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A Step Past Darkness

A Step Past Darkness

Vera Kurian

SIX CLASSMATES. ONE TERRIFYING NIGHT. A MURDER TWENTY YEARS IN THE MAKING… There’s something sinister under the surface of the idyllic, suburban town of Wesley Falls, and it’s not just the abandoned coal mine that lies beneath it. The summer of 1995 kicks off with a party in the mine where six high school students witness a horrifying crime that changes the course of their lives. The six couldn’t be more different. • Maddy, a devout member of the local megachurch • Kelly, the bookworm next door • James, a cynical burnout • Casey, a loveable football player • Padma, the shy straight-A student • Jia, who’s starting to see visions she can’t explain When they realize that they can’t trust anyone but each other, they begin to investigate what happened on their own. As tensions escalate in town to a breaking point, the six make a vow of silence, bury all their evidence, and promise to never contact each other again. Their plan works – almost. Twenty years later, Jia calls them all back to Wesley Falls—Maddy has been murdered, and they are the only ones who can uncover why. But to end things, they have to return to the mine one last time.

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  • In the spirit of the Winter Olympics….

    What winter sport (or heck, any sport) would you like to see a romance novel written about? Obviously, tons of hockey romances exist, but I’d kill for a curling romance.

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  • In the spirit of the Winter Olympics….

    What winter sport (or heck, any sport) would you like to see a romance novel written about? Obviously, tons of hockey romances exist, but I’d kill for a curling romance.

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  • WHERE FROM📍

    What’s a book (or series, or movie, or both!) that takes place where you’re from?!💭✈️📍

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    So two of my favorite books are Rebecca and Mexican Gothic. I think I will like this very much.

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    The writing style, the concept….I loved everything about this book. It packs a punch in a short novella and is one of those stories where you think “who comes up with this stuff?” I aspire to publish weird shit like this one day.

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