What do you do with a girl that lies, steals, and plays with a man’s emotions? You tie her up in the basement. At least, that’s what Carl White does when conwoman Sophie Monroe tries to rob him. Now, both Carl and Sophie struggle with the next move of a very dangerous game of chess.

Being an adolescent with Asperger’s Syndrome would be challenging for anyone, but Jacob Grist has more problems to deal with in his day to day life. Jacob’s father died four years ago, and the man his mother married is even crueler than the bullies that continually target him in school. Jacob’s only solace is his exceptional artistic ability. When he discovers that his drawings can actually come to life and exist on the three-dimensional plane, Jacob employs his artwork to protect him from his tormentors.

William Knight is the new kid at the Mystic Island High School.  He has the ability to control people’s dreams. When he falls for Hope Ferretti, the most popular girl in school, William tries to woo her in her subconscious mind, bringing to life her greatest desires. But, in the waking world, Hope is dating football star Joel Fitch, and William is unable to control his anguish. 

E.B. Richardson is the author of such classics as Quest for Dreaming Mountain, Return to Dreaming Mountain, and The Smell from My Brother's Room. Keep an eye out as her stories will be rereleased under Sloanebug Books!

St. Sebastian's Church has been rebuilt more than once, but its original footprint is one of the oldest structures on the island. Be sure to keep the door in the basement bolted shut.

Parson't Woods holds one of the island’s most frightening secrets. People go in, but don’t always come out. If you've reached the house in its depths, it may be too late.

Whether known as The Captain’s Quarters or The Dutch Horse Pub, you’ll always find interesting people at the local watering hole. From a repentant Vet to a woman hoping that her forty-year search will bring back more than just her engagement ring, or even Satan herself, come by for a drink; and remember to say hi to Fred at the end of the bar.

Welcome to the Black Rock Villas, where countless secrets are only an apartment away. Like a nonverbal autistic child witnessing a murder and needing to find a way to reveal what he knows. Or Cooper, a high school student dealing with the confused loneliness of adolescence and his mom’s cold detachment from her past. Stop by for a visit, but try to keep the volume down, some of the tenants don’t react well to incessant noise.

Remove its prized treasure, and you might just awake something lurking in this old captain's house