Books published by Next Chapter

The uneasy feeling that you've forgotten to do something; the sound of a flat note in an otherwise perfect piano concerto. A quiet evening disrupted by a slight creak of a floorboard when you are alone in the house.The stories in this collection all hinge on the precipice of this uncanny feeling.Ranging from horror to science fiction, the short stories include a detective investigating the resurrection of a suspect, a man and his guardian angel drinking at a bar, the physical manifestation of anxiety, the boogie man detained by the CIA, a Shakespearian roleplaying game and many others.

Yuana and Roald's passionate relationship survived the devastating revelation of her beastly Viscerebus nature, but challenges remain.Roald's phobia of her kind forces Yuana to keep one more secret from him: that she is more Viscerebus than most. She is an Apex, a rare shapeshifter revered by her species for millennia. As Roald struggles to deal with his paralyzing fear, he becomes a target of an anonymous Viscerebus.Yuana, preoccupied with her love and relationships, remains unaware that her loyalty and responsibility to her kind is about to be tested. Unbeknownst to her and their Tribunal, an evil scheme engineered by one mysterious Viscerebus is underway - one that will upend the world order between humans and Viscerebus.The centuries of peace between these lifelong enemies, built on the basis of their hidden existence, is now under threat. Soon, Yuana will have to choose between her heart and her sense of duty, and Roald will have to decide to stake his claim or let her go.This book contains adult content and is not recommended for readers under the age of 18.

After the members of the Celtic rock band 'The Awkward Pauses' arrive at the house of Charles Dempsey, a musician who committed suicide many years ago, strange things begin to happen.Andy, Shane, Kurt, and Simone plan on recording their first album while staying in the manor. But somehow, their recordings keep getting replaced with another beautiful, yet haunting piece of music. Soon after, two children staying in the house with them go missing.Exploring more of the house, they soon learn that there's more to Charles Dempsey's death and the house itself. Something is in there with them... and it has its own song it wants them to finish.

The Reversed Hermit tells the tale of Noam Lewin, a successful London insurance broker. His life seems to be complete, but after tragedy strikes, he abandons his highly paid job to live as a hermit and seek enlightenment in the woodlands above a northern spa town.The townsfolk are curious, and a close-knit group of drinking companions in The White Harte pub decide to find out what makes the man tick. Talking with Noam, they find their lives are changed, and when sales assistant Alice is admitted into their clique, events accelerate. A devout Catholic, her priest learns about her existential malaise and decides to visit the catalyst: the hermit.Father O'Malley is no more immune to the hermit's words than the laymen, and soon a whole series of life-changing events occur in the spa. But are they for better or for worse?