A gifted photographer is seeking to make his way through life. Along with his publicist partner and wife, he scours a beachside community in search of the perfect picture. It is a serene time for all, until an unexpected encounter threatens to change everything. They are drawn into a web of lies, deceit, and betrayal that will push them both to the edges of their sanity.
Two spouses, Richard and Serene awake to a morning of uncanny feelings and to add to their unease, they soon discover their six-year-old son Mark is nowhere to be found. Despite their numerous attempts of searching top and bottom throughout their home, there is no trace of their son. Unfortunately, they soon find themselves submerged in an unspeakable nightmare.
Standing on the shoulders of Haunt, this powerful second entry in the series will shock you, chapter after chapter. Love and despair are entangled in this story of circumstances pushing the boundaries of morality. A dense battlefield, both pure and grotesque. Devastation tests the will of the characters, as well as that of the reader, leading one to an all-important question…who can you trust?
Darkly romantic and wickedly twisted; a thrilling new adventure set in the Victorian Wild West that will invade you, heart and mind, long after reading. ✦ GOLD WINNER | 2023 NEXT GENERATION INDIES AWARDS ✦ GOLD WINNER | 2023 FEATHERED QUILL BOOK AWARDS ✦ GOLD WINNER | 2023 BESTSELLERS WORLD AWARDS ✦ GOLD WINNER | 2023 LITERARY TITAN BOOK AWARDS ✦
Calvert Blessing, failed actor turned teacher, knows what unites the unsteady souls in his niche acting class. The power of want. It absorbs them all. Himself included. The lure? To have another’s words incite another you. Acting promises the escape. This class, especially. Calvert enlists hungry students in a reckless plot to gain financial freedom. Of course, special skills are required.
How far back does your story begin? Are you one person, or are you also others? Nothing can fully reconcile human contradictions, and true equilibrium must come from a transcendent perspective. Plural identity followed by association with all humans, past, present and future, is merely a good start. Can we progress beyond all life forms? The Oldest Word ends by asking, What can you do but hope?
