The Last Writer Adriane Leigh (story reading TXT) 📖

Yarrow saved Thax’s life.

The only evidence of his ordeal was a small limp in his gate that matched Yarrow’s.

“I padlocked the chest in the greenhouse, not a single soul will be able to escape now,” Thax whispered against my lips.

“Good,” I uttered. “And you made copies of all of the medical consent forms for the writers?”

“Yup, Yarrow did it yesterday.”

I nodded. “Okay, I guess we’re ready then.”

“Stop worrying,” his easy words relaxed my mind, “you’ve created the perfect writing retreat. What could go wrong?”

“Everything.”

“Nothing.” He laced our fingers. “Stop worrying. Let’s take a walk on the beach. If you’re lucky I’ll even recite some Shakespeare.”

A girlish giggle escaped my lips as I let him guide me out of the house. “Who’s the romantic now?”

“Only for you, Weaver. Only for you.”

Happiness replaced the dread that normally settled in my chest when I thought of the future. Usher House & Gardens had turned a new leaf and it’d taught me that words have little power without the horror of reality to accompany them. The most terrifying monsters are the ones that lurk within us, their tell-tale hearts eager to reveal every lost secret.

Usher was ours. Like two caged hearts finally able to sing, we were home.

Even if its ghosts did come out to dance now and again.

THE END

Dear Reader:

Thank you for reading The Last Writer. This story came to me like a dream, or a nightmare! I loved immersing myself in the gothic darkness, and I hope you enjoyed a few of the unexpected thrills and chills.

I did a lot of research into medical history and some of the horrific events that have happened in our very real and sometimes horrifying world. Unfortunately, the experiments that took place within the pages of this book are true-to-life. Some events are in the distant past, while others still occur today in countries that fail to respect basic human rights.

How can you help?

Reach out to your legislators and lawmakers and ask them to put pressure on diplomatic contacts to uphold basic human rights values for all. Both in your local community and around the world.

The Last Writer covers sensitive topics like mental health and child abuse — if you or anyone you know deals with similar issues, please reach out.

Child Abuse Hotline -- 800-4-A-CHILD (800 422 4453)

(SAMHSA) -- 1-800-662-4357

To Sally, Auden, Andrea, and Marlene:

Your friendship means more than I can express.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to the moon and back.

xo A

THE SUNDAY WIFE

Available June 22, 2021

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A winter chalet. A romantic getaway. A deadly nightmare.

When a couple is offered a week-long getaway at a chalet in the mountains, they jump at the chance to relax and reconnect. No cell service, no internet, and every modern luxury they could wish for sounds like a dream come true.

But when one of them ends up hurt on the night of a terrible blizzard, their winter paradise becomes a prison.

Trapped without escape, details come to light that shake the foundations of truth and loyalty. In the search for answers, more secrets are uncovered that leave them wondering who can be trusted, and who is the real threat.

And then mysterious packages begin arriving each Sunday hand-delivered by a stranger and addressed only to The Sunday Wife. Soon they realize that they were lured to the chalet for a darker reason—a reason only one of them knows.

Will they make it off the mountain? Or will this perfect winter getaway be their last?

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BEFORE SHE LIED

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Best friends Morrissey, Lennox, and Kal witness a tragic accident in their teens that shapes each of their futures differently. Years later, with the worst night of their lives forgotten, Lennox and Morrissey are now living the perfect life happily married with a newborn son and a wealthy estate at their fingertips.

Until another horrific night changes everything.

They soon discover that the accident long ago was only the beginning, the troubling circumstances it unravelled too chilling to be ignored. After a series of mysterious events occur, neighbor is suddenly pitted against neighbor, suspicion poisoning each of their friendships and an entire community.

With perfect lies crumbling and the perfect family cracking at the seams, heartbreak, jealousy, and double lives threaten the safety of each involved. Especially when the most precious victims of that night are yet to be revealed and before it's all over at least one of them will be dead.

"A riveting page-turner _with jaw-dropping twists and turns right to the very end. I couldn't put it down." -_ Nelle L'Amour, New York Times Bestselling Author

Adriane Leigh is an

Amazon Top 20 and USA Today Bestselling Author,

creator of RARE: Romance Author & Reader Events, and host of The Rebel Artist podcast.

She loves sweatpants, anything with cheese, and working with her pups in her lap while she writes. She’s been featured in VOGUE Magazine and The Montreal Gazette, and her work has been translated into French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

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