Visiting Hours

Rob Stennett

Summary

A young Amish man looks for some excitement—and finds a terror he never expected . . .   All Eli Troyer wanted was to escape the tedium and boredom of life among his Amish family and friends. What he could not have imagined was what the city holds for some newcomers. He wanted to reinvent himself—but didn’t realize that you can also be reinvented by someone—or something—else . . .   In the second episode of The Living and the Undead, Eli must now do the unthinkable to survive. He wants to hold on to who he was, but every hour it seems less likely. The monster is growing inside him. And Eli doesn’t know how much longer he can fight it. The Living and the Undead is a paranormal coming-of-age thriller unlike anything you’ve ever read.

Available since: 03/08/2017.

Print length: 73 pages.

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