With beautiful prose, unique takes, and a broad range of tones and approaches to the horror genre, this is a collection to be savored-and just in time for Halloween. Soon, the echoes of these stories erase the line between the living and the dead. A lush and elegant collection of tales for readers of Kelly Link, Carmen Maria Machado, and Angela Carter, this is a must have collection of ghostly tales. When the electricity cuts out, the ghost stories they share to pass the time until it comes back on slowly become more real, more personal. The final, eponymous story leans the heaviest into a traditional horror tone as readers are dropped into the world of four artists as they prepare for an art exhibition contest. In the margins, the researcher’s roommate leaves her notes that begin casually, like those one would leave on the fridge, but slowly morph to mirror the painting’s nefarious history. 'A haunting is a moment of trauma, infinitely repeated. Wise is the author of Hooked and the bestselling Wendy, Darling. “I Dress My Lover in Yellow” is an eerie epistolary story told through a young woman’s research on an unusual painting. Wise, the acclaimed author of Wendy, Darling, comes a brand new collection of horror stories, The Ghost Sequences. Wise ( Wendy, Darling) showcases 16 brilliant stories in this immersive, ghostly collection, opening with the speculative “How the Trick Is Done,” in which a charismatic magician levels up his stagecraft when he begins dating a Resurrectionist, but things take a turn when the ghost of his former assistant returns with a broken heart. Wise, the acclaimed author of Wendy, Darling, comes a brand new collection of horror stories, The Ghost Sequences.Fans of Paul Tremblay.

The Ghost Sequences by A.C. Wise

Rain rolled off the awning above the front window of Ink Springs. This previously published book is #4 in the Tucker Springs series, and can be read as a standalone. Seth needs to figure it out soon, because while Darren may be a patient man, he won’t wait around for eternity. While this hardcore atheist enjoys a hearty debate, Seth’s painful past has led him to avoid believers-not out of judgment but out of self-preservation.ĭarren is everything Seth wants in a man except for that one massive detail that’s impossible to overlook.īut is Darren’s religion the real problem? Or is it just a convenient smokescreen to keep Seth from facing a deeper fear? Well, except for the part where he moved to Tucker Springs to take a job as the youth pastor at the New Light Church. The new guy is gorgeous, witty, and single, plus he’s just the right amount of bold and flirtatious. Tattoo artist Seth Wheeler thinks he’s struck gold when Darren Romero rents the apartment across the hall. – Geoff Whaley, The Oddness of Moving Things The last two novels in this series (Covet Thy Neighbor and Never a Hero) have seriously raised the bar.  delved pretty deep into the issues without being disrespectful, campy or insensitive. Witt articulates both sides of the debate better and more entertainingly than many non-fiction religion books I’ve read. Thinking adults usually grapple at some point with the question of what they believe in terms of God and religion. This is why I call it a “Wow” book – the kind of book where I become so enamored of the characters and immersed in their back-stories that by the end of the first chapter I feel as if I have a personal stake in the relationship. The audio version is currently unavailable. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.GENRE(S): Contemporary, Religious Themes, Tattoos Which means he needs to decide what's more important: protecting himself, or his feelings for his neighbor. In a small town like Tucker Springs, Seth can't avoid Darren-or how much he wants him. But Darren's perseverance and the chemistry bubbling between them steadily wear down his defenses. As a gay man whose parents threw him out, Seth has a strict policy of keeping believers at arm's length for self-preservation. Then Darren drops the bomb: he moved to Tucker Springs to be a pastor at the New Light Church. Darren Romero is everything Seth wants in a man: hot, clever, single, and interested.  Welcome to Tucker Springs, Colorado, where sparks fly when opposites attract-but are some obstacles too great to overcome? When tattoo artist Seth Wheeler meets his new neighbor, it's like a revelation.

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