A remote cabin nestled in the snowy mountains, the perfect place to host this year’s annual masquerade party. Twenty-three college kids in dresses and tuxedos arrive, giggling and pointing at the unique and innovative masks. A man with devil horns and white porcelain mask is recognized by no one. His costume: the devil in disguise.A remote cabin nestled in the snowy mountains, the perfect place to host this year’s annual masquerade party. Twenty-three college kids in dresses and tuxedos arrive, giggling and pointing at the unique and innovative masks. A man with devil horns and white porcelain mask is recognized by no one. His costume: the devil in disguise. Norrah, the upstairs tenant of the cabin, hears sudden shrieking, blood curdling screams from the partiers downstairs and rushes down below where she finds a now-empty room. It’s the news story of the decade, twenty-three kids vanishing without a trace.It has now been seven days since their disappearance. Norrah is with her boyfriend Jay when they hear sudden music downstairs and the merry sounds of a party. They dash down to the bottom floor to find the masquerade party in full bore. When asked where the hell they’ve been, Norrah receives nothing but blank stares. The missing twenty-three returned as if nothing had happened, with the exception of one masquerader never to be found: the man behind the horned mask.Norrah and Jay befriend one of the masqueraders. Together they attempt to solve the mystery, and in doing so uncover something incredible.**Please be advised: In this story there is sex, violence, foul language, drug use, and a positive religious message. If you are a sheltered, uptight Christian, this book probably isn't for you. If you are an easily-offended atheist or despise God, this book probably isn't for you. For the 1% remaining, enjoy the story.

A man awakens in a vast desolate wasteland without memory of who he is or how he got there. As he begins remembering, a sobering thought occurs to him: might this be hell?A man awakens in a vast desolate wasteland without memory of who he is or how he got there. As he begins remembering, a sobering thought occurs to him: might this be hell? In his travels he recalls the days leading up to his being here, the visions of a black-robed figure encroaching ever nearer, day after day. He chances upon a woman. As they cope with the probability of this being hell, they learn of a stunning coincidence too great to not possess meaning: she is the little sister of the girl he secretly loved in high school, Anna, his best friend of four years whom he never confessed his love to. They purpose to reach a distant mountain ridge to see what’s on the other side. Could it somehow be redemption? Or are they doomed to suffer an eternity in hell?

Timothy Stoddard is a shy, stuttering, young boy who meets a girl his age named Arabella. Arabella knows things that haven’t yet happened, and performs some neat tricks such as disappearing.Timothy Stoddard is a shy, stuttering, young boy who meets a girl his age named Arabella. Arabella knows things that haven’t yet happened, and performs some neat tricks such as disappearing.On a farm in Nebraska Eddie Verboom unearths a demonic-looking jade idol. Upon touching it a voice speaks to Eddie inside his head, calls himself “The friend behind your eyes,” and promises him wealth and power if he does what he says, starting with moving to Sacramento, where reports of the SacTown Slayer, a serial killer, are dominating the airwaves.

Mae Clark is a ten-year-old girl with abusive parents and an imaginary friend named Breuer. Breuer has ideas to help Mae, ideas that aren’t very nice. Breuer isn't as imaginary as Mae thinks.Mae Clark is a ten-year-old girl with abusive parents and an imaginary friend named Breuer. Breuer has ideas to help Mae, ideas that aren’t very nice. Breuer isn't as imaginary as Mae thinks. Tag Baylor is a bartender who writes fiction as a hobby, posting his works on an amateur website. The heroine in his stories is a young woman named Mae Clark. A man claiming to be Mae Clark’s husband emails Tag, threatening tremendous bodily harm if he continues writing about Mae. Tag is stunned: Mae Clark is a figment of his imagination. Or is she?

The mystery of the missing twenty-three remains unsolved, even after their return. Paul, the man who organized the masquerade party, has been cleared of any wrong-doing, but Norrah, Jay, and Aaron aren’t so sure. They seek to uncover his dark and secretive past. The more they learn, the more they become convinced that he is responsible for what happened.They mystery of the missing twenty-three remains unsolved, even after their return. Paul, the man who organized the masquerade party, has been cleared of any wrong-doing, but Norrah, Jay, and Aaron aren’t so sure. They seek to uncover his dark and secretive past. The more they learn, the more they become convinced that he is responsible for what happened.They find a connection between Paul and the man behind the horned mask, one with religious implications that hints at prophecy. The closer they become to unraveling the mystery, the more dangerous their situation gets. Could the man behind the horned mask be who they think he is?

Stanford quarterback and rising star Theo Graham used to love fly-fishing in Montana with his father when he was a boy. The fishing trips ended when eleven-year-old Theo met his first crush Carmen. Together they went exploring in Big Sky Country and found an old silver mine to play in. What happened in the mine that fateful day would come back to haunt them as adults. As Theo prepares to enter...