Shadowkin - The Hollow Town

J. K. Maddox

Sinopse

When Cole rolls into Gloaming Ridge a town cut off from the world, with broken roads and no shadows after dark he figures it’s a quick stop. But the locals look at him like he belongs there. The innkeeper greets him by name. The mirrors bend light in ways that feel wrong. And everywhere he turns, the same warning drifts through the air: you’ve been here before.

Hunting for answers, Cole finds cracks opening under the cobblestones. They lead him to a forgotten lake, an underground crypt, and a girl who shouldn’t exist. Each discovery drags him closer to memories he swore he didn’t have. The town isn’t just keeping secrets it’s built from them.

As time folds in on itself and reality frays, Cole faces the thought that Gloaming Ridge isn’t hiding the truth at all. It is the truth.

But if memory can wound like a blade, who’s holding the hilt?

And how do you leave a place that remembers you better than you do?

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This novel is part of SHADOWKIN: The Shadow of Death, a chilling series of interconnected standalone paranormal thrillers, where every shadow hides a secret and every story brings you closer to the darkness.

In the hidden alleys of forgotten towns and the broken edges of memory, the Shadowkin wait. They’re not just creatures in the dark they’re shaped from guilt, grief, and the secrets we can’t bury.

SHADOWKIN: The Shadow of Death drags you into a world where walls breathe, shadows whisper, and silence presses like a weight. Each tale begins with a quiet unease and ends with a truth you don’t want to face: the Shadowkin aren’t strangers at all, but the pieces of ourselves we fear the most.

Enter these standalone stories where every truth cuts deeper, and every ending opens another door.

Disponível desde: 22/08/2025.

Comprimento de impressão: 65 páginas.

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