Rising From the Darkness

By HK Carlton

Against his mother’s wishes, Mishel Hewes decides to accompany his uncle Arnie Rollison on his yearly sabbatical to Ireland. It’s not a pleasure trip by any means, but a journey to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the day that Cairnnon Castle fell.

Once in Ireland, the pair find that Castle Cairnnon is being resurrected at an alarming rate, by some unknown benefactor. And Arnie’s first concern is for the body of his young intern who was buried when the Castle toppled a quarter of a century before.

Hoping to provide some solace for his adoptive uncle, Mish gets himself hired on the construction crew, which isn’t a hardship with all the ripped workmen around. However, once inside the creepy stronghold, Mish is plagued by the same strange phenomenon that had once threatened his father, on the ill-fated trip many years before. Sick and suffering from the horrible effects of Cairnnon’s infamous elemental, Mish falls to his knees convinced he is at death’s door. What he finds instead can only be described as a miracle. Or perhaps one blessing is just another curse.

This series is a re-release.

Warning: This collection of short stories contains m/f and m/m couplings and cliffhangers. Installments must be read in order.

• Language: English
• Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
• Release date: Mar 23, 2018
• ISBN: 9781487417871

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When mired in the darkness, seek the light...

Against his mother’s wishes, Mishel Hewes decides to accompany his uncle Arnie Rollison on his yearly sabbatical to Ireland. It’s not a pleasure trip by any means, but a journey to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the day that Cairnnon Castle fell.

Once in Ireland, the pair find that Castle Cairnnon is being resurrected at an alarming rate, by some unknown benefactor. And Arnie’s first concern is for the body of his young intern who was buried when the Castle toppled a quarter of a century before.

Hoping to provide some solace for his adoptive uncle, Mish gets himself hired on the construction crew, which isn’t a hardship with all the ripped workmen around. However, once inside the creepy stronghold, Mish is plagued by the same strange phenomenon that had once threatened his father, on the ill-fated trip many years before. Sick and suffering from the horrible effects of Cairnnon’s infamous elemental, Mish falls to his knees convinced he is at death’s door. What he finds instead can only be described as a miracle. Or perhaps one blessing is just another curse.

This series is a re-release.

Warning: This collection of short stories contains m/f and m/m couplings and cliffhangers. Installments must be read in order.

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Rising From the Darkness

Copyright © 2018 H K Carlton

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1787-1

Cover art by Martine Jardin

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Rising From the Darkness

Lustful Possession Book 4

By

H K Carlton

Dedication

To my eXtasy Books family. Thank you.

Prologue

She reaches out to me, her lovely cerulean eyes pleading, Help me. Please... don’t leave me. The subtle Irish lilt, even after all these years, has not dimmed. It is still music to my ears.

I extend my hand. I cannot reach her.

The chasm between us widens, spreads, expands the length of the island, across an ocean, this distance between us insurmountable as she remains forever unattainable. Lost but not forgotten. Never forgotten.

Arnie! Arnie. Wake up. You’re dreaming about Neve again.

Lana yanked his shoulder.

I’m sorry, Lan.

She turned away from him and punched her pillow. Must be coming up on the anniversary of Cairnnon crumbling, she mumbled. The nightmares are starting already.

Arnie sighed heavily and got out of bed. Sleep would evade him now. He’d leave his wife in peace. No need to keep her awake while he tossed and turned.

In the kitchen, he poured himself a stiff drink and toasted in silent salute to his beautiful wife. She must truly love him. Not many would tolerate the dreams that plagued him. Nor the fact that most of them centered