A devastating secret. A deadly intent. A group of unwitting strangers will have to stand as one to fight the ultimate evil …

Everything about Joanne and Samantha Middleton’s perfect life is all about to change, and a freak confrontation on Hampstead Heath with a tragic, deluded loner – Wayne Terry – is only the beginning.

Terry is an abused social misfit whose misery has caught the eye of a malevolent entity seeking to use the young man’s dark past and loathing for its own, bloody ends, and those ends involve Joanne’s only child, nineteen-year-old Samantha.

A menacing cycle has begun. Forced to leave their Hampstead home following a series of terrifying supernatural events, Joanne and Samantha flee to their second home, an idyllic country retreat set in a secluded Hertfordshire village.

But can a simple country cottage keep Samantha safe from a relentless nightmare, or will a seemingly random encounter with a well-meaning family hold the key to saving the most important thing in Joanne’s life?

Circle of Innocents is a unique and brilliant supernatural tale that will whisk its readers away on a journey like no other. The reader will be introduced to the protagonists of the novel, Joanne and Samantha Middleton whose idyllic lives are turned upside down after an encounter with the eccentric Wayne Terry. Wayne thanks to his trauma and dark past, has caught the attention of a malevolent entity that is determined to use him for its own dark means, which includes Joanne’s nineteen-year-old child, Samantha.

What follows is a shocking and thrilling tale that will see Joanne and Samantha flee Hampstead and retreat to their home in a secluded country village in Hertfordshire after alarming and terrifying supernatural events. However, will their home in the country keep them safe from their now-living nightmare? Read the incredible Circle of Innocents to find out!

The story of Circle of Innocents is excellent and incredibly well-developed thanks to Stephen D. Curtis, the author of the book. Curtis manages to develop his world with immaculate detail; every event, character, and setting is well thought out and planned, and I was impressed by Curtis’s flawless ability to do this. As I read Circle of Innocents, I immediately was drawn into the book and felt captivated by Curtis’s literature, and this is for many reasons. The main reason is that Curtis’s literature is detailed in the most immaculate of ways, the text is detailed but not heavy, and it is beautifully written so that the reader will be able to immerse themselves in the story from beginning to end without difficulty.

While reading Circle of Innocents, the reader will be able to feel Stephen D. Curtis’s pursuit of literary perfection. Curtis’s riveting tale keeps the pages turning of their own accord, and it makes for such captivating reading! Curtis seamlessly hooks the reader and immediately immerses the reader in his supernatural world through his fast-paced writing style, beautifully detailed descriptions, and flawless character integration.

Overall Circle of Innocents sends you into a tailspin of a journey packed full of exciting twists and turns that leave you both guessing and wanting more. Once you pick up Circle of Innocents, you won’t be able to put it down…I know I couldn’t! Of course, with such a fantastic piece of literature, I have to award Circle of Innocents five stars! So please do have a read of the preview below book lovers, you do not want to miss out!