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The Passport of Forgotten Places is a poetic literary short story for bedtime — part of the Before Your Dream series. In a quiet room where candlelight flickers against weathered books, a traveller discovers a passport unlike any other — one that bears stamps not of countries that are, but of places that exist only in memory’s gentle chambers.

A bedtime story for adults that soothes the mind and a sleep story for adults that invites you to rest in rhythm with a slower world. On a quiet cobbled street, above a glowing bakehouse, a small window opens to the scent of fresh bread and the first light of dawn. Inside the flat above the bakery, the day unfolds without urgency. A kettle sighs. Curtains drift. Light moves slowly across a worn tablecloth. Nothing needs to happen. And yet, everything feels alive. The Window Above the Bakery is a gentle, literary sleep story for adults.

Since the release of Strange Sheffield Adrian Finney found himself as the host of the Strange Sheffield Ghost Tours under his Strange Britain brand. In this role he quickly found himself deluged with stories sent to him from the people of Sheffield and he began researching. Those stories are what are at the core of Stranger Sheffield.

In this gentle anthology from the Before Your Dream series, five quiet, luminous tales invite listeners into realms where memory drifts like water, stories grow from moss and stone, and peace settles over the heart like evening light. Crafted for slow nights and soft minds, these stories offer a sanctuary of calm—each one a small lantern carried into the hush before sleep.

Step into a quiet world where tranquillity takes form and peace becomes presence. The Garden of Starlight is a gentle literary sleep story for adults—crafted to be savoured at night. Through poetic prose and dreamlike imagery, it invites you to wander a sanctuary suspended above the clouds, where light, fragrance and silence move in unhurried harmony.

In a forgotten monastery perched above a weathered coast, time moves like tide — slow, reflective, and reverent. The Monastery by the Sea is a meditative literary short story crafted for peaceful evenings, guiding listeners through stone corridors, candlelit chapels, and thyme-scented gardens where silence holds meaning and the waves whisper prayers. This is psychological literary fiction for quiet evenings, unfolding not in action but in atmosphere — a quiet life observed through moments of stillness, devotion, and ritual.

At the edge of a silent village, a walled garden hums softly at dusk. Beneath an apricot tree, a humble pillowmaker works in the fading light, filling soft linen cases with herbs, feathers, and memory. Every pillow he shapes carries a trace of the day—the scent of lavender, the hush of rain, the warmth of stones cooling at sunset.

Paper Boats on the River of Time is a calming bedtime story for adults, part of the Before Your Dream series. Written with soft pacing and a meditative voice, the story invites you into a world beyond clocks and calendars, where memories sail without direction, held by the current and the quiet.

After a dramatic change in character, a rather usual middle-aged man begins carrying out a series of rather unusual murders. Meanwhile Brad Shape, a crime beat reporter for the Manchester Daily News, is looking for the big scoop to revive his flagging career—and his crumbling marriage. But when he finds one of England's most notorious serial killers, it will be Brad's biggest break...in more ways than one.

What began as a dream slowly turned into a story to be shared. A story I would like to share with you.

Historians know that great wars hinge not just on grand strategies, but also on small decisions—moments of hesitation, chances not taken. With Britain now out of the fight, the world stands at a precipice, and Germany’s full strength is unleashed upon an unsuspecting Soviet Union. Stalin, blind to the threat, refuses to see the warnings of impending doom. As millions of German troops surge across the border, the very fate of nations hangs in the balance.

Bound by a deal forged in desperation, an immortal soul traverses centuries as a servant to forces beyond comprehension. His task is simple yet unyielding: to ensure every bargain struck is honored and every debt paid, no matter the cost. As he collects the remnants of humanity's most desperate choices, he wrestles with the weight of his eternal servitude, the morality of his task, and the elusive promise of redemption. But in a world where every deal has its price, the ultimate question lingers—what will you give for redemption?

London, 1943. The streets of Hounslow hide more than ration books and blackouts. A killer is working to a quiet rhythm of death, leaving behind bodies drained of blood and arranged with disturbing care. The press have their theories. The police have few leads. Theodore Nash doesn’t believe in monsters. He sees detail, intent, and the human mind behind every crime. A forensic consultant by trade, and a man more comfortable with puzzles than people, Theo has made a life of distance and control.

Sheffield is a strange city. Throughout it's long history there have been countless tales of the weird and the wonderful within its boundaries. Strange Sheffield features a selection of Ghost Stories, some well known but of them less so, from across Sheffield's history.

Nottingham has a rich and dark history that dates back well over 1,000 years and throughout this long history it has played the host to countless ghostly figures. Some ghosts date back to the cities very early days, and have been continually reported ever since, whereas other specters are recent additions to the county.

Short Story. A cauldron of evil battles good for the jewel O’net. Wizard against Wizard. Men and Gargoyles against a Dragon and a hoard of Fairies, Trolls, Orcs, and Goblins. The King's only chance for victory rests in the hands of a mortal man. Edgar must overcome the odds and bring back the Potion of Fardu.

From the spectre of Queen Victoria, to Mary Queen of Scots’s picky ghost, and from Henry VIII and the restless phantoms of his many wives, to Oliver Cromwell, who claimed to have conversed with the ghosts of Kings long gone, we are going to be exploring the haunted history of the Royal Family.

Throughout its long history there have been countless tales of the weird and the wonderful within its boundaries. Strange Manchester features a selection of ghost stories from across the whole of Greater Manchester. There phantom nightclub owners, cursed skulls, and a ghost that somehow found itself in Manchester despite having died in Chester. There's also a haunted police station and tales of ghost trains and buses too. There's even a mummy!

Embark on a chilling journey through the spectral lanes of Britain in "Britain's Haunted Roads," the latest instalment in the Strange Britain series. As you listen, prepare to be immersed in the mysterious and supernatural as real ghost stories unfold along the roads that crisscross this historic land. From ancient thoroughfares steeped in legends to modern highways echoing with the whispers of the paranormal, this book delves into the heart of Britain's haunted landscapes.

What if your true love lived a hundred lives and you had to find her in each one? JJ wakes up aboard the most famous ship in history, with no memory of how he got there and a pocket watch ticking backward. He doesn’t belong in 1912. But somewhere on this voyage is the woman he’s been chasing across time. Her name is Evelyn. The moment he sees her, he knows: he’s been here before. But fate isn’t kind, and the ship they’re on is heading straight toward disaster.