Books published by Archway Publishing

After seeing the dark side of humanity, Greyson leaves the military for a more peaceful and settled life-or so he thought. After a divorce, the ball starts rolling. It has been said "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," and Greyson finds this to be true.Even though he is worldly and traveled, Greyson begins to realize his own naiveté. At first, he doesn't believe the things he is told, until he experiences them first hand. Witchcraft is strong in Texas, and this unseen world of secrets comes with consequences.The practice of black magic makes Greyson question the bounds of human perception. As he travels down a road of betrayal and curses, his life becomes a shade darker. Looking for some way to combat witchcraft, he searches for anything that may allow him protection and rid him of conjured unholy creatures. Finally acquiring a talisman for this purpose, Greyson learns that when fighting demons, there is always collateral damage.

In A Collection of Short Stories, William Stanley shares intriguing tales presented in four broad categories-wilderness and nature, fiction, science fiction and horror, and family-which leads readers into the lives and challenges of diverse characters. These include college students driving to Nevada to explore abandoned mines and ghost towns, a couple marooned on a deserted island, a serial hunter, a fur trapper, and a plantation owner in New Orleans. Readers are also treated to essays vividly describing nature, stories based on the author's memories growing up in rural Ontario, and light-hearted tales suitable for all ages.A Collection of Short Stories offers over a hundred entertaining narratives that vividly spark readers' imaginations, often making them feel part of the scene. It is a once in a lifetime literary experience which will not be soon forgotten.

Third-grade teacher and aspiring artist, Kate Boswell has been through a lot in her forty years of life. She faced her childhood friend's murder, a late-term miscarriage, and most recently, the death of her husband. When Kate sells a series of drawings at a gallery show to an anonymous buyer and saves her farmhouse from foreclosure, she's sure the bad times are over, but after the lucrative sale, Kate's favorite student, Cassie, goes missing. Kate is convinced that the Worm Man, the serial killer who abducted her girlhood friend, has grabbed Cassie too. Cassie was collecting worms in a bucket when she disappeared, and earthworms are the Worm Man's calling card. It all makes sense-except it doesn't. The Worm Man has been dead for a decade. Desperate to find Cassie, Kate joins forces with Globe reporter and Worm Man expert, Tom Kingsley. Together, they travel to Maine and follow up on a promising lead. When Kate is dubbed delusional, her involvement in the case strains her relationship with her new boyfriend, a local cop, and it puts her career in jeopardy. Fearing she'll lose her freedom and the life she's only recently started to rebuild, Kate is forced to confront the most frightening ghost of her past.

Larry Stephens is an American airman serving in Vietnam while his beloved wife Jeanie patiently awaits his homecoming. The worst occurs when Larry is shot down over North Vietnam. He somehow manages to evade the enemy and return home.However, Larry does not receive the hero's welcome he expected. Instead, he is accused of desertion and collaboration with the enemy. To make matters worse, Jeanie has taken a lover and filed for divorce, and the Vietnamese have sent agents to bring Larry back to face trial.Seemingly betrayed and alone, Larry fights to clear his name, win back his wife, and escape the teams sent to kidnap him. He sought to serve his country with honor; now, all he wants is to return home to his family in peace.

It was a brutally cold January day in the 1950s as Chick Gallin marched through his last week of training at the Probationary Fire School on Welfare Island, New York. When a full borough alarm sounded, he and the other trainees piled onto open trucks to respond. As they arrived on scene, building after building was on fire. As he stood in the heart of the chaotic scene, Gallin was officially initiated into an exciting yet dangerous life as a first responder.In a collection of true tales, Gallin shares a candid portrayal of the life of a New York City firefighter during two-plus decades. Throughout his anecdotes, he details what it is like to rush inside a burning, smoke-filled building and follow the hose to find an exit, deal with the fear of explosions, proceed through blackness to reach victims and then perform CPR, attempt to attain shut-eye between raising a young family and responding to alarms, inhale black smoke into the lungs, and precariously balance on an icy ladder in the lonely darkness of a windy night.A Fireman's Story shares true tales of a New York firefighter's experiences during his two-plus decades as a first responder.

In the distant future, technological advances near their climax. Mankind has imploded on itself through numerous wars assuming themselves as Gods. After the tragedy of the sixth KINGS war, two brothers, representatives of a world torn, must work together to rekindle their world. Can they convince the world that Nod is still needed, or will the Fire Kings return incite an evaporation of society through a final war?