Vested Interests: A Collection of Original Short Stories

By Lise Spence-Parsons

Vested Interests is a gripping collection of short stories that peels back the layers of human desire, ambition, and hidden motives. From quiet betrayals to high-stakes gambles, each tale exposes the surprising, and sometimes dangerous, choices people make when their interests are on the line. With sharp insight, wit, and unforgettable characters, Lise Spence-Parsons delivers stories that linger long after the last page.

Beyond the Window - Contemporary literary fiction exploring personal reinvention, life's possibilities, and the quiet joys of self-discovery.
Filtered - A dark dystopian tale of control, rebellion, and the erasure of creativity in a future where individuality is outlawed.
The Label Maker - A modern gothic psychological horror story with folk-horror undertones and themes of memory, identity, and family secrets.

These seventeen short stories invite you to step into worlds both familiar and unsettling, where the ordinary often hides the extraordinary-or the sinister. I hope you will savor the suspense, the small details, and the quiet tensions as much as the shocks and revelations. My intention is for you to linger in these moments, to feel the unease, the wonder, or the bittersweet nostalgia, and to emerge thinking about the characters and their lives long after the last page is turned. Enjoy the journey, and let yourself be carried by the stories, whether they make you shiver, reflect, or simply marvel at the strange, intricate patterns of human experience.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G5XLR2M7
• ISBN13: 9798277869192
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"