KATERI STANLEY
~Writer/Scribbler/Dreamer of dark fiction~
Book II in The Dove and Snake Series
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TO BE RELEASED: 12/02/2025
The truth cannot be hidden.
Greg Weaving took a gun to his workplace and killed several of his colleagues, before turning the weapon on himself.
A year on, plagued by guilt and humiliation, Marcus Weaving has been nursing a serious case of amnesia at The Barbary hospital. His son's crimes caused a ripple effect in the local community and the media pointed fingers in his direction. As a former mental health professional, how could he not know that his own flesh and blood was planning on committing mass murder?
Determined to recover from his public scars and resume civilian life, Marcus is notably distracted by another patient at The Barbary. Lily is a traumatised young veteran suffering from depression and severe PTSD. She is just as intriguing as her beauty is unsettling for him.
Marcus observes questionable things happening at the hospital. Being a man of principle, he runs to the most logical possibilities, but even they are failing to alleviate his worries. Lily seems to be a conduit for these bizarre events and they are pulling at a familiar string in his spirit.
What should he do? What does this all mean?
Cordial Convictions
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo meets The Little Mermaid....
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BODIES WASH UP ON THE BEACH.
A BLOODY VIRAL VIDEO.
A SMALL TOWN WITH A SECRET, ONLY FOUND IN FAIRY TALES.
The fishing community of Drake Cove is under severe public scrutiny for their traditional practice of slaughtering pilot whales. Widower and fisherman, Julian Finch discovers two of his colleagues have been found dead. The initial suspects are the extreme animal rights group, the Fighters Against Animal Cruelty (FAAC) who go wherever the politics is trending. They’ve been harassing the small town for years, smashing up boats and sending vicious hate mail.
A video is uploaded of Julian killing a pregnant whale causing uproar online, and in real life. To avoid further ridicule and unwanted attention, Julian and his daughter take refuge in the home of Frank Blothio: an ex-fisherman turned writer and activist, who has a rather shaky history with the animal rights movement.
As the investigation of Julian's dead colleagues continue, he integrates into the Blothio lifestyle and discovers disturbing truths and secrets that could only be found in the dangerous oceans of fairy tales.
FROM THE DEEP
BIITERSWEET INJURIES
A gripping supernatural thriller -
Book I from The Dove & Snake Series
Some secrets can last for centuries.
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Marcus Weaving is a retired psychology lecturer and therapist. Not a man to sit around, he volunteers at his local university. Years of clinical practice are put to the test when he receives a mischievous text from somebody called L.
Intrigued and unnerved, Marcus goes to the address provided and is welcomed by a beautiful blonde woman named Lily. Their story goes way back to his tumultuous youth when he had to flee from his abusive mother and other demons skulking around.
Timing for a romantic reunion could not be any worse. Marcus is about to become a grandfather and he has ongoing issues with his estranged, drug addicted son.
Why has Lily shown up after all of this time? And, why hasn't she aged a day?
FORGIVE ME
The suspense thriller with plenty of twists and turns!
Digging up the past is dangerous.
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Investigative journalist Susan 'Stripe' McLachlan is hounded by documentarians for interview requests about the unsolved Night Scrawler murders. After all, one of the victims was her father.
When one of her projects goes viral, Stripe is commissioned by IT entrepreneur, Isaac Payne to write an article for his website. Usually, her projects delve into the uncomfortable, but there's a hauntingly familiar pull about her new client that intrigues her.
As she learns more about Isaac, Stripe digs up fresh secrets, arousing her suspicions.
But how deep is Stripe willing to dive to uncover the truth? And how will she cope with revelations that challenge everything she has ever known?
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