The Winter Code: Secrets Beneath the Ice

Some secrets freeze deeper than bone. When a single stolen drumstick sparks violence on a bitter Midwest night, a family fractures—leaving Grandma locked outside to beg for mercy that never comes. As the snow piles up and guilt hangs heavy, strange omens appear: a sheep at the door, a drumstick in its belly, and a warning that echoes through the years—"The sheep must walk upright." With every meal and every beating, the line between punishment and sacrifice blurs, and a forbidden act of kindness becomes the only warmth in a world gone cold. But when horns begin to sprout and old debts demand payment, will love or survival win out? What happens when the only thing left to eat is the truth?

In the wake of a devastating loss, Lillian Hayes is forced to confront her grief and the tangled history with Victor Langley. As winter encroaches, old wounds and new desires collide in a house thick with memory and longing. Through heartbreak, humor, and the ache of uncertainty, Lillian and Victor circle each other—bound by love, pride, and secrets—until one final, fateful night changes everything under the falling snow.

When Caleb’s sweet, emoji-loving grandma goes cold online, he’s desperate to win back her warmth—until a friend request reveals the truth: he’s been pouring his heart out to the campus ice queen, Natalie, for weeks. Now, the most untouchable girl in his major knows all his secrets—and she’s been calling him ‘sweetheart’ the whole time. With ten thousand dollars, mistaken identities, and feelings too big to hide, can Caleb survive the fallout when grandma’s mask finally drops?

Some monsters only come out when it snows. Trapped on a mountain road in a blizzard, a ragtag crew of Appalachian townsfolk must take shelter—or risk being hunted by the legendary Snow Devil. But when one of their own vanishes into the whiteout and returns with pockets full of gold, old loyalties are tested by greed, fear, and something far more sinister. The storm is relentless, the gold is real, and the thing wearing Dave’s face is hungry. Will anyone survive the night, or will the mountain claim them all? When gold gleams brighter than old warnings, who do you trust—your friends, or the thing that wears their skin?

When the bones of missing Autumn Harris are discovered in Silver Hollow, a tense class reunion turns into a deadly confrontation. Old friends are forced to confess the truth behind a decade-old tragedy—jealousy, betrayal, and obsession ignite as the group unravels, and the past demands its final price.

As accusations and secrets unravel, the protagonist is swept into a deadly standoff between shifting alliances and hidden agendas. The emotional stakes soar as trust is shattered, true identities are revealed, and the battle for survival becomes a test of loyalty and wit. With betrayal lurking at every turn, the characters are forced to question who to believe—and how far they’ll go to protect their own.

After the atomic bombs fall and the Soviets sweep through Asia, President Hamilton thinks he’s secured America’s future—until secret deals and backroom betrayals leave him powerless against both Moscow and the rising Labor Party. In the frozen Northeast, desperate armies clash for control of America’s richest territory, but broken promises, empty bellies, and shifting alliances threaten to destroy the revolution from within. As old comrades turn enemies and hope fades in the snow, only one thing is certain: whoever controls the Northeast controls the nation’s soul.

Haunted by a friend's mysterious death, the protagonist digs through school bureaucracy and hidden motives, desperate to uncover what really happened. With every question, suspicion grows—will the truth ever come to light, or will secrets remain buried forever?

When veteran rescuer Hank Miller answers a desperate call about a missing desert guide, he’s thrust into a web of betrayal, amateur mistakes, and deadly secrets. As the Salt Flats claim their victims, Hank races against the clock—and his own doubts—to unravel what really happened. Every wrong turn brings the survivors closer to disaster, and Hank closer to a truth that could haunt him forever.

Falling for a workaholic is hard—falling for one when you’re a snarky, unlucky system stuck haunting his every move? Impossible might be an understatement. When my host died (again), I landed in Grant’s world—a cold-blooded heir with a talent for killing hosts and ignoring romance. Now, I’m invisible, broke, and desperate to earn my bonus by making the world’s most emotionally unavailable man fall in love. But as ghosts gather, schemes brew, and family secrets threaten to drag us both under, I realize: sometimes even a system wants to stay. Can I break Grant’s icy heart before I vanish for good, or am I just another line of code doomed to fade away?

Laid off and lost in a snowbound Ohio town, Ryan thought his severance was the end—until he stumbled onto forbidden gold at a secretive company dig. When gorgeous Melissa appears, their whirlwind romance feels like salvation…until his best friend vanishes and his apartment is ransacked. Now Ryan must face the truth: the woman he loves may have betrayed him, and someone will do anything to claim his secret.

Trapped on New Year’s Eve, thirty-four students and their advisor receive a chilling message: play a deadly Lucky Draw, or die. When a cash drop from a dead classmate appears, the group must betray each other to survive—while old guilt and fresh paranoia turn friends into enemies. Every round is bloodier than the last, and no one knows who will make it out alive… or if the game will ever end.