Author Description

Some places are abandoned for a reason… Malia has spent years chasing history, uncovering the secrets of forgotten places for Wandering Echoes magazine. But when she’s assigned to investigate the mysteriously abandoned mining town of Ashford, she quickly realizes this is no ordinary story. For over fifty years, Ashford has stood frozen in time—left behind without explanation. As Malia digs deeper, she experiences chilling visions, ghostly whispers, and an unsettling sense that she’s been here before. The nightmares that plagued her long before she arrived—a crumbling farmhouse, a spectral girl calling out to her—become disturbingly real. The deeper she ventures, the stronger the pull, the darker the presence lurking beneath Ashford’s quiet ruins. Something is waiting for her. Watching her. And as the past unravels, Malia discovers she isn’t just here to tell Ashford’s story—she’s a part of it. But uncovering the truth may come at a deadly cost. Some ghosts never rest. And some secrets refuse to stay buried.