What if everything you've ever believed about your family... was a lie? Sixteen-year-old Lucy Everly has spent her entire life inside the Church of the Firstborn in the tiny farming town of Rocky, Oklahoma, where obedience is expected, questions are dangerous, and everyone knows everyone else's secrets-or so they think. When her childhood friend Tracy Dove vanishes without a trace, Lucy begins asking questions no one wants answered. With the help of Greg Elliott, the boy she's loved for as long as she can remember, and Jacob Reddick, the loyal friend who would do anything to protect her, Lucy uncovers a trail of hidden records, altered documents, forgotten graves, and long-buried secrets that suggest Tracy's disappearance is only the beginning. As the truth draws closer, so does the danger. A respected sheriff seems to know more than he should. Church elders begin watching Lucy's every move. Her own father is hiding a devastating secret, and the closer Lucy gets to the truth, the more she realizes that people are willing to kill to protect it. But the greatest mystery may not be what happened to Tracy. It may be who Lucy really is. Set against the haunting backdrop of southwest Oklahoma, *The Firstborn Prophecy* is a slow-burning Southern Gothic thriller about first love, faith, betrayal, family secrets, and the devastating cost of telling the truth. Inspired by real places and the emotional realities of growing up in a small religious sect, this novel blends psychological suspense with an unforgettable coming-of-age story that will leave readers questioning everything they thought they knew until the very last page. Some secrets are buried. Others are baptized.

--"Don't worry, darling. I won't tell them you like kissing monsters."-- What if the Countess hasn't found her true love yet? And can her icy heart and conscience be changed by Catherine, an incredibly talented girl with a difficult past who becomes something for Elizabeth that she has never known before... the other (bright) part of her dark soul? Author's note: Guys, This story does not follow the events of the end of season 5. The Countess is still alive and not all the details match up. Also, English is not my first language, but I'm working on it and I REFUSE to use AI. Be ready for slow-burn!! Enjoyyy

"Not every nightmare fades when you wake up..." Step into a world where the line between reality and terror blurs. *Fearbound* is a chilling anthology of dark tales each chapter a new nightmare, each page a whisper from the shadows. From haunted rooms and cursed memories to voices that mimic your own, these stories don't just scare they follow you. Lurking. Waiting. Open the book but be warned: once you enter, something *might follow you out.

When a shell-shocked squad of WWII German soldiers takes refuge in an isolated, snowbound farmhouse, they take a young woman and her infirm grandmother hostage-only to realize the enemy isn't outside, and an ancient, unnatural horror in the crops is picking them off one by one.

Behind these walls, they pray daily. They also suffer daily. Sister Agatha was transferred expecting a new beginning. What she found was a nightmare dressed in holy cloth. The sisters here are broken, silenced and controlled - and the ones in power will do anything to keep it that way. including silence her. But Agatha has survived darkness before. And this time, she refuses to look away. Agatha - Where light meets darkness

Edmund comes to the remote village of Black Thickett to escape the life grief has carved out of him. He wants silence. Distance. A place where memories can't follow. But Black Thickett is wrong in quiet, unsettling ways. The broken road becomes perfectly smooth the moment he crosses the boundary. The cottages are too neat, too deliberate. And on a noticeboard full of dry flyers, only one poster is wet. A missing boy, smiling as if he doesn't know he's lost. The villagers won't talk about the disappearances. The forest at the edge of the village seems to breathe, and the deeper Edmund goes, the calmer he feels... dangerously calm. The forest can quiet his pain. It can ease his grief. It can make him forget. But not everything that heals you wants you to survive.

Fifty states. Fifty legends. Fifty stories waiting to keep you awake at night. Every Friday, travel to a new corner of the United States and uncover the urban legends that have haunted towns, forests, highways, and forgotten places for generations. From ghostly hitchhikers and cursed roads to mysterious creatures and chilling local folklore, each chapter brings a brand-new story inspired by one of America's most famous legends. Volume 1 explores the first 25 states; one legend at a time. Lock your doors. Turn on a light. And remember... every legend starts with someone who didn't believe it.