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Burin Books
Fiction novels and short story collections.
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J. J. Mott
Two men rob a convenience store during a winter storm in central Pennsylvania, only to veer off the road during their escape. The passenger is knocked unconscious when he’s thrown from the pickup truck that continues to tumble out onto a frozen pond with the driver still inside. Each is unaware that the other has survived.
Faye McKenna, a teenage girl who still grieves the recent loss of her mother broods in her room a short distance away from the scene of the accident. She feels trapped in the isolated house that she shares with an abusive stepfather and his cold-hearted mother. She longs for escape and a better life.
The men who survived the accident find their way to Faye’s house, each with their own intent. They arrive at different times and what they discover inside is truly unexpected. Things unfold rapidly as these strangers collide, each compelled by their limited view of the bigger picture and their ignorance of preceding events.
It’s up to the county sheriff, Edward Toomey, to piece the evidence together and determine if it was mere coincidence or something more extraordinary that led to the outcome of that fateful night.
THE THING THAT CALLS 12 Tales of Horror and Suspense
J. J. Mott
A diverse blend of horror, suspense, and dark fantasy, this collection of short stories include:
BAD LANDA man travels to a remote part of South Dakota to visit a plot of land that he received as an inheritance. When he fails to heed the warning from a local native, he discovers that he has inherited more than he’d bargained for.
THE SEAMSTRESSAn aging man recounts an event from his past that has haunted him for his entire life. Was it all just a terrible tragedy, or something far more sinister?
THE LONELY TOWERPast and present collide when a hapless tourist discovers that very little stands between the living and the dead.
THE THING THAT CALLSA teenager struggles to understand what is causing his attention disorder and memory loss as he revisits an abandoned mine that he and his cousin discovered the year before.
THE THING THAT CALLS 2
12 Tales of Horror and Suspense
J. J. Mott
The second book in The Thing That Calls series. A diverse blend of horror, suspense, and dark fantasy, this collection of short stories include:
THE GREY BOOK
A journal purchased at an estate sale is found to contain writing that tells of hauntingly familiar events.
MERCIFUL BLADE
A wealthy noble imprisoned in eighteenth century France is faced with a terrible choice.
THE SLEEPING GOD
The Thing That Calls, calls again.
WITCH HUNTER
A sixteenth century witch hunter confronts something far more wicked than any witch.
FUZZY CRAWLER
A vigilant dog tries to protect his master from something only he can see.
HALFWAY HERE
Something from the past returns for a final reckoning.
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J. J. Mott
Author
J. J. Mott is a working musician and teacher who devotes much of his remaining time to writing mystery, suspense and horror. He finds reality terrifying enough, and therefore prefers to write fictional stories where he and his readers can escape to a more palatable dreadfulness.
CONTACT: blackcadabra@gmail.com
This Broken Road
By A.M. Henry
Elk & Owl Publishing
On a snowy night in February, Angela‘s life is shattered in a car accident that kills her boyfriend and leaves her severely injured. And also reveals her heroin addiction. An outcast both at school and at home, Angela retreats into relative silence, pushing everyone and everything away. Eight months later, she finally tries to put her life back together.
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