With only a handful of clues, Daniel is in a race to uncover the truth and save Mary and the others. But with a sinister revenge being plotted behind his back, every action may cause his own demise. ***** In this last installment of the Night Shift series, Daniel desperately seeks the mysterious magician who is supposed to have all the answers. But soon he realizes that knowing the trick spoils the magic, and they are all running out of chances...and time. Now available as Paperback and Kindle! https://a.co/d/hOFxtSY

At Willard's department store, none of the night security guards survive for long, and eighteen-year-old Daniel Gale is about to discover why. "At the heart of it, Night Shift is a haunting love story. It is equal parts moving and chilling, which is what makes it so excellent." - Carmen Ho @ HQ ***** Tired of living out of his backpack, Daniel ignores the rumors about the old building being haunted and accepts the latest vacated position of night guard at Willard's department store. As his life becomes more entwined with Willard's, Daniel senses unnatural changes and bizarre coincidences. Soon he begins to suspect Willard's is hiding something more sinister than gossip about ghosts - something that could make him the next casualty of the night shift. Now available as Paperback and Kindle! https://a.co/d/fy7RuHF

The Night Shift saga continues with Black Friday. An untimely death results in a shocking confession from beyond the grave, making both Daniel and Mary question everything they thought was true. ***** It's been a month since Daniel survived the brutal attack that almost cost him everything he loved. As the culprit waits behind bars for a court date, Daniel and Mary spend every night shift searching for answers that will unlock the mystery of Mary's existence so she can finally escape the luxurious department store. However, Daniel's hope is soon shattered when new clues reveal the disturbing truth of Mary's past - a truth that may destroy them both. Now available as Ebook and Paperback! https://a.co/d/ecHcMeU

"Welcome to the world, moje malá holka: Antoinette." I believe that it is important to keep the stories of our ancestors alive for many reasons, but perhaps the most important reasons are to honor their memory and thank them for their sacrifices. This is a true story of my great-great grandma, Antoinette Šeplová, who was forced to come to America all on her own at the young age of 13 around 1900. Every part of this short, episodic fiction is based on records, old letters, and accounts from family members to piece together her life's story as a Czech immigrant in America. From a Pietist commune in Iowa to the rough neighborhoods of the Chicago South Side, my great-great grandmother's story is one I continue my work unraveling to this day. Thank you for your interest and support in my writing, it is very much appreciated. :) P. S. If you like my work, help support it by leaving a vote! Thank you to @grendelthegood for selecting this work for the Wattpad Curator list exploring immigrant stories! #1 in #czechrepublic #2 in #americandream #4 on #truestory #12 in #basedonatruestory #9 in 1910s #32 in #immigration #152 in #nonfiction First published on March 15th, 2021. Cover rose photo by Ryan Song on Unsplash.

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[COMPLETED] ❝Image is everything.❞ Set in the 1960s, The Dollhouse is the haunting story of Lydia and Violet - forced to uproot to a new town and live with an old-fashioned family they barely know. The sisters soon discover that image can be deceiving, and that no one else can truly know the horror behind closed doors. [ cover by @madeofclumsy ].

When kids camping in a remote part of Minnesota come upon a mysterious glow in the woods, their lives change in unexpected ways. "A Glow in the Woods" combines high strangeness and nostalgia with an unusual twist that's perfect for fans of "The Twilight Zone." (cover art by @LiteraryBeast)

[Historical Horror/Short Story] When two scientists are found impaled out on the ancient hills of Dartmoor, "Jack", a young man on his own misguided path, leaves London in search of morbid significance in his colleagues' deaths. Staying the night in a worn out inn where time stops making sense and objects move on their own, "Jack" writes home to his sweetheart in a desperate attempt to understand what is happening to him, and why he's forgetting his own name. When twisted dreams and visions of corpses begin proving all too much for him, "Jack" learns a little too late that somebody had set the stage for his downfall long ago. ••• This short story is set in 1884. Featured in the "Jack" Anthology hosted by Wattpad Stars @ShaunAllan and @GregCarrico.

Charlotte Claridge lives a life dictated by her stepmother's whims. Sent to live with one family member after another, she finally arrives in Scotland, on the doorstep of a crumbling estate abandoned by its owner. With her aunt, she spends her days mending curtains and peeling potatoes, a quiet existence that changes with the appearance of a carriage bearing a coat of arms. From out of the carriage falls Lord Hartley Cowden, Baron Aldburgh. Drunk, unconscious, and bleeding, Charlotte and her aunt carry him into his ancestral home. As he recovers in Charlotte's care, Hartley confesses to a crime that nearly sent him spiralling towards his grave. But can she entrust him with her own secrets while coaxing him back from the dead?

Winter, 1917. Dorothy never really thought that war would take her older brother, but like so many others before him, Ian enlisted and departed Canada in khaki, leaving Dorothy to care for the youngest Gaston, Charlie. The return of her employer's son eats away at Dorothy: why should he, the rich man's son, the spoiled brat, be back home sleeping in his bed while her brother sleeps in the muck somewhere in France or Belgium? Robbie Monroe isn't the brat who ran off for a great adventure. Nearly deaf in one ear and deeply lonely, he is a man struggling to put his life back together after his time "over there," and Dorothy seems to be the only one he can talk to. She doesn't want to trust him but she can't help it, and Dorothy soon finds herself with something she didn't realize she desperately needed: a friend. Before the war's end, fate has one final reminder for Dorothy that happy endings don't always happen in real life, no matter how much she tells herself they can. Set in in the weeks before the 1917 Halifax Explosion, Shadows May Fall is a non-traditional World War I romance.