Originally written as part of "Read No Evil" (a Halloween Anthology of Short Stories by Wattpad's Paid Story Writers), this psychologically-driven Western-Horror examines the effects of Desperation upon a man's soul, motivations and morality, leading him down paths of darkness through a supposed lens of vindication.

After a horrific car accident ruining both her and her family's life, Patty Woodall accepts a job offer to assist an elderly matron to maintain a remote home owned by the Morgan family, along with the two little girls who live there. But soon, Patty begins to discover the dark history of the home and the even darker secrets of the Morgan family. Cover Art by: @jane_lausten

Headless bodies start appearing in the streets, so cunning Detective Rashida Heyes and her partner have to stop the killer to prevent the apocalypse ***** After bodies start appearing in the middle of the streets, hollowed and headless, Detective Rashida Heyes and her partner, Travis Virgil, are given the case. However, once they dig deeper, meeting the emotionally broken Victor Eccelstone, and realize how heavily the church is involved, Rashida has to acknowledge that this case might be bigger than she had ever imagined. These crimes aren't the act of one man - they're the beginning of the end of the world [[Winner of the 2017 Wattys Storysmith Award]] [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]