Fading Embers

By R. Chris Yates

Blackwood Forest has a reputation, whispers of disappearances, shredded animals, and shapes that move where no light reaches. The kind of stories teenagers laugh off... until they're the ones standing in the dark.
For Erik, the bonfire is supposed to be a rare escape from loneliness, a chance to finally speak to Mandie before her jealous boyfriend notices. But the petty cruelties of high school are nothing compared to what stalks the treeline.
Something ancient.
Something patient.
Something that has learned exactly how long a fire takes to die.
When the flames shrink and shadows stretch, the celebration turns feral. Laughter becomes screaming. Friends vanish between one breath and the next. And the forest, silent, watching, seems almost eager to swallow what's left.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GJLRKSDV
• ISBN13: 9798245337821
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"