Turned in nineteenth-century New York by a vampire who believed humans existed to be hunted and always killed, Rafe spent years taking blood without remorse—until one death became impossible to forget. And a voice in his head kept getting louder.

He fled to New Orleans with a question no vampire had ever taught him to ask: Did he truly need to kill to survive?

A powerful witch gave him an answer, but control came slowly. Painfully. And never without temptation. And then he was cursed to burn for his choices.

Now, Rafe is desperate to break the curse and builds Serenity Sanctuary to find what he needs.

Serenity Sanctuary is an exclusive wellness retreat hidden along the California coast, offering wealthy guests privacy, luxury, and thirty days of perfect escape. But Serenity has another darker purpose and it’s all about blood. Rafe is searching desperately for what he needs.

Then Romy Hale steps through his doors.

An unemployed journalist, broke, and desperate for a fresh start, Romy can hardly believe her luck when she “wins” a fully paid month at Serenity Sanctuary. She expects massages, ocean views, and a chance to figure out what comes next.

She does not expect Rafe Hamilton.

He’s elegant, secretive, dangerously magnetic, and he’s far too interested in her.

Everything about her unsettles him. The necklace she never removes interferes with things it shouldn’t. And the closer Romy gets to uncovering Serenity’s secrets, the harder it becomes for Rafe to remember exactly why he spent so long learning control.

He was once a monster. He believes he changed.

Romy Hale may be the woman who finally proves whether that’s true.

The vampire who learned control meets the one woman who makes him desperately want to lose it.
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From the dark streets of old New York to the magic of New Orleans and the seductive luxury of California’s Serenity Sanctuary, BLOOD & DESIRE is a fast-paced, spicy vampire romance filled with dangerous hunger, dark secrets, mystery, magic—and a love neither Rafe nor Romy sees coming. There is a cliffhanger. This is book 1 of a complete four book series. $0.99 on Kindle.

You’ll read about an artist’s whose paintings wreak havoc on his models, a college kid’s creation of the perfect girlfriend gone horribly wrong, what really lurks at the foot of every fearful sleeper’s bed, and much more. Free on Kindle.

You’ll read about an artist’s whose paintings wreak havoc on his models, a college kid’s creation of the perfect girlfriend gone horribly wrong, what really lurks at the foot of every fearful sleeper’s bed, and much more. Free on Kindle.

St. Lucifer’s School for Girls is a humorous horror story. If you like dark themes, clever twists, and gruesome laughter, then you’ll love A.M. Caplan’s gory imaginings. Buy St. Lucifer’s School for Girls to get an A in demonology today! Free on Kindle.

An unforeseen hope arrives in a woman named Leslie Berrios, a fearless prosecutor locked in a tense case against a drug cartel. In the face of Armageddon, she is now forced to harness a power that she has fought to repress her entire life…the power to raise and expel the dead. In a country being rapidly overwhelmed, Leslie can be the x-factor that changes everything. Standing in her way is an army of monsters, both human and supernatural. Free on Kindle.

The Dream Eaters tells the story of a broken man’s desperate efforts to save an innocent woman from a twisted killer – a killer who threatens everything he holds dear. $0.99 on Kindle.

You’ll read about a homeless man’s bloody bid to help his family, an insomniac who talks to rats, a young boy’s encounter with an ancient killer horse, a flesh-hungry ghoul who prowls the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and much, much more. Free on Kindle.

Or else he might end up becoming a monster himself. $0.99 on Kindle.

Psychic Kimberly Wantland investigates paranormal disturbances. Her television show, The Wantland Files, catapulted her from private paranormal investigator to media sensation. She receives thousands of requests for help every day, but during her latest investigation at a young mother’s house, Kimberly senses something different. And disturbing.

As if she didn’t have enough problems with this case, renowned illusionist and confirmed skeptic Sterling Wakefield shows up unannounced, ready to disprove her psychic abilities.

A dark figure drifts through the halls.

Mysterious yowling echoes in the night.

Something dark haunts this house.

Before Kimberly can convince Sterling her powers can resolve this terror, she first must convince herself… $0.99 on Kindle.

Something is stolen from a secret government lab that will quite literally change everything.

Donned in a trench coat, a disgruntled youth grabs a bulky duffle bag and drives into the fierce storm of his destiny with an unwanted passenger.

Two cowboys are tasked with finding the rustlers responsible for missing cattle. What they find in the harsh Wyoming mountains is anything but a rustler.

Two boys run into a dark evil on the back streets of a Jamaican tourist town.

A bus driver finds that her next charter just might be a trip to Hell.

And many more spine-tingling tales of wonder, dread, and terror!

The journey of life is filled with numerous destinations. Some are chosen by us, some by others, many by circumstance. Sooner or later, we arrive at these destinations. Ultimately, we will arrive at our final destination. It is the route we take that determines that destination.
The Dark Routes chronicles some of these journeys. Some are physical travels; others journey into change, and some are trips into madness.

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An antique spiked collar transforms Philadelphia into a city that worships a dead dog.

A video game dominates the market for years and then disappears, except for one man’s memories of its horrors.

A mother with a trunkful of hungry, inhuman babies tracks down the family that abandoned them.

The warden of a penal colony offers to pardon a murderer, but only if the inmate can find the antidote to the poison wine the warden gave him.

A wealthy young woman receives a surgical implant that delivers more than just a shapely body.

Step into a world of fleshly titillation and fresh terror, a dimension of blood and consequence. But buyer beware! Crack the spine and these dark tales are not so easily forgotten.

Turn back now, if you can, or else become one of the…

Infernal Tramps! $0.99 on Kindle.

When tough-as-nails attorney Charlotte Marlow inherits Blackthorn Manor, she’s thrust into a hidden world of supernatural forces battling for control over an ancient evil bound beneath the estate. With witches vying for power, ruthless vampires hunting for answers, and ghosts guarding deadly secrets, Charlotte’s only hope may lie with Adrian de Lanier—a dangerously charming vampire who seems to know more about her fate than she does.

But when she discovers her own bloodline is the key to everything, Charlotte is forced to fight for her life—and her heart—before the darkness consumes them all.

BOOKFEST 2025 silver winner. If you loved Dark Shadows, A Discovery of Witches and Twilight, you’ll love this thrilling book and series. $0.99 on Kindle.

A boy discovers his father’s oracular grotesque in a secret dungeon below their family funeral home.

An antique spiked collar transforms Philadelphia into a city that worships a dead dog.

A video game dominates the market for years and then disappears, except for one man’s memories of its horrors.

A mother with a trunkful of hungry, inhuman babies tracks down the family that abandoned them.

The warden of a penal colony offers to pardon a murderer, but only if the inmate can find the antidote to the poison wine the warden gave him.

A wealthy young woman receives a surgical implant that delivers more than just a shapely body.

Step into a world of fleshly titillation and fresh terror, a dimension of blood and consequence. But buyer beware! Crack the spine and these dark tales are not so easily forgotten.

Turn back now, if you can, or else become one of the…

Infernal Tramps! $0.99 on Kindle.

Zap Rogers has raked in the cash through his career in ghost hunting. But trends are shifting. Scrambling to remain relevant, his crew orders new gear. But things take a sour turn when a sinister package arrives. Now Zap must do everything in his power to stop the malevolent entity before this investigation turns into his last.
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What We Do in the Quiet is a southern gothic horror-thriller steeped in old money, family rot, and the kind of legacy that refuses to stay buried. In a town where everyone is watching and every favor has teeth, Abigail must decide what’s worse: the ghosts she inherited, or the monster she’s willing to be to outrun them. Abigail follows the Hollow Line, discovering her true legacy and the deceit and lies her mother sowed. Is the black book truly soiled or just misunderstood by those who falsely claim it? Free on Kindle.

From Book 1:

The Uncanny Valley…

“…is a macabre serenade to a small town that may or may not exist, peopled with alive and dead denizens who wander about the hills and houses with creepy fluidity. Told by individual inhabitants, the stories recount tales of disappearing dead deer, enchanted gardens, invisible killer dogs, and rattlesnakes that fall from the sky; each contribution adds to a composite portrait that skitters between eerie, ghoulish, and poignant. Miller is a master storyteller, clearly delighting in his mischievous creations.”

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Who do you fear when the monster is family?

Nora and her sister Clara are left alone in their cabin just as rumors of a terrifying beast start to spread. As the moon rises and the beast roams, Nora uncovers iron chains and a memory erasing stone hidden in her sister’s room. Nora realizes she is locked inside the house with a ruthless killer.

Armed with nothing but her wits and some luck, Nora must uncover the horrific truth and survive before disaster unfolds. Free on Kindle.

Derek Adams, the MIDNIGHT EYE, fights the good fight against the Powers of Darkness on the streets, and in the bars, of Glasgow.

The Midnight Eye tales are pulp Occult Detective fiction, influenced as much by 1950’s Americana as they are by their roots in urban Scotland. Derek is a Bogart and Chandler fan, a drinker, a smoker, and only occasional cynic.

In these pages you’ll find demons, ghosts, Lovecraftian entities, shapeshifters, cults, drinkers, wizards, the Great Beyond, the other Great Beyond, and, most of all, the long suffering people of the old city, waiting for the stars to be right again.

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There’s not much to do in the dying town of Dryton. Especially for outcasts Francis and Bodie. But when a bonfire prank goes too far, humiliation turns into horror, unleashing something dark. As accidents spread through the town, Francis realizes his best friend isn’t himself anymore. Something inside Bodie is watching and hungry for revenge. $0.99 on Kindle.

What We Do in the Quiet is a southern gothic horror-thriller steeped in old money, family rot, and the kind of legacy that refuses to stay buried. In a town where everyone is watching and every favor has teeth, Abigail must decide what’s worse: the ghosts she inherited, or the monster she’s willing to be to outrun them. Abigail follows the Hollow Line, discovering her true legacy and the deceit and lies her mother sowed. Is the black book truly soiled or just misunderstood by those who falsely claim it? $0.99 on Kindle.

What if Satan chose you? In this brutal Try Not to Die entry, every decision pulls you deeper into possession, temptation, and terror—where the line between control and damnation quickly disappears. Most paths end in death… or something far worse. $0.99 on Kindle.

Ex-Marine Tracie Vossler thought working prison security was safer than combat. She was wrong. When identical twin inmates and an ancient body-swapping demon collide in Blood Echoes, Tracie’s only priority becomes keeping her twelve-year-old daughter alive — no matter what it costs her. A demon that wears human faces. A prison that can’t contain what’s already inside. Blood Echoes is a slow-burn supernatural horror set against the claustrophobic Covid pandemic dread of a 2020 corrections facility, where Tracie Vossler discovers that some threats can’t be stopped with combat training or institutional protocol.

What would you sacrifice to save your child? Blood Echoes follows one mother’s brutal reckoning with a force older than reason, weaving together prison horror, demonic mythology, and a love so fierce it bends the boundaries of identity itself.

From the author who brought you the alien invasion hexalogy Dissonance, the Christian dystopian saga The End, the epic space opera series The Talisman and nearly 50 other books, Aaron Ryan’s Blood Echoes doesn’t flinch. Part procedural thriller, part occult nightmare, it tracks a single mother navigating a demonic conspiracy inside a real Washington state prison during a pandemic — where the scariest thing isn’t the monster, but how far she’s willing to go. $0.99 on Kindle.

Try Not to Die – The Ultimate Interactive Horror Series
One wrong choice… and you’re dead.
Step into a world where every decision matters—and most of them will get you killed.

The Try Not to Die series is a fast-paced collection of interactive horror adventures that put you in the story. Each book drops you into a terrifying scenario and challenges you to survive through a series of choices. Pick wisely and you might escape. Choose wrong… and you’ll face one of dozens of brutal, unforgettable deaths.

There are no second chances in the moment. No guarantees. No mercy.

From haunted houses and cursed small towns to chaotic music festivals, alien encounters, deadly pandemics, and lawless frontiers, every Try Not to Die book delivers a new setting, new characters, and new ways to die. The stories span horror, suspense, sci-fi, fantasy, and action—but they all share one thing in common:

Survival is never guaranteed.

With over 20 books in the series—and many more on the way—Try Not to Die offers endless replay value. Readers return again and again to explore alternate paths, uncover hidden outcomes, and finally discover the one correct route to survival.
Along the way, you’ll encounter:

Twisted villains and supernatural threats
Deadly traps and impossible choices
High-stakes scenarios where instinct and logic collide
Multiple endings—most of them fatal

Each story is designed to keep you on edge, forcing you to think quickly, trust your gut, and live (or die) with the consequences.
Whether you’re navigating a haunted attraction gone horribly wrong, trying to escape a cult, surviving a zombie outbreak, or facing something far worse…

Every page is a risk. Every choice could be your last.
Perfect for fans of Goosebumps, Choose Your Own Adventure, and readers who love intense, immersive storytelling with a dark edge.

– DOZENS OF WAYS TO DIE
– ONLY ONE WAY TO LIVE
– DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE?

Start your journey now…
Try Not to Die.

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Something is stealing the best brains in London.

Not the bodies. Just the brains.

Can Holmes stop the schemes in time before he too falls victim? Free on Kindle.

When a young couple, Peter and Hannah Larson decide to move back to Peter’s childhood town to look after his ailing parents, they find themselves occupying his old, rustic home. However, what they perceive as harmless nostalgia swiftly descends into a chilling sequence of events as they discover a door leading to an ominous room in their basement—a room that wasn’t there before.

As the mystery of the nightmare room consumes them, Peter, a struggling audiobook narrator, tries using it as his makeshift recording room, unwittingly stirring a portal into the relentless darkness that feeds on fear and nightmares. They find themselves trapped in an otherworldly loop of frightful noises, prophetic scribbles, spine-tingling whispers, and startling apparitions that transforms their life into a living nightmare.

In his book, Sorensen expertly intertwines the boundaries between reality and fantasy, creating a distinctive mix of horror and mystery. He manipulates pace, tone, and plot to produce an unexpected depth of emotions, striking a perfect balance between suspense and terror. Combined with his literary prowess and vivid imagination, he weaves a tale that is not just about combating supernatural entities, but also about the struggle with personal fears and regrets.

‘The Nightmare Room’ is not just a sequence of horrors behind a locked door, it is an exploration of psychological terror nestled within every one of us. Fit for those who relish the thrill of a ghost story, love a good old riddle and are not afraid to confront their darkest fears. Settle into a quiet corner, keep the lights on, open the pages, and prepare for a journey into the terrifying unknown with Chris Sorensen’s ‘The Nightmare Room’. Free on Kindle.

Survive until help comes.
Get out of the woods alive.
Swim to the surface.
Escape the abandoned mall.
Don’t freeze to death.

Each book is a stand-alone novel and can be read in any order. $0.99 on Kindle.

In anticipation for the April 8th launch of Stories With Horror & Heart (Volume 4), the first three short story collections are FREE!

Check out this collection of stories which continues the chilling tradition—short horror fiction that blends dread with meaning, fear with consequence, and darkness with something deeply human. Free on Kindle.

A recovery team boards a silent research vessel drifting in deep space to retrieve a classified relic. What begins as a routine mission quickly unravels as systems fail, recordings distort, and reality itself begins to fracture. The deeper they go, the more it becomes clear—something aboard the Harrow is still alive. And it remembers them. $2.99 on Kindle.

A college student heads to Puerto Rico to learn more about the Taino Indians. Instead, he meets his worst nightmare, frogs with quite an appetite. To up the ante, it’s not just killer frogs. Iguanas will also have an obsession with human flesh. You might rethink that vacation after reading! Grab all four books of the series for 99 cents!
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Lucas Wendig has a mission, though some might say an obsession. His life’s goal is to hunt down otherworldly artifacts and creatures to contain the danger they pose to humanity.

Both of their lives are about to collide when October encounters an ancient, malignant entity in the forests of the Pacific Northwest. The same monster Lucas knows he must stop, for not only does this creature enjoy tormenting people and spreading misery, it also delights in stealing its victim’s skin. $4.99 on Kindle.

A strange creature lurks between the pines of Forest Street. Since the deadly DUI that ruined his life, Curtis Reynolds has long since struggled with sleep deprivation, debt, a failing marriage, and, frankly, justifying his own existence. But when his elderly neighbor is murdered, the Gulf War Veteran returns home to Forest Street, where a dangerous encounter sends him spiraling. Battling insomnia and PTSD induced visions, Curtis begins an investigation of a mysterious monster, falling down a rabbit hole of folk mythology, government conspiracy, and ghosts from his past that threaten to destroy his fragile psyche and, possibly, all he holds dear.

“Alo’s adept ability to intertwine multiple threads of tension keeps the intensity impressively high throughout, weaving a thick tapestry of terror.” – Kirkus Reviews

2025 IndieReader Discovery Award Winner – Best Horror
2024 President’s Book Award Winner – Florida Authors & Publishers Association
2023 Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards (CIBA) Winner Signed copies available on author’s website: https://jjalo.com $0.99 on Kindle.