Salt Laced Pages: A Door Left Ajar

By Jessica Von Braun

Salt-Laced Pages: A Door Left Ajar is a haunting collection of short stories salted by sea air, memory, and longing, brought to life with a curated gallery of vintage illustrations spanning centuries of art. More than forty full-page images, carefully chosen, accompany the text, transforming this book into both a literary and visual journey.

These are stories that drift like tidewater, sometimes fiction, sometimes memoir, always caught in the quiet space between remembering and forgetting. Some linger in forgotten rooms, some walk the coastline, some press their hands against the glass of memory, waiting for you to open the door. The images that accompany them are equally atmospheric: etchings, engravings, and illustrations that echo the mood of each tale, turning the page into both story and gallery.

This book is for readers who love atmospheric fiction, gothic undertones, and quiet, unresolved stories that stay with you long after the page is turned. These stories drift somewhere soft, toward the sea, toward loss, toward the impossible task of letting go, while the artwork invites you to see them through another lens, the way memory itself often blurs word and image together.

Inside these pages you will find:

Short stories steeped in atmosphere - moody, lyrical, and tinged with salt air.

Over 40 hand-selected vintage illustrations, creating a gallery of art across centuries.

Themes of memory, grief, and longing, written for those who find beauty in what lingers.

Quietly gothic storytelling without horror or violence - ghosts of memory, not terror.

A tapestry of coastal fiction, sea quotes, and poetic prose that blurs the line between dream and reality.

If you have ever loved the melancholy beauty of gothic romance, been stirred by the haunting stillness of the sea, or found yourself drawn to stories that feel like memory itself, Salt-Laced Pages: A Door Left Ajar will feel like home.

Perfect for fans of literary fiction, moody illustrated collections, gothic romance, and sea-inspired writing, this book is not about neat conclusions, it is about longing, mystery, and the unfinished threads that tie us to the past. Both story and gallery, it is meant to be lingered over, returned to, and carried with you.

Step inside. The door is ajar. These are stories, and images, that will follow you home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FR3D5BZR
• ISBN13: 9798265227249
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"