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The pattern survived.Not because it was stronger.Because someone noticed it.After the impossible revelations of The Door Is Everywhere, Daniel believed he had finally reached the end of the pattern's evolution.He was wrong.The door is gone.The network is gone.Even the silence has changed.Now something far more disturbing is emerging.People are noticing things they shouldn't.A stranger remembers conversations that never happened.Entire neighborhoods begin sharing the same dream.Children draw places they have never seen.And across the city, individuals who have never met each other begin asking ...

The Seven Thrones are gone.The Final Archive has awakened.Earth has seen its first true sunrise in generations.Humanity believes the nightmare is over.Humanity is wrong.Months after the restoration of reality, strange pathways begin appearing across the world—doors that open onto impossible landscapes beneath alien stars.Entire cities vanish overnight.Children born after the Eclipse speak of places they have never seen.And hidden within the Final Archive lies a terrifying revelation:The Seven Thrones were never the center of existence.They were only its border.Beyond them lies an endless exp...

Would you tell the man you love if your future could change everything?Miranda Wilkins has finally found a love worth risking her carefully guarded heart for.Paul Green sees a future with her, one filled with love, marriage, and children. For the first time, Miranda allows herself to imagine that future too.Then she learns she carries the gene for Huntington's disease, the same illness slowly taking her mother away.Knowing what may lie ahead, Miranda makes the hardest choice of her life. She will walk away from Paul before he can build a future that could end in heartbreak. If she truly loves ...

Lynne Podrat's poignant memoir "Listen To Me" shares her deeply personal journey as the devoted guardian of her Down syndrome brother Bruce. With raw honesty and heart, Lynne navigates the challenges and joys of caring for Bruce over decades, from his birth in 1973 through his battle with advanced pancreatic cancer in the 1990s. This beautifully written book intimately explores the complex world of disabilities through Lynne's eyes. It delves into the lack of institutional support, societal stigma, and constant caregiving pressures that families face. Yet Lynne's unwavering love and advocacy f...

Beneath the Northern Lights: A Sweet Alaska RomanceFrom the sophisticated city of San Francisco to the rugged beauty of Alaska, Ginny's journey reflects her inner transformation. The world of high society feels like a distant memory as she and her father embrace the rugged landscape around them. The constraints of her city life are replaced by the liberating sounds of the wild. In the vast landscapes, Ginny discovers a sense of belonging beyond social norms.Their native guide, Jack, possesses a rugged charm and a kindred spirit. Together, they embark on a journey that mirrors the breathtaking ...

In a world divided between two artificial intelligences, one man discovers that nothing is as it seems.Soren Venn, neural interface designate for the Collective, awakens in the dangerous Wilds with his connection to the hive mind severed and no memory of how it happened. Hunted by both the Garden's paradise-keepers and his former Collective handlers, he discovers an unexpected ability growing within him—a neural architecture known as the Synaptic Echo.As Soren navigates the treacherous territories between opposing AI factions, he uncovers a shocking truth: the Split that created the Garden a...

Christmas Eve in the Blackmore Vale. Church bells should be ringing across the frosted countryside, calling the faithful to midnight mass. But at St. Mary's Brambledene, the bells are silent.When Detective Chief Inspector Rhys Morgan and his young partner DC Ben Carter discover blackmailer Oliver Heathcote suspended in the bell ropes, the case seems straightforward enough. A tragic accident, perhaps. A suicide, at worst.Until they try to leave the locked ringing chamber.The door is bolted from the inside. The windows are too high and too small. The tower is ancient stone, solid and unforgiving...

When a defence technology company suspects classified information is being leaked, the board turns to Bartholomew Aldridge — a former MI6 officer running a small, elite investigation firm in Boston.Aldridge and his team of four go in expecting corporate espionage. What they find is worse. A compromised engineer trapped in a six-year nightmare. A foreign intelligence operation run with chilling precision. A CEO quietly buying government contracts through a web of shell companies. And a government contact whose questions are just slightly too well-informed.As the threads multiply, Aldridge rea...

The whole neighborhood heard the cries, as this story will reprise. Grandma Found A Gecko is a delightful tale guaranteed to draw snickers, giggles and belly laughs from two- to 10-year-old, and more than a smile from readers who are older. It is a childhood memory of an epic contest between human and reptile natures that ends in mutual satisfaction after quite a fight. Author Vincent F. A. Golphin (African American Children's Stories: A Treasury of Tradition and Pride) and illustrator James P. Cottage (After comic) produced a fanciful fiction primed to peak children's interests and imaginatio...

Alaska is shaking. And something buried beneath it has awakened.When powerful earthquakes strike Anchorage, ecologist Samantha Rose is pulled into a mystery that reaches far beyond the shattered streets of her beloved Alaska. What begins as a natural disaster soon points to something far more terrifying: a mining technology capable of triggering seismic forces on an unimaginable scale.As Samantha follows the evidence from the remote Alaskan wilderness into the shadowy world of international mining and geopolitical power, she discovers that the earthquakes may be only the beginning. Someone is ...

The Understory: A Female Environmentalist in the Land of the Midnight SunWhat happens when a young woman chooses a life at the edge of the known world—and discovers that the wilderness will challenge everything she thought she knew about courage, love, loss, and survival?From remote Alaskan tundra to rainforests, oceans, and wilderness on the far edges of the globe, M. E. Schuman spent nearly four decades studying the natural world. But The Understory is more than the story of an environmental scientist. It is the story of a woman determined to find her place in a field where few women had g...

At exactly **3:17 a.m.**, every resident of the city of Bellhaven hears the same sound.A deep cracking noise beneath the streets. By morning, the city has changed. A strange white substance has appeared between the pavement stones.At first, scientists believe it is an unknown fungus. Then they discover that it isn't fungus.It is **tooth enamel**. Hundreds of enormous teeth are growing beneath Bellhaven.Within days, buildings begin shifting. Roads split apart. Underground tunnels disappear.And people start reporting that the pavement is moving beneath their feet. **Dr. Mara Voss, a forensic pat...

The Rough Close Murder happened on 27 February 1886. One brother, John Daniel, shot dead his other brother William in a heated rage. They lived at Dale House Farm, Rough Close, Stoke-on-Trent. This is a true story.I was told this story by someone who actually lived in the same house, and had experienced ghostly movements of furniture etc. I decided to write this book with another, fictitious, family moving in, some time later.While doing some electrical work on the house, the husband, Dave, receives an awful electric shock and, following that, his personality starts to change. He becomes aggre...

Riley is a typical thirteen-year-old girl. She loves reading, singing, and sports, but her favorite thing in the world is softball. She loves everything about softball, from watching games on TV to dreaming of being on the local girls’ recreational team. But Riley has never played softball. The closest she’s gotten is catching a tennis ball with her dad once in a while. And there’s another thing keeping Riley from pursuingher dreams: she’s afraid of being rejected by her teammates and the coaches because Riley has Down syndrome. That means she’s a little different from other teenage ...

Welcome to Paranormal City!

There’s hospitality for all here, be you vampire, demon, walking dead, or one of the werepeople. We've something for everyone, no matter what your needs or tastes.

Listen to some of the tales of those who live here. They’ll tell you this is the greatest city in the world.

Oh, and mundanes are also welcome. Just try to fit in.

A Devil’s dozen tales from Paranormal City for your delight… and terror.

Co-winner of THE WRITERS FORUM Book of the Year 2023!

rouble is brewing across the Multiverse. Alternate versions of the Earth are being raided, plundered, and even accidentally destroyed by Shuttlers, beings who can easily slip between realities with only a thought.The story begins when Justin Wilson, a young Shuttler and inter-reality smuggler, is arrested by Pol Atkinson for transporting forbidden books from his world into another. Pol is a patrolman of the Sidewise Directorate, the organisation set up to prevent further damage to all these defenceless worlds. Justin eventually decides to work together with Pol to avert a conspiracy from gaini...

Be swept away to romance and danger in this clean historical romanceKathleen and her father travel to the bustling mining town of Silverton, Colorado, to run the general store left by her late uncle. Upon their arrival, two young men notice her and vie for her attention.Kathleen is immediately drawn to Colin's quiet strength and kind heart, but their budding romance faces formidable obstacles. Complicating their relationship is Martin, a local businessman with his sights set on Kathleen. His manipulative nature and relentless pursuit of Kathleen add tension and danger to their lives. Kathleen'...

What happens when the neighbors get to know each other? Hearts are healed, friendships form, and romance blooms.Embrace the spirit of the season and embark on a journey that transcends generational gaps and celebrates the magic that unfolds when hearts open and worlds collide. This is more than a novel; it's an invitation to rediscover the beauty of human connection, wrapped in the glow of Christmas lights and the comforting scent of Swedish Tea Ring. Don't miss your chance to be part of this touching story and get your recipe for this delicious Christmas bread!Step into the enchanting world o...

What do you fear most?When members of a phobia therapy group begin dying in ways that mirror their greatest fears, Detective Jake Hawksworth faces his most complex, and terrifying, case. The investigation leads to the remote and mysterious Fear Institute, where everyone is a suspect. As Jake, his partner, and an alluring criminal profiler with secrets of her own, delve deeper into catching The Fearmonger, the body count rises.The twisted killer’s sinister calling card: a cryptic symbol related to the haunting works of H.P. Lovecraft. Could the clues to solving the case be hidden among the pa...

EVIL ISN'T ALWAYS LEARNED...SOMETIMES IT'S IN OUR BLOOD.Decades ago, Detective Jake Hawksworth and best-selling author Drew McCauley were brought together by a horrific crime. Jake, still reeling from the unsolved hit-and-run death of his wife, and Drew will be reunited once again when a crime from Drew’s novel-in-the-making becomes a devastating reality.Is the kidnapping of Drew’s son somehow linked to the murder Jake is investigating? Was Jake’s wife’s death really an accident? And could the person who has haunted both men for decades be responsible for these seemingly unrelated even...

This was my third book, and I was still learning to write professionally. I wrote it imagining it as a film, and the result was a series of flashbacks and a never-ending cinematic ride. Working on this edition gave me a chance to freshen up the manuscript. The flow of the story, the dialogue, and the situations remain the same, but it is much more polished this time. "Double One Zero (110) - Out of the Shadows" is a gripping tale of espionage and one man's relentless quest to uncover his true identity. This action-packed journey for the truth takes him across the globe to France, where he must...

"This book offers a refreshing and unique take on the typical Nazi treasure hunt narrative." - Litlinks by HSD Ascent on Goodreads"The action scenes are vivid and cinematic, and the twists kept me guessing until the end. This book makes you think while keeping you thoroughly entertained." Author Seema Garg on Goodreads and Amazon"This is the kind of book that makes you hold your breath and race through chapters. A fast paced, intelligent thriller with real heart." - Leonie Kaye on GoodreadsWhat would you do if you uncovered the secret of a hidden treasure? Would you chase the gold—or hunt do...

They were told it was for safety. For order. For the good of the country. But inside the frozen lobbies, where vending machines hummed louder than conversation, a darker truth took root—one clipboard, one quota, one vanished neighbor at a time.Dear Mr. Orwell, Dear Mr. Huxley, is a chilling work of speculative fiction grounded in the very real erosion of privacy, autonomy, and morality in modern surveillance states. Told through stark, immersive vignettes, it examines a world where every product tracks you, every app reports you, and every officer is handed a target instead of a reason. From...

For years, stories have circulated around the Superstition Mountains about an old hermit who seems to have been there forever.University of Arizona graduate student Matt Hayden has always been fascinated by the stories, but fascination isn't enough for a historian. When the opportunity arises to investigate the legend for his final graduate paper, Matt sets out to find out what is fact, what is folklore, and whether the mysterious hermit ever existed at all.He finds the answer sooner than expected. What begins as a simple research project soon becomes something far stranger as the man that Mat...

Everyone remembers the smile.Nobody remembers the face.Ethan Hale thought Hollow Creek was finally free.He was wrong.A new nightmare has arrived.People are disappearing from photographs.Mirrors show strangers.Families forget their own children.And every person who loses their face leaves behind the same message:THERE ARE NO FACES LEFT.When Ethan returns to Hollow Creek, he discovers the truth behind the first window.The Hollow Smile was never about fear.It was about identity.Because the most terrifying thing in the world is not dying.It is waking up and realizing nobody remembers you ever exis...

I didn't plan on killing people when I walked across America. I made a list of things I wanted to do, and murder was not on it. Yes, I killed people. A lot of people. Now I'm going to tell you a story, a (somewhat) true story, about two killers and a hunting adventure like no other. A story of a man whose entire life was turned upside-down by a frozen, floating head and balls and a woman he'd never slept with. A story of a man so broken he rescued a dog and set out across America on foot to mend his soul and hunt that bitch down. A story of death, discovery, and carne asada.&nbs...

London, October, 1895. Former Baker Street Irregular Tim Badger and his colleague in crime-solving, Ben Watson, are hired by a man whose neighbours are convinced he is a vampyre and have threatened him and his home. The strange Mister Jonathan Wicker – pale, dark-haired, allergic to the sun, and who spends his time in the study of bats! – needs the detectives to prove to the villagers that he is just an ordinary scientist. He invites the duo to travel to the village of Ashwell in Herefordshire to stay at his grim manor house to assess the situation whilst he is engaged in business in Londo...

My Memoirs -Empowerment DefianceA Heartbreaking Survivor Through Faith ,Rejection, Betrayal, Motherhood, StrengthThe memoir of Sabinah Adewole, who at the young age of four became an orphan when her dad died suddenly in a ghastly car accident in 1971 in London . Her mother a single parent had no option so returned to Nigeria in Africa on a ship in 1972 on the MV Auriel Her brother aged seven became the unofficial guardian of his four year old sister Sabinah. This was the beginning of My Memoirs Empowerment Defiance - a journey she was not prepared for. Her mum at the young age of 32 turned to ...

For more than a century, Saint Orison's Asylum has stood abandoned on a cliff above the sea.Its windows are black.Its doors are chained.And every local knows the same rule:Never enter after sunset.When restoration architect Elias Vale is hired to document the ruined asylum before it is demolished, he expects decaying corridors, forgotten patient records, and the ordinary horrors of a Victorian institution.Instead, he discovers something buried beneath the hospital.Something older than the asylum.Older than the town.Older, perhaps, than the church that was built to imprison it.Behind a wall of ...

In the isolated town of Hollow Creek, people have started smiling.Not laughing. Not grinning.Smiling.At first, it seems harmless. A cashier holds a smile a little too long. A teacher stands motionless outside her classroom with her lips stretched impossibly wide. Neighbors stop speaking altogether, choosing instead to watch from their windows with the same expression.Then the disappearances begin.When bestselling true-crime journalist Ethan Hale returns to his hometown after twenty years, he discovers something impossible: every victim was last seen smiling.The deeper Ethan digs, the more he u...

Emma Brooks has spent years helping strangers tell their stories.As the owner of a cozy neighborhood coffee shop, she's become the unofficial therapist, matchmaker, and keeper of everyone's secrets—except her own.Lucas Carter, a bestselling travel journalist, has returned to town after ten years away. His career has taken him across the world, but the one conversation he regrets walking away from happened in this small café... with Emma.Now fate seats them across from each other every morning.Their conversations begin politely.Then become playful.Then dangerously honest.Between forgotten dr...

What if you could relive your teenage years knowing everything you know today?At forty-seven, Nathan Brooks has accumulated a lifetime of regrets, missed opportunities, and memories he wishes he could change, but then the impossible happens. He wakes up thirteen years old again in 1987, armed with decades of memories and the chance to live his life over.At first, it feels like a dream come true as Nathan gets to see his parents while they're still young, reconnect with old friends, and experience the sights, sounds, and excitement of the late 1980s all over again. Most importantly, he has anot...

Cassandra has spent her life as the Council's weapon, feared for the pain she can inflict and trusted to extract secrets no one else can reach. But when she is sent to interrogate Nikolas, a captive dragon bound by his sister's control, one touch shatters the spells holding him—and opens a portal to a realm long believed lost.Stranded in Fabeldyrverden, Cassandra must navigate a world of ancient dragons, dangerous prophecy, and a mate bond she never expected. Nikolas may have escaped his sister's chains, but the truth he carries could ignite a war between realms.Across the world, Arianna has...

Alessandra Bianchi thought her life would be ordinary again after long ER nights—until a brutal, silent stranger rolls into her ER, claims she's his mate, and disappears. Evan O'Brien returns to consciousness miles from home with his body smeared in another's blood and a fragmented memory of torture. He tracks the only perfect match he can scent to a small-town nurse, and the moment their eyes meet, the world they both knew fractures.Caught between community rules that bind loyalties and predators who want Hawthorne—the ancient shifter hiding a secret that could change everything—Alessan...

Catriona Sullivan never meant to be anyone's epic fate. She's a wandering bartender, thirty‑something, with a knack for tripping over cookie tables and a life she hasn't bothered to plan. When a near‑mythic best man at a wedding stops her heart with a look and then disappears for months, her ordinary loneliness turns into obsession—and into danger.Jace McFadden is three centuries of regret in a handsome, controlled shell. He has avoided bonds and death for years—until he meets Cat and discovers a truth the Community dare not ignore: she may be his Blood Affinity. But Amanda, a cruel va...

When Millicent Calderwood finally receives the keys to the home she loved as a child, she expects dust and memories-not a floating man in a red mist and a web of old magic that reaches for her head. But the estate won't wait: a revenant keeps replaying the witch's cruelty, an imp hunts in the edges of town, and the people who shepherd her new life insist she's the only one who can finish what was started centuries ago.Thrown into a world of ritual, reluctant alliances, and slow-burning desire, Millie must learn rites from a housekeeper who is older than anyone should be and trust a brooding ca...

When data analyst Mara Venn is hired to audit a disappearing communication system inside a European research hub known as Helix Station, she expects corrupted files, bureaucratic errors, and technical noise.Instead, she finds something impossible:Entire conversations that never happened—but are still stored.People who remember events that were never recorded.And a protocol buried deep in the system that rewrites silence itself.At first, it looks like a glitch.Then colleagues begin to “sync” with versions of themselves that act differently.Messages arrive before they are sent.And every at...

At five years old, Kasiel was found with the pointed ends of his ears cut off...Despite that brutal start, he's lived twelve peaceful years with the man who took him in. Keeping his hair long over his mutilated ears helps him hide the fact that he is Vanrian, a child of the enemy.Everything changes when mercenaries arrive hunting for him. The last people he expects to come to his rescue are Vanrian soldiers, one of whom claims to be his spirit brother. They plan to take him across the war zone to deliver him to his real father, a man whose name strikes terror in his enemies.With his secret exp...

A Silent Spring?It proves anything but…After a century of dereliction, Toad Hall stirs back to life.Its revival is led by the irrepressible Horatio Toad, newly returned to his ancestral home with six wives, no money, and a plan to save the estate by making nature pay. His uneasy partner is Georges Montgolfiere, an eccentric and radical Rewilder who speaks of a Silent Spring—an eerie absence of birdsong and wildlife, a warning etched into the land itself.Horatio dreams of zipwires, cafés, and gift shops. Georges dreams of ecological redemption. Ideology collides with insolvency—and neith...

The old world is sinking......but one young woman is designing a new one.Not a utopia. Not a dystopia. A syntopia.A solarpunk floating future for stateless sea nomads. A future empires cannot tolerate. When hired guns close in, she designs resistance. Floating Eden Defies Empires.As the world is being parceled out, Ayesha, born Bajau, a stateless Southeast Asian sea dweller, loses her mother in a traumatic accident. Orphaned in Sumatra, adopted in Singapore, her Leonardesque gift for drawing leads her to study design in France.Upon returning to her beleaguered stilt village, Ayesha commit...