If I Die Before I Sleep

Though separated by centuries and cultures, two families will be united by one terror.

New York, 2010: High school student Sara Riley's suburban life is rocked when she becomes pregnant with her best friend Kyle's baby. However, her struggles have only begun when a rare disease leaves her fighting for survival, love, and the support of her family.

Vienna, 1786: Eduard Strobl is a devoted father and businessman, but unbeknownst to him, he is the victim of a maleficent affliction. As his life is torn apart, Eduard's only hope comes from a sympathetic priest, and a state-of-the-art asylum: the Tower of Fools.

If I Die Before I Sleep brings you into the heart of two desperate lives in this first full-length literary novel about fatal familial insomnia. Can two restless families bear the burden of this deadly disease? Will Sara live long enough to see her baby? Will Eduard lose everything he holds dear? Find out in this gripping novel by Erick Blore.