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Jonathan Dillon and his wife are going through a divorce. To their lawyer, they seem like they have mutually accepted it. They have made a difficult decision, but they are going through this trying time together, free of animosity or hate. Some things, though, are not what they seem on the outside. After a seemingly freak accident, a truth comes to light. A decision is made, but not the morally right one.

In the Willows: Volume II is the second collection of short stories and novellas by Billie Dean Shoemate III. He has selected stories from 2017 to 2020, including one out of his personal vault. Ranging from horror, thriller, to science fiction, these seven stories were chosen by the author, who sees them as his personal best at this stage in his writing career. From a haunted lost symphony, a mysterious library where people arrive with no memory of who they are, to the crew of a doomed ghost ship, In the Willows: Volume II was compiled in order to mystify, as well as terrify.

In the novel that Billie Dean Shoemate III calls his personal best, he brings you the story of Nick Stanley, a special child that believes he has touched the other side...communing with an ancient Native American spirit. As Nick grows up, he comes to a profound realization. The spirit that visited him as a child left something in him....a mark on his soul. It follows him through life, beckoning his heart into a journey that will re-define the world. Based on true events, The Shaman is an often frightening, yet uplifting, beautiful and intriguing tale of love beyond the grave itself.

Matthew Herrington has just built a getaway for his friends...friends bonded together by a terrible secret. Lot 150 was supposed to be a place of relaxation, a place to forget about the strange past they all share, but it quickly turns into a place worse than hell itself. Billie Dean Shoemate III offers his greatest novel to date...with a story he cites as the most terrifying one he has ever written.

It is said that, in this library, all the secrets of creation are stored here. Everybody that arrives has no memories, no names, and no escape. Together, they must find out why they are here, what sent them, and why they all feel like they are being watched. A plan is formed. Escape from the library at all costs. Until a new visitor enters. A visitor who, like the others, has no name. No memories. But, he is a bit different than the others. If the library contains the secrets of all creation, maybe there is no need for escape. Maybe a new plan needs to be formed....

If there truly is life after death, he was going to find out. Before he suddenly passed away, world-famous magician and showman Harry Houdini vowed that he would find the truth and prove it to the world. Rhonda Bennett works at an old folk's home. A new arrival, a Mister Paul Dresser, is suffering from dementia with the onset of Alzheimer's. He is just another resident. A kind, but very sick old man at the end of his life. He claims to be the man who knows the truth. Not just about Houdini, but about his promise of returning from the afterlife. Rhonda doesn't believe him.

After a nearly three-year long hiatus, Billie Dean Shoemate III, author of 10 novels and over 100 short stories, returns with a disturbing trip into seemingly familiar territory. A classic subject is redefined here by the celebrated independent author. A twisted take on the living dead unfolds within this audiobook, told by a master of the art. This unrelenting tale is about a man who has just unlocked the final frontiers of medical science.

A couple is stuck in a small town, unable to leave due to a violent storm that seems to have come out of nowhere. The residents seem overly prepared for what, at first, seems like an ordinary thunderstorm. People are fleeing into their homes and shutting them up as if protecting themselves from something far deadlier than thunder and lightning. There's just something about those clouds....

Strange Places is a study of odd occurrences, paranormal and supernatural events that have happened in history, as well as the modern day. Hosted by Billie Dean Shoemate III of the No Disclosure Podcast, Strange Places is an exploration into the surreal.

2145AD. She was created to be better than any artificial intelligence mankind had ever attempted. An AI that could feel, imagine, create, learn, and most importantly, dream. The prototype is set to assist aboard the SS Kennedy - a starship that will go down in history as the farthest and fastest flight ever made by man. Everything is at stake, but the AI's creators have so much faith in their product. The flight of the SS Kennedy will be the first test of this new artificial intelligence. The first trial before its mass-adaptation. As a safety measure, the AI will be given the same ...

Billie Dean Shoemate III returns after 4 years with a horrific short tale about a man, devoutly religious, who may have accidently brought something terrible into the world. A being older than man. Older than Earth. Older than everything. It is a story of obsession, regret, and accepting the inevitable. Familiar tropes to horror; even to the writings of Billie Dean Shoemate III, but 'Deity' is woven in a way that would surprise even his most devout readers. This tale is a true work of cosmic horror, and a much-anticipated return from the horror master himself.

Officer Jennifer King has just been promoted to detective. Her first case lands her in a strange set of serial killings, where the unknown man leaves letters promising that "in the end...you will honor me". The killer describes his work as something that will "redefine the age we live in", promising to become more than legend and a figure that will be remembered forever. Most police on the force write the unknown killer off as a lunatic...someone living under the illusion of grandeur...but there is something so familiar about his letters. Too familiar.

Vietnam. 1969. Garry Logan witnesses something far stranger than the horrors of war. Something that sticks with him his whole life. Something that is not of this world. Now old, dying, and his mind shattered from his experiences, he has decided to go back to the place where he feels he lost his soul. It is the most logical place to end his time on this earth.

Mark Thompson fears that life will never change. In an instant, the familiar world he knows will become his greatest nightmare. Volunteering for a top secret government experiment, he gets the chance at a new life, away from the desires that have destroyed his body and his mind. Fragmented memories haunt him. Visions and dreams seem to lead him to a place where the answers hide....beckoning him to a place of no return.

Saul Peterson is having nightmares: fleeting memories of watchful eyes, impossible dreams of being taken while he sleeps, visions of a catastrophic end, and a society on the verge of revolution. Saul Peterson will stop at nothing to reveal the truth, but that truth may come at the greatest price of them all.

Halloween. Such a great time of year for all children. All but one. A great tragedy occurred that night. The last night he saw his parents. It was a night that haunted him well into adulthood. However, those happenings, like all things, happened for a reason...and tradition goes so much farther beyond ceremony.

Steven Grimes is suffering from writer's block. Once an avid writer, he is plagued by an inescapable force that seems to be controlling his mind. After a strange encounter with a man known only as Heflin, Steven is thrust into a world he does not understand. It is a world driven by a faceless evil that has awakened within an ancient festival called Samhain. It wants him to write his greatest masterpiece, a book that can either save humankind from inevitable doom or plunge it into eternal darkness.

The crew of the ship tell preposterous stories. Stories of dry land, of other ships that sail the ocean. Of vast cities populated by people. Odd visions. Blasphemies that would get a person tossed into the ocean. Still...those on the crew talk in hushed tones. Something about the ocean is haunted, and it has something to do with this ship in particular.

An irreverent, insane commentary on top trending topics and world news events. Your host, Billie Dean Shoemate III takes us through what is happening in the world, and exposes the audacity and just plain weirdness of what is placed on the news media of the world. Hilarious as well as fancy, No Disclosure is the go-to podcast for the real news, and saying out loud what we all think.

Despite having what others would call a happy life, Bree Sparrow dreamed of more. She would travel to Colorado, continue her education and spend much of her adult years as a social worker. After the death of her mother, many heartbreaks and short-term love affairs, she knew this was the time to break away. While hiking through the Ozark mountains, Bree Finds a friend in the most unlikely place, inspiring her to make this place the setting of her new beginning. However, a new beginning never comes without a price. Eventually, the past will catch up with us all. And we must atone.