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Trigger Warning: This book contains themes of stalking and obsession. If you are sensitive to these topics or have had traumatic experiences related to dating, please proceed with caution. Love's digital quest turns sinister, blurring reality in a chilling dance of obsession. "Loosely Based on a True Story" A single mother embarks on a journey to find love in the digital age. Little does she know that her pursuit of companionship will catapult her into a chilling nightmare, blurring the lines of reality. As she delves into the world of online dating, our protagonist discovers a seemingly ...

Beneath the fields, something ancient stirs—and it remembers us. After a public breakdown ends her academic career, botanist Tessa Morrell returns to her rural hometown of Ashford Bend to care for her estranged father. But the soil she once knew is no longer the same. Crops are growing at impossible rates. Livestock are dying—split open and filled with sweet-smelling fungi. And children are disappearing. The locals call it a blessing. Tessa knows it’s a warning. As she investigates the terrifying resurgence of life in the soil, she uncovers an ancient fungal intelligence that has been...

When Corinne inherits her estranged grandmother’s crumbling Victorian house, she also inherits something else: a doll. Unblinking. Unmoving. Dressed in lace that matches the casket lining. And wearing her face. Inside the walls of the house, silence doesn’t mean peace—it means listening. The attic is sealed in blood-red wax. The family ledger doesn’t record births, but bindings. And every room remembers something Corinne has tried to forget. Her grandmother was the last Dollmaker. Corinne is next in line. But the dolls aren’t just heirlooms. They are vessels. Each one holds a soul...

A glitter explosion. A ruined poster. A mystery sandwich. Welcome to Marie Lane’s messiest week ever. Twelve-year-old Marie Lane has big plans to win her school’s kindness poster contest—until a spilled paint cup, a very sparkly dog, and a bad case of Tuesday ruin everything. But just when things feel hopeless, Marie turns her glittery disaster into a message from the heart: “Kindness isn’t always neat. But it always matters.” What follows is a week full of awkward apologies, anonymous acts of kindness, and one sandwich that just might change everything. With humor, heart, and a...

Two hearts. One secret. A love that defies time. Quinn has everything planned—university, psychology degree, a simple life with her father in the small city. Then she meets James. Mysterious and magnetic, James draws her in with a gaze that feels ancient... and a heart weighed down by centuries of silence. Their connection is instant. Unshakable. Dangerous. As Quinn starts to unravel the truth behind James’ timeless secret, she also finds herself pulled toward Jasper—her rival in class and the only one who truly sees through her carefully built walls. Torn between two very different ...

She came back to flip the cottage. She didn’t expect to find the life she thought she’d lost. When Isla Quinn returns to Driftwood Cove to renovate her late aunt Margot’s seaside cottage, she’s determined to keep it all business—three months, a fresh coat of paint, and a fast sale. But the scent of lemon scones and cedar is a reminder that this home once held her softer pieces, the ones she thought she outgrew. Then Caleb Hart shows up on her porch—the boy she left behind, now a rugged single father with a tool belt and a daughter who believes in glitter murals and forever ...

Some rooms don't forget. Some dolls don't stay burned. And some names should never be remembered. Corinne thought she left the horrors behind when she escaped the burning house. But memory doesn’t die—it braids itself deeper. In her new apartment, she finds a hidden door sealed beneath layers of paint… and behind it, a room that knows her name. As thread seeps into her teeth and dolls reassemble with the faces of the dead, Corinne uncovers a terrifying truth: she was never meant to survive the legacy—only carry it. Now, the thirteenth braid tightens, and the stitched voices call her...

In a forgotten farmhouse surrounded by an orchard that blooms out of season, memory is more than something you carry—it’s something that carries you. When Lena Hearst discovers a single rusted nail on her living room floor, it marks the beginning of a slow unraveling. The house isn’t falling apart. It’s unbuilding itself. Room by room, root by root, memory by memory. As the past resurfaces through glyphs etched in bark and dreams that speak in soil, Lena must confront a legacy planted long before her time—a buried presence that remembers everything, and asks to be remembered in ...

One snowstorm. One Golden Retriever. One unforgettable week of tech glitches, talent shows, and digital mayhem. Seventh-grader Marie Lane thought a week of virtual school would be easy—until the internet crashed, the chat exploded, and her Golden Retriever, Max, became the most chaotic Zoom Bomber the class had ever seen. Thrown into a whirlwind of frozen screens, mystery guests, and surprise breakout room disasters, Marie and her classmates scramble to make their snowbound week count. With a mismatched team of brainiacs, artists, and accidental comedians (plus one extremely determined ...

In an unassuming house on the edge of town, secrets linger like shadows in the corners, and the past is never truly past. Every creak in the floorboards, every sigh of the wind through the eaves, seems to carry a whisper of forgotten sins and untold stories. For those who dare to step inside, the house becomes more than just a home—it becomes a mirror to their fears, their desires, and their darkest regrets. But as the threads of its haunted history begin to unravel, one truth emerges: the house remembers. And it’s not done telling its story.

Marie, Sarah, and Emma are best friends with a taste for adventure, but when rumors swirl about an abandoned house in their quiet suburban town being haunted, they can’t resist investigating. After a dare from the mischievous Jake and his crew, the trio agrees to explore the eerie mansion after dark, despite the chilling stories surrounding it. Equipped with flashlights and an array of ghost-hunting gear, the friends step into the house, where strange noises, eerie portraits, and hidden rooms spark both fear and curiosity. Their journey takes a wild turn when they stumble upon a locked ...

Everyone in Oakwood is buzzing about the first-ever Neighborhood Pet Parade... and Marie Lane is caught right in the middle of the madness. When the town announces a pet-themed celebration, Marie jumps at the chance to enter her golden retriever, Max. But organizing a parade isn’t as simple as tying a ribbon and marching down Main Street. With rival pets, costume mishaps, and a few surprise entrants—including a skateboarding ferret and a parrot with stage fright—Marie and her friends must scramble to keep the chaos from unraveling. As the parade day approaches, Marie discovers that ...

When the Lane family sets off on what should be a dream vacation, Marie Lane braces herself for the inevitable chaos. Her father’ grand plan for a road trip sends excitement and dread swirling through her. From a morning of frantic preparation and mislaid car keys to a series of comedic detours and unexpected hurdles, Marie’s vacation is anything but ordinary. Despite the mounting misadventures, the Lane family finds joy in their mishaps, turning each setback into a cherished memory. They discover that the true magic of family vacations lies not in perfection, but in laughter, ...

The world is humming. Are you listening? Ashford Bend is gone—absorbed, remembered, and rooted in silence. Tessa Morrell walks free, but she is no longer alone. Something breathes in her. Something ancient. Something watching. Across towns and cities, the signs reappear: Crops growing in perfect spirals People dreaming the same three-note song Forgotten ruins blooming in the earth’s pulseThe Bloom has not ended. It is spreading. Softly. Organically. Globally. As Tessa follows the signal beneath deserts, oceans, and memory itself, she uncovers the truth: the Bloom is not a parasite. It ...

Travel Trouble follows Marie Lane, an organized, camera-loving teen whose carefully planned family road trip unravels into chaos and detours. Along with her brother Tommy, their golden retriever Max, and a car that seems determined to quit, Marie discovers that sometimes the best memories are the ones you don’t plan for. From small-town mysteries and runaway hamsters to ice cream parlors, waterfalls, and unexpected friends, Marie learns that getting lost may be the best way to find adventure. "A heartwarming, funny, and adventurous middle-grade novel. Travel Trouble blends humor, family ...

“Burn if you must,” it whispered. “But you’ll only seed the ash.” When Tessa Morrell returns from the depths of the earth, she carries something with her—something ancient, patient, and alive. The town of Ashford Bend seems untouched: blue skies, smiling neighbors, freshly painted porches. But beneath the surface, something hums. The cornfield breathes. The houses pulse. The mirrors reflect more than they should. As Tessa unravels the strange transformation of her once-familiar hometown, she uncovers the truth about the Bloom—a vast, fungal intelligence thriving beneath their ...

A haunted house. A cursed bloodline. And a girl who was never supposed to remember. In Hollow Inheritance—Book Three of the chilling Vessel horror series—a legacy of dolls, mirrors, and braided memory tightens its grip on the living. Corinne thought she escaped. Thought fire could end what generations of women before her were forced to carry. But the past doesn’t burn—it braids itself deeper. Beneath the floorboards, a girl whispers. In the attic, paper vessels wait. And in the orchard, a new kind of root begins to grow. Tommy, a quiet boy with haunted dreams, begins drawing things ...

In the shadowy realm of "Vanishing Village," investigative journalist Emma Sinclair uncovers a dark secret that transcends the boundaries of time itself. Ephemeral Hollow, a mysterious village lost to the ages, beckons with temporal anomalies and a malevolent force that traps the souls of its tormented inhabitants. Emma's journey begins with a cryptic assignment that leads her to the heart of this haunting enigma. As the village materializes and dissipates at will, Emma discovers an ancient hourglass, a cursed artifact pulsating with supernatural power. The hourglass holds the key to the ...

When Lila Monroe runs out on her wedding in couture heels and heartbreak, she ends up barefoot in Driftwood Cove—the only place that ever felt like home. The only place that ever felt like hers. But she didn’t come back for a reunion. She came back to breathe, to hide, and maybe, to remember who she was before she became a brand. Jonah Rhodes was the boy who carved her name into driftwood and caught her when the world cracked. Now he's the man building a life of sawdust and salt air—quiet, steady, and still haunted by the girl who left without goodbye. When a panicked lie spirals into...

After thirty-four years in the same weatherworn farmhouse on Dagger Lane, Tommy Hearst thought he knew every creak and whisper the old place could conjure. But when he uncovers a rotting corpse sealed behind wallpaper and hears his dead mother's voice carved into mirrors, he realizes the house isn't haunted—it's alive. As the walls breathe and whisper secrets long buried, Tommy is pulled into a horrifying family legacy—one bound in blood, sealed with silence, and broken by his very birth. Something ancient stirs beneath the floorboards. Something that has been waiting. Watching. ...