here, under the watchful eyes of several priests, thirty boys work, learn, and worship. Peter Barlow, orphaned as a child by a gruesome murder, has made a new life here. As he approaches adulthood, he has friends, a future a family. Then, late