Blood & Ashes: A Blackmoor Tale

By Michael J. Citak

A house built on ambition. A debt paid in blood.

England, 1668. Broken by debt and driven by an unyielding hunger for status, Elias Blackmoor claims his family's bleak, windswept inheritance on the moors of Blackmoor. Where others see only brooding heather and an unwelcoming landscape, Elias sees the foundation of a grand dynasty.

Ignoring the dire warnings of local villagers and the uneasy murmur of the soil beneath his boots, Elias begins construction on Blackmoor Manor. But the land is not empty. Ancient, patient, and deeply resentful of the weight laid upon it, the earth begins to push back. Tools vanish, workers flee in terror, and fatal "accidents" plague the site. Beneath the rising timbers, something ancient stirs, whispering a dark and inescapable demand: Blood for stone.

As the manor takes shape, Elias is drawn deeper into a horrifying bargain with the darkness below. To complete his masterpiece, he must surrender more than just timber and mortar-he must surrender his soul.

Rich in gothic atmosphere, historical grit, and psychological dread, Blood & Ashes: A Blackmoor Tale is a chilling exploration of ambition, curses, and the terrible price of legacy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HPSN3NN2
• ISBN13: 9798166366559
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"