Shane M Ryan
Welcome to the Hotel Genovie, where perfection is the standard—and the past never seems to stay buried. Lawrence Erlik, the meticulous and anxious manager, prides himself on running a flawless establishment. But when a guest checks in with a tragic story and an unsettling plan, Lawrence’s world spirals into chaos.
Roman Pavlovich Kosorukov claims his wife’s ghost has haunted him for decades and confesses his intent to rid himself of her haunt once and for all. When Roman’s plan unfolds, Lawrence finds himself entangled in a chilling mystery that goes far beyond a single death. As visions of Roman’s wife, Sonya Ivanovna, torment him, the hotel’s other guests bring their own secrets and tragedies into the fold.
From the ravings of a haunted old man to the chaining of his wife’s ghost. From the stalking of the raven to death knocking at the door, Hotel Genovie becomes a crucible of grief, guilt, and madness. As Lawrence struggles to unravel the truth, he’s forced to confront haunting memories of his own—ones that reveal he may not be the upstanding manager he prides himself in being.
As for you, our esteemed guest, it is the pleasure of the manager, and of all the staff here at the Genovie to welcome you to our beloved hotel. We do hope you accept the extension of the ownership’s regards when we ask that you do your best to enjoy your stay.
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The wind in the hollow yet sings of the horror of Ashford Park.
Desperation wrings the life from Eleanor Blackett’s ailing father as she clings to the last shred of family she has left. But the frigid grip of poverty brings with it the depravity of lost hope. Despite the harrowing words of a pale-eyed stranger—a promise that her father still has life in him—death comes beneath the sycamore tree. Yet he leaves her with more than grief. With his last breath, he whispers a name she will not soon forget.
Seek Bennett.
Cast into uncertainty, Eleanor is thrust on a perilous journey to uncover the truth of her lineage, the shadow the Bennett name casts over it, and the woman who walked this same treacherous path nearly twenty years before: Juliana Stone.
Taking refuge as Lady Bennett’s servant, Eleanor begins unearthing the secrets of Ashford Park, only to discover something darker than she ever imagined. The truth ties her to Juliana, to Bennett, and to a past steeped in blood. But as her own past catches up with her, she finds herself ensnared in the same fate as the women before her—damned, accused, and bound for the rope.
And all the while, the flames in the hollow rise.
Blood on the Wretched Pyre is a tale of betrayal, revenge, and the cost of seeking justice in a world where the innocent hang just as easily as the guilty.
Coming September 2025
Father Jimmy Brennan is a man of faith—or at least, he used to be. When a horrifying act of violence in Baltimore leaves his hands broken and his conscience fractured, the Church sends him home to a quiet coastal town in New England, hoping he’ll find peace. But Jimmy carries more than just his past with him. Haunted by the ghosts of a gruesome memory and numbed by the pain pills that keep those visions at bay, he is slipping further from grace with every passing day.
His niece, the only bright spot in his life, is growing up in a house still shadowed by old war wounds and unspoken traumas. His uncle, a veteran teetering on the edge of memory and madness, is becoming more unpredictable. And the salt-laced wind off the sea carries whispers of something darker stirring in the cracks of their family.
When past violence resurfaces and blood is spilled once more, Jimmy will be forced to decide: is redemption still possible, or is he beyond saving?
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