This Is The Fall
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MatureComplete Sat, Jan 3, 2026<5 mins
After her car breaks down on a lonely, forestry road, Amber finds herself stranded nearly one-hundred miles from home in the wake of a suspected coronal mass ejection. With nothing but her hikers pack, antique film camera, and a gift shop journal to record the bizarre goings on, she is going to attempt to make it home on foot.
But something ancient and sinister has awoken to stalk the shadows, effectively trapping her in a remote, mountain convenience store, and it is poised to upend civilization forever.
Even as Amber struggles to scrape together a life on her own, her family and friends are also fighting to survive the dark plague that is sweeping across the land.
Will they survive The Fall?
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This story is a full length (around 150k words), atmospheric novel that is overflowing with slow, creeping dread and high stakes tension. It walks between (and through) several genres but I would call it: Post Apocalyptic Survival Horror with Dark fantasy and Romantic Suspense elements.
There is no actual graphic smut on the page but it does walk the edge.
Because of the darker themes, please see the content warnings in the Author's Note section before reading.
Your mental health matters. ❤️
I hope you enjoy!
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