ocracoke
(Fiction-Horror) On the remote Outer Banks island of Ocracoke, life slows to a crawl. Tourists feel their troubles fade away the minute they drive off the ferry, while locals enjoy a prosperous quality of life second to none thanks to their local benefactor, the handsome and charming 20-something entrepreneur Thomas White. But this paradise off the coast of North Carolina has a dark secret — a history born from danger and treachery, and a façade that today is the perfect hiding place for this entrepreneur’s dark secret: his immortality and bloodlust. Thomas is a 160-year-old vampire, a survivor from a long-ago British shipwreck, lording over the bucolic beach community as a benevolent despot with a combination of economic incentives and fear. When unscrupulous venture capitalists scuttle an expansion to his business empire, and vacationing police detective Peter McAllister starts meddling in White’s affairs – as well as capturing the attention of his love interest, local waitress Ilona Ivanov – jealousy and anger trigger the worst in his nature. Blood soaks the streets of Orcacoke as the enraged vampire seeks retribution on anyone and everyone for this affront to his power. Peter and Ilona must rally the locals to stop White and his rampage of terror before he slaughters more innocents in his feral rage. Or will they instead tolerate his evil, choosing money and comfort over morals while allowing him to run wild? |
OBX
(Fiction-Suspense-Thriller) Seven million people visit the breathtaking beaches of North Carolina’s Outer Banks each year looking for fun, relaxation, even romance – but not murder. An influential politician’s staffer is found dead, right in the middle of a campaign. SBI Agent and struggling mother of three Michael Francis catches the case and finds herself in a gathering storm of cover-ups, crooked cops, drug trafficking, and attempts on her life while she deals with a difficult separation from her police detective husband. In the midst of unexpected and confusing romantic overtures from a prime suspect, an approaching hurricane threatens to sabotage her investigation as Michael chases down a serial killer who’s been operating in the shadows for years. Michael is forced to deal with human threats more dangerous than mother nature herself in a climactic ending with an unexpected twist. Will she be able to solve her case before the ocean reclaims her crime scene and the murderer disappears? Or will a multitude of nefarious forces stop her dead in her tracks? AVAILABLE ON AMAZON! Click here to order... NOW AVAILABLE @ BARNES & NOBLE! Click here to order... |
THE PERIL OF THOUGHT
(Fiction-SciFi)
A woman is torn from her loving husband in the afterlife and brought back from the dead, trapped in an unforgiving future that won’t let her leave...a man finds himself on a hilltop overlooking smoking ruins of a city, unaware of who he is, how he got there, or what role he played in the destruction below...jealousy overtakes a voice-activated virtual assistant customized with the personality of a widower’s wife, wreaking havoc as its artificial intelligence goes on a rampage against him and his new girlfriend...a serial killer stalks a young couple, unaware that the tables are about to turn in horrifying fashion...These and other short stories in The Peril of Thought -- Sci Fi and Horror from the Mind of David Dean grip the reader with engaging characters, believable yet terrifying scenarios, and unexpected twists and turns.
This anthology is sure to satisfy fans of pop-culture favorites like Black Mirror and The Twilight Zone who are looking for escapism in its purest form.
(Fiction-SciFi)
A woman is torn from her loving husband in the afterlife and brought back from the dead, trapped in an unforgiving future that won’t let her leave...a man finds himself on a hilltop overlooking smoking ruins of a city, unaware of who he is, how he got there, or what role he played in the destruction below...jealousy overtakes a voice-activated virtual assistant customized with the personality of a widower’s wife, wreaking havoc as its artificial intelligence goes on a rampage against him and his new girlfriend...a serial killer stalks a young couple, unaware that the tables are about to turn in horrifying fashion...These and other short stories in The Peril of Thought -- Sci Fi and Horror from the Mind of David Dean grip the reader with engaging characters, believable yet terrifying scenarios, and unexpected twists and turns.
This anthology is sure to satisfy fans of pop-culture favorites like Black Mirror and The Twilight Zone who are looking for escapism in its purest form.
SHADOWS
(Fiction-Horror)
Lucious Brown is engaging, charming -- and pure evil. He is a larger-than-life malevolent force existing somewhere between this world and the next, hunting a small group of strangers with unique "gifts" they struggle to understand.
These five individuals find themselves forced to step out of the shadows of their everyday lives to fight Brown and stop his nefarious plans for revenge against humanity in a seemingly unwinnable battle between good and evil.
(Fiction-Horror)
Lucious Brown is engaging, charming -- and pure evil. He is a larger-than-life malevolent force existing somewhere between this world and the next, hunting a small group of strangers with unique "gifts" they struggle to understand.
These five individuals find themselves forced to step out of the shadows of their everyday lives to fight Brown and stop his nefarious plans for revenge against humanity in a seemingly unwinnable battle between good and evil.
