When Cole arrives in Gloaming Ridge—a forgotten town with no cell signal, no clear roads out, and no shadows after dusk—he thinks he’s just passing through. But the townsfolk act like they’ve seen him before. The innkeeper knows his name. The mirrors don’t reflect quite right. And every corner of the town whispers a single warning: you’ve been here before.
As he searches for answers, strange cracks form beneath the cobblestone streets, leading him to a forgotten lake, an underground crypt, and a girl who shouldn’t exist. Each step forward threatens to unearth a memory he never meant to find. The town isn’t just hiding secrets—it’s built from them.
With time looping, reality shifting, and his own mind betraying him, Cole must confront the terrifying possibility that the truth isn’t buried in Gloaming Ridge. It is Gloaming Ridge.
But if memory is a weapon… who’s really holding it?
How do you escape a place that remembers you better than you remember yourself?
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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 dark corners of forgotten towns and the fractured edges of human memory, whispers of the Shadowkin linger. They are not simply monsters, but reflections of guilt, grief, and secrets too heavy to bear. Each story in SHADOWKIN: The Shadow of Death pulls you deeper into a world where shadows walk, homes breathe, and silence screams. What begins as haunting encounters unravels into a terrifying truth: the Shadowkin are not visitors from beyond, but the darkness within us made flesh. Step inside this twisted series of standalone tales—where every revelation cuts deeper, and every ending hides a darker beginning.
