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No way out. No light. And something monstrous beneath the surface. When a team of elite spelunkers descends into an uncharted cave system in the Pacific Northwest, they expect danger—but not the kind with claws. A sudden collapse traps them deep underground, cut off from the surface and hunted by a predator that’s been hidden for centuries. Something massive moves through the flooded chambers. Something that watches… waits… and kills without sound. As the survivors navigate rising water and total darkness, they discover the cave is more than just a tomb—it’s a territory. And ...

Six explorers. A flooded subterranean system. And something waiting in the dark. When former college swimmer Marcus Teague hires freelance guide Dex Harmon to take his group off the tourist path in the Blackwater system, they expect a grueling but routine expedition. But a sudden flash flood traps them deep inside the limestone passages, miles from daylight. Cold, battered, and stripped of their gear, the group must navigate a treacherous, drowning maze of tight squeezes and pitch-black sumps to find an exit. They aren't alone. Something ancient and hungry was washed into the darkness with ...

Some legends aren't meant to be found. Some are meant to stay buried in the dark. Nora Vance was looking for the perfect upload. As an investigative content creator with a dying channel, she needed a viral hit. The remote, isolated town of Black Hollow promised local folklore and cheap clicks. But the town is hiding a secret older than the mountains. When dusk falls, the valley becomes a warzone between two ancient, warring species. On the high timber ridge, an aggressive pack of apex predators guards the perimeter. Deep beneath the earth, something colder, paler, and infinitely hungrier is...

Some bonds are written in crystal—and carved deeper with every touch. When thief Darian Morn crash-lands on a barren moon, he’s only thinking of escape. But what he finds beneath the surface is a labyrinth of glowing caves—and a massive, stone-skinned guardian who awakens the moment Darian brushes sacred crystal. Keth’vor was created to protect the temple. He’s been asleep for centuries, waiting for his fated counterpart. Now he’s awake, and the soul-bond has begun. Darian is resistant, sarcastic, and running from everything—but the bond doesn’t care. It pulses beneath the ...

EVVY SILVER AWARD FOR THRILLER/SUSPENSE Antiquities dealer and television personality Brian Sadler joins his old friend Harry Harrison, whose term as U.S. president is ending, in a trip to the mountains of southwestern Oklahoma in search of a fabled lost cavern. The Cave of the Iron Door is a legendary depository for vast treasure—outlaw loot or Spanish gold, perhaps—that several people claim to have seen over the past hundred and fifty years. On certain days when the sun’s rays hit a remote canyon wall for a few seconds at sunset, the glimmering reflection of an iron door can be seen...

A remote mining town. A catastrophic cave-in. An impossible rescue. When Sheriff Cole investigates a disaster at the old Ironwood Mine, he finds a single, traumatized survivor and a story that defies all logic—of impossible creatures stirring in the deep darkness. The town's mayor calls it a lie. The explosives expert sent to clear the rubble calls it a ghost story. But when the demolition blast tears a new opening into the earth, the truth is unleashed. Blind, ravenous, and moving with terrifying speed, a horde of predators emerges from the mountain. They aren't just beasts; they are ...

Halloween. Witches. A cold, dark cave that’s a hangout for bats. What’s not to like? Bethany surprises her girlfriend Renn with a special Halloween adventure looking for a long forgotten witch’s coven meeting room, deep in Crevice Cave. They’re both familiar with Crevice; the darkness, the cold, the damp, the narrow passages, and the habits of the bats that call it home for part of the year. Those things don’t scare them. The pair are less familiar with the other things that can happen when you’re hundreds of feet underground and the way you came in can’t be the way you get ...

Life is full of surprises, rescue swimmer Owen Grayson knows that better than anyone, especially when he’s forced to take an indefinite military leave and return home to pick up the pieces of his dad’s latest mistake. As Owen struggles to settle back into his roots, he is called to a remote cave where he's pulled into a mystery that hits a little too close to home. As the clues begin to unravel, it becomes apparent that the cave is hiding secrets worth killing for…and everyone on site has a target on their back.

Arnold Dix became an unlikely hero when he promised to save forty-one men trapped after a tunnel collapse in the Himalayas. This is his unforgettable story. In rural Victoria, Arnold Dix is known to locals as a farmer and a part-time truck driver. But his name reached global recognition when he...

You don’t know what waits below — until you fall. During a remote climb, Max’s partner disappears into a narrow fissure. When Max descends after him, he enters a darkness that twists sound, warps space, and feels alive. A tense psychological horror short story for fans of The Descent, claustrophobic terror, and the creeping, Lovecraft-tinged atmosphere of underground horror. --- ⭐ Part of a Four-Story Collection Below the Rift is one of four standalone psychological horror novellas included in They Came Into Our Lives: Horror Collection, a complete Kindle horror volume that brings ...

Love at first sight! I have spent my entire life searching for the perfect wing-whang. But until I'm taken by the dwarven general, Jaden Antida, no man has ever measured up to the heroes I’ve created in my books. A burly and overbearing alpha male, he’s crude, growly and dominant. He says he’s on a mission to destroy the secret entrance to Dwarfholme. AND he says he’s my mate. Having written books where the hero and heroine instantly fall in love, I know he’s one hundred percent wrong. There's no way this infuriating “male” person can be my perfect match. But when a cave-in ...

Lovebirds Bob and Megan are avid cave divers. To celebrate their marriage, they embark upon an underwater journey to explore a newly discovered cave system with their best friends. But when a fellow diver’s prank turns into a tragic disaster, Bob, Megan, and their best friend Sara find themselves lost in a nightmarish network of underwater tunnels.

A cougar shifter civil engineer who never forgot the pretty lawyer he met once. A Florida panther shifter raised by vampires who has decided the shifter world is not for her. A Napa Valley construction project, a trio of evil mages, and an earthquake they need to stop before it triggers the Big One. Matt Redstone is the youngest of five brothers. He’s the charming one, the sociable one, the one who can talk anyone into anything. He's been working on a project in Northern California and the woman he met briefly a year ago just came back into his life, and he is not leaving until he figures...

Author Andrew Gates's first foray into the horror genre is a claustrophobic shock to all five senses. With only sporadic memories of the last several hours, two American pilots in World War II awaken to find themselves in a sadistic Japanese deathtrap. With no knowledge of how or why they came to be here, the two strangers must band together to survive. Struggling to escape, both men break free from their captors and retreat to a nearby island. The island’s shores are as black as night and their pursuers dare not follow them to it. Something about the sight of this place fills the hearts ...

Steele St. Clair is a high-powered New York City lawyer who doesn't believe in love. But when he meets Liv Ravenwood, a fiery young woman at a private club, he can't resist the pull between them. One unforgettable night together leaves them both craving more, but Steele's past haunts him and he's afraid to let Liv get too close.