Portals

By Joe Rendace

Portals: Stories of Time, Fate, and Second Chances

Portals delves into the profound effects of time displacement in two riveting, interconnected stories, each bound by an enigmatic entity whose sole purpose is to offer a second chance. 7 Rooms and Con Call explore themes of time manipulation, consequential choices, and redemption-blending the emotional depth of The Time Traveler's Wife with the suspense of The Sixth Sense.

7 Rooms
Sixty-five-year-old Arthur Reed leaves his nursing home and returns to his childhood home, Reed Manor, intending to end his life. It has been a decade since the death of his beloved wife, Mildred; the woman who was his anchor and the keeper of their shared memories. That night, he takes a lethal dose of pills and lies down to die. But when a freak storm strikes the manor, something impossible happens. In one room, he finds Mildred alive again, vibrant and unaware of the future that awaits. Yet, the moment he steps out, she vanishes. With time slipping away-both from the poison in his body and the fading power of the portals-Arthur races to rewrite the most tragic moment of his life: the death of his only child. But altering the past comes at a price, and in trying to save one life, he may destroy another-Kano, the aging caretaker who is not just his best friend, but an unwitting link to Arthur's fate. A haunting exploration of the choices that define us,
7 Rooms will resonate with readers who crave thought-provoking, character-driven narratives with a supernatural twist.

Con Call
Logan Crane, a brilliant yet restless young innovator in his father's tech company, stumbles upon an old phone that shouldn't exist-let alone work. But when he picks it up, the voice on the other end changes everything. The caller? A man claiming to be his father, Everett Crane, speaking from 25 years in the past. The problem? Everett is very much alive in the present-and he's hiding something. As Logan unravels the mystery, he is pulled into a web of corporate intrigue, buried secrets, and temporal anomalies that threaten not just his family's legacy but his very understanding of reality. With each call, the past and present collide, forcing Logan to confront the impossible: Is he being warned, manipulated, or trapped in something far more sinister than he imagined? Con Call is a gripping exploration of time distortion, deception, and the deeply personal cost of uncovering the truth. Perfect for readers who love complex, character-driven thrillers with speculative twists.
Portals challenges the boundaries of time, fate, and the choices that refuse to be forgotten.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DWLTH5NB
• ISBN13: 9798309694709
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"