When Tawny Ellis spots a fixer-upper on the Oregon coast, she and her husband jump at the chance to own a cottage near the beach. But as expensive repairs turn their dream home into a nightmare, their marriage unravels. And worse ... the house is not quite vacant. Something in the house's dark past remains. Tawny's daughter has a new imaginary friend, and she bears a striking resemblance to a little girl who squatted in the cottage with her drug-addicted mother. After breaking in and camping out, they vanished, and have been missing for years. Now the house's previous owner is enraged with Tawny. As he stalks her family, Tawny suspects she knows what happened to the last people who slept in the house. Her family might be next.
She may be guilty of arson, but she didn't kill the burned girl haunting her. After her house burns down, Elyse Pthan is forced to move to Astoria, Oregon to live with the strict grandmother she never knew. Rebelling against her grandmother's rigid rules, Elyse discovers the terrible heritage her mother kept hidden. Her family may be responsible for the 1922 fire that nearly destroyed Astoria, the death of a girl who longs for vengeance as she haunts the tunnels beneath the city, and mysterious disappearances spanning hundreds of years. Helping her uncover the truth is Phantom, an enigmatic and surprisingly attractive boy, considering his scars, his talent as a pickpocket, and his status as the local social outcast. A boy with a hidden weapon and a dark heritage of his own, that could turn him from friend to hunter. Praise for Sunset Empire: "Ousley's talent for weaving a chilling story will keep readers enthralled as they struggle alongside Elyse to discover where the true monsters lie." - DelSheree Gladden, USA Today Bestselling Author of Invisible "Sometimes it's hard to tell the monsters from the heroes. Sunset Empire is a fun, creepy, Pacific Northwest fantasy to be enjoyed by young adults and adults alike." -Lisa Reid, Lucy's Books
This short story collection is comprised of carefully crafted tales, designed to ignite our internal flames. Including a variety of genres, each story comes from the imagination or history of a Filles Vertes Publishing team member, intern, or contest winner, showcasing the company's literary strengths. From heartbreak to justice, from the confines of time travel (or lack thereof) to the spark of personal memories, this collection cannot be extinguished.
When Tawny Ellis spots a fixer-upper on the Oregon coast, she and her husband jump at the chance to own a cottage near the beach. But as expensive repairs turn their dream home into a nightmare, their marriage unravels. And worse ... the house is not quite vacant. Something in the house's dark past remains. Tawny's daughter has a new imaginary friend, and she bears a striking resemblance to a little girl who squatted in the cottage with her drug-addicted mother. After breaking in and camping out, they vanished, and have been missing for years. Now the house's previous owner is enraged with Tawny. As he stalks her family, Tawny suspects she knows what happened to the last people who slept in the house. Her family might be next.
Abby is an ordinary girl haunted by dreams of ivory castles, blood-thirsty monsters, and a striking young man. Working as a babysitter for a family of mythology lovers in wealthy Newcastle Beach, California, she struggles to define herself among the elite class while trying to make sense of her strange visions. Upon meeting David, the doppelganger of the mysterious man in her dreams, Abby's life is changed forever. Encountering the queen of Cai Terenmare, a magical kingdom in a parallel world, Abby learns of an evil lord hell-bent on usurping the throne, the murder of Cai Terenmare's king, the Solas Beir, and the kidnapping of the Solas Beir's infant son. As the kingdom struggles to endure, the queen shows Abby the full extent of her destiny. She must convince her mysterious crush, David, that he is the lost heir. While braving attacks from the dark lord's sadistic minions, David must realize his true identity and return to Cai Terenmare to claim his throne before time runs out, lest the evil that was temporarily locked away be unleashed, threatening to destroy both the kingdom and all of humanity.
Life for David Corbin, Solas Beir of Cai Terenmare, is grim, at best. The kingdom he rules is on the brink of war. Abby, the love of his life, has vanished without a trace, and David fears the worst-that she was brutally murdered by the Daughters of Mercy, mercenaries controlled by the dark lord, Tynan Tierney. His friend, Jon, has been captured by the Kruorumbrae, the evil Shadows, and David has no idea how to rescue him, or if he's even still alive. The Eastern Oracle has pledged loyalty to Tierney's cause, and all communication with the Solas Beir and the other Oracles has ceased. And to make things worse, a new evil has risen, the mysterious Sower, a monster puppeteered by Tierney himself. The only thing working in David's favor is that Lucia, his traitorous aunt, is locked up in his dungeon. She was less than thrilled when her lover, Tierney, tried to kill her, and knows she owes David for saving her life. Lucia may have critical information about Tierney's plans for the Sower, but after all the pain and trouble she has caused, can David trust her?
This short story collection is comprised of carefully crafted tales, designed to ignite our internal flames. Including a variety of genres, each story comes from the imagination or history of a Filles Vertes Publishing team member, intern, or contest winner, showcasing the company's literary strengths. From heartbreak to justice, from the confines of time travel (or lack thereof) to the spark of personal memories, this collection cannot be extinguished.
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