And The Trees Crept In

Ever get the feeling you’re being watched? Ever feel like danger lurks around every corner? To escape her abusive father, Silla takes her little sister, Nori, to find their Aunt Cath, who lives in a remote manor called La Baume. Apparently, La Baume is cursed and now that the two girls have arrived, The Creeper Man won’t allow them to leave. The Creeper Man lurks in Python Woods, waiting to scoop up the girls if they cross the trees. It’s easy to stay away from the woods, except...the trees keep getting closer. The roots twist under the ground, coming closer and closer to the manor as it sinks into the earth. Then a mysterious boy named Rowan comes from the woods, and somehow makes things better. Is he a figment of Silla’s imagination? What has Silla’s reality become? What if it’s not her reality at all?

And The Trees Crept In is a thrilling horror novel full of twists and turns. You never know what to expect. As you read on and discover Silla’s notes and journal entries, you feel what Silla is expressing through her writing, you feel her mind slipping. It’ll make you question your own reality, and will get you thinking from a different perspective.

CJ

Ruthless

All her life Ruth has cared most about one thing. Winning. She’s tough and even sometimes mean to others, even being given the nickname “Ruthless” by the other people at her parent’s barn. When Ruth wakes up in the back of a pickup truck, covered in dirt and feeling broken, she proves just how ruthless she is. She’s taken to a cabin in the middle of nowhere before she figures out anything about her captor. Bound with rope and zip ties, Ruth discovers the horror of her situation. There were six girls before her, all younger than she was, and they all were never heard from again. Ruth escapes, but her captor is hot on her trail. He has the advantage, but Ruth isn’t about losing. While trying to keep herself in one piece, and remain sane, she needs to figure out just how far she’ll go to win. She knows she needs to survive, but how far will she go?

Ruthless is a book that never stops moving. On every page there is a whole new challenge for Ruth to face. It’s jammed packed with action while still making your heart hurt for this girl. It’s hard to put down once you start reading, and if you have to, you’ll be looking forward to the next time you pick it up. Ruthless really keeps you wondering how far Ruth will go to survive.

CJ