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ghost horror hunting town

Ivy has always believed in a world beyond- the kind of place where spirits linger and secrets never die, Now that she finally has her own car and a stash of ghost hunting gear, she's ready to investigate real haunted places. First stop: Greywick, the long abandoned mining town just miles outside their own. Officially, it was wiped off the map after a deadly mine collapse. Unofficially, locals whisper about voices in the woods, shadows in windows, and the town that never truly died. 

She convinces her best friend, Sam, to come along for the ride. But Sam is nothing like Ivy- grounded, cynical, and done believing in ghosts. After her dad died in a house fire, Sam tried to reach out to him through ghost hunting... but silence was all she got. She gave up hope a long time ago.

Greywick is supposed to be empty.
But the girls aren't alone.
And some things buried don't stay quiet forever.All Rights Reserved

ghost horror hunting town

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Beneath The Blood Moon

When shy, soft-spoken Ivy Monroe moves to a remote town in Washington to escape her overprotective parents and begin a quiet life of study, the last thing she expects is to lock eyes with a stranger who radiates danger. Damian Thorn is dark, magnetic, and completely untouchable - a high-ranking werewolf with a reputation for breaking hearts and following no rules but his own. But when Ivy crosses his path, something ancient stirs. Something forbidden. As blood moons rise and strange disappearances haunt the town, Ivy is pulled into a world she never believed existed - one of primal instincts, savage rivalries, and secrets that could kill her. She was just here to study psychology. Now she's the obsession of a creature who shouldn't feel anything. And in his world, love can be a curse. In a town where the forest watches, the blood moon calls, and monsters walk in human skin... some secrets are better left buried.