Alyssa just wanted to fill in the blanks on her family tree. A DNA test was supposed to offer roots, not rot.
When the FBI shows up at her door, Lena learns her search has uncovered something far more disturbing: a connection to an unidentified serial killer. The deeper she digs, the more the past begins to unearth itself… gruesome crimes, whispered names, and a sister she never knew she had.
But someone is watching.
As Alyssa closes in on the truth, the line between hunter and hunted begins to blur. And some family secrets are buried for a reason.
A chilling slow-burn horror about blood ties, buried sins, and the danger of looking too closely.
Release Date: February 6, 2026Order now: https://www.carlybwrites.com/bloodlines
Sealed in Silence
Welcome to Deadly Silence, a multi-author collection of chilling short stories where every pause hides a threat. Crafted to make your pulse quicken and your nerves tighten, these thrillers and light horror tales uncover the terror that lurks in the quiet, waiting to be noticed—or ignored.
Derby City Paranormal Investigations has been chasing evidence for years. Most cases end with logical explanations and disappointed clients. Hillcrest Sanatorium might finally be different.A ball that moves on its own. A girl who appears only through camera lenses, pointing with desperate urgency at something they can't see. Financial ledgers that don't add up. Patients marked deceased who somehow kept receiving treatment for weeks afterward.
Brooke Caldwell and her team follow the evidence deeper into the abandoned hospital's crumbling halls. Every answer leads to darker questions. What they discover has been hidden for over six decades, buried by people who'd do anything to keep their secrets quiet.
Some silences were never meant to be broken.
But the dead don't always stay quiet when they have something to say.
Don't forget to come back to check out all the other Deadly Silence stories in the collection
Release Date: April 1, 2026
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The Hollow Space
Welcome to In The Cards, a twenty-two author collection of standalone thriller and horror short stories. In this series, you’ll find stories inspired by the meaning of a specific Tarot Card, thoughtfully written with that thread woven through. Whether you’re a Tarot Card lover or not, you’ll find thrillers and horrors that will creep under your skin and into your thoughts. *Knowledge of Tarot Cards is not necessary to read or enjoy these stories.*
Some families pass down heirlooms. Hers passed down a curse.On the night she turns thirty-five, librarian Tess Davis discovers a hidden book concealed inside her library’s antique shelves. The journal tells an impossible story—one that traces back to 1855, when a desperate mother bargained with a demon to save her child. The price was blood. Every woman born into the family would live long enough to raise a daughter, then die at thirty-five.
Tess has one lunar month to uncover the truth hidden in books her ancestors left behind. As the demon’s influence grows stronger, reality fractures. Time slips. Reflections move on their own. The line between madness and truth disappears.
The answer is terrifyingly simple and devastatingly final. To save her daughter, Tess must destroy the library that anchors the curse—burning history, reputation, and her own future to the ground.
A haunting, emotionally driven horror short story about inherited trauma, motherhood, and the terrible cost of survival.
Make sure you come back and check out the other 21 stories, because you never know what’s In The Cards.Release Date: May 25, 2026
April Fool's Day: Pranks To Die For
When the jokes go too far. Believe nothing and trust no one.
Not even those closest to you. Or a feral and crazed group of unruly authors.
The Pranksters bring to you, ten twisted stories of humor and bad luck.
Starring: TINA S. TRANSFORMATION. CRICKET PEHLEMANN. KENDRA SMART. DANIELLE FEAR. ANDY HOLBERRY. HOLLY D. MCCARTHY. J.D. SETZER. M.A. GREEN, TAYLER VAUGHN. BRODY BUTCHER. CARLY BLACK. JED KENT. M.A. SAVINO. DARIN MILLER. SIENNA RAE. A.V. DONALDSON. T.A. PALMER. CASSANDRA JONES. ALI CLARK. KIRSTEN GALE. JET GARNER. HAYLEY BERNARD-RYAN. BROOKE MONTOYA. LARAE MARIE.
AMANDA JOSEPHINE. JOHN RANDALL. AURELIA K.L. NYX. SHANNON BRADNER. DANIEL GOOD. HOLLY S. SMITH – BADASS HOOLIGAN. JESSICA RABID.Release Date: April 1, 2026
Pretty Little Slashers
Just in time for Halloween, an anthology to frighten the pumpkin latte out of you.
8 writers
8 stories
Countless gaspsMy story is called Bloodlines, and I’ll finally be a published author!!!
Horror for the Holidays
Alyssa just wants to give her daughter, Carley, the perfect Christmas—complete with the season's most sought-after toy. But when the store doors open after hours of waiting, chaos erupts. In the frenzy of desperate parents and dwindling supplies, something sinister awakens. Trapped in a nightmare of blood, greed, and survival, Alyssa will discover just how far a mother will go to protect her child—before the holiday cheer turns deadly.
Horror for the Holidays is a unique collaboration written by twenty-four authors, each taking on a chapter and continuing the story from where the last left off. Providing a glimpse into the writing style and talent of each author, you don't want to miss this twisted take on a Christmas Advent.
