{"title":"New Releases","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"783\"\u003eLooking for my latest novel or newest book release? This page features my most recently published fiction and upcoming releases. These are the stories fresh off my desk and ready to be read!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-darker-days","title":"The Darker Days E-Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I want more!\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"100% recommend...I haven't sat down and read a book for over 20 years and now am hooked.\" JS, Shopify Customer\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGet ready for a thrilling ride! A pandemic, worldwide darkness. And then her boyfriend disappeared...Dive Into the Darkness...Maybe she should apologize... But he was gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pandemic, worldwide darkness. And then her boyfriend disappeared. It had been a rough morning, even by her standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKimber Nilsen is a nurse during the worldwide pandemic, Nogoes, and handles the crisis with the same efficiency as any other day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen darkness falls in the middle of a hot July.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKimber is afraid of the dark, so when her boyfriend, Jordan Lange, disappears, she's troubled by his last text: we need to talk. Plagued with fear and doubt, unspoken mysteries haunt and threaten to tear her apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quest to find Jordan takes her deep into a world of good and evil, distorted reality, and Kimber finds out the darkness brings out dangerous ideas and hive-minded reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd as she faces the most difficult challenge yet, triumph might mean simply getting out alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDive Into the Darkness...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eMaybe she should apologize. Not that she did anything wrong, but he had seemed upset. She made her way to the bedroom, stopping abruptly. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eThe door was open; the light was on. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003e“Jordan?” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eThe bed was empty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eKimber checked the master bath. “Jordan? You in here?” she called, retracing her steps, and continued her search throughout the quiet house.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eNo answer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eHe couldn’t have gone far. She pulled out her phone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003e5:20. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eShe tried calling his number. It went straight to voicemail. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eShe ended the call.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eKimber headed to the back door, slipping into the extravagant three-stall garage. His pickup was in the first parking spot closest to the door. The Mustang was in the far stall, and the Harley Road King was in its place in the middle. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eJordan said he was going to lie down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e Maybe he went to check on the cattle. She headed to the back door. No sign of him. A shiver ran up her spine. Where had he gone?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThere must be a logical explanation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eKimber searched the front entrance and found his work boots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003e The tips of her ears burned. She tucked her phone in her pocket and went back inside, locking the door to the garage. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eWhen she found him, he was going to be in big trouble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Pour a cup of hot chocolate, settle in, and lose yourself in a darkness that lingers long after the lights go out...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52553731899762,"sku":"The Darker Days_Ebook","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0892\/5279\/0642\/files\/BookBrushImage-2025-8-12-13-413.png?v=1755024078"},{"product_id":"the-darker-days-1","title":"The Darker Days Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I want more!\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"100% recommend...I haven't sat down and read a book for over 20 years and now am hooked.\" JS, Shopify Customer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pandemic, worldwide darkness. And then her boyfriend disappeared. It had been a rough morning, even by her standards.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eGet ready for a thrilling ride! A pandemic, worldwide darkness. And then her boyfriend disappeared...Dive Into the Darkness...Maybe she should apologize... But he was gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKimber Nilsen is a nurse during the worldwide pandemic, Nogoes, and handles the crisis with the same efficiency as any other day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen darkness falls in the middle of a hot July.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKimber is afraid of the dark, so when her boyfriend, Jordan Lange, disappears, she's troubled by his last text: we need to talk. Plagued with fear and doubt, unspoken mysteries haunt and threaten to tear her apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quest to find Jordan takes her deep into a world of good and evil, distorted reality, and Kimber finds out the darkness brings out dangerous ideas and hive-minded reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd as she faces the most difficult challenge yet, triumph might mean simply getting out alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDive Into the Darkness...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eMaybe she should apologize. Not that she did anything wrong, but he had seemed upset. She made her way to the bedroom, stopping abruptly. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eThe door was open; the light was on. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003e“Jordan?” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eThe bed was empty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eKimber checked the master bath. “Jordan? You in here?” she called, retracing her steps, and continued her search throughout the quiet house.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eNo answer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eHe couldn’t have gone far. She pulled out her phone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003e5:20. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eShe tried calling his number. It went straight to voicemail. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eShe ended the call.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eKimber headed to the back door, slipping into the extravagant three-stall garage. His pickup was in the first parking spot closest to the door. The Mustang was in the far stall, and the Harley Road King was in its place in the middle. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003eJordan said he was going to lie down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e Maybe he went to check on the cattle. She headed to the back door. No sign of him. A shiver ran up her spine. Where had he gone?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThere must be a logical explanation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eKimber searched the front entrance and found his work boots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Mincho;\"\u003e The tips of her ears burned. She tucked her phone in her pocket and went back inside, locking the door to the garage. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eWhen she found him, he was going to be in big trouble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .3in; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Pour a cup of hot chocolate, settle in, and lose yourself in a darkness that lingers long after the lights go out...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52555078402418,"sku":"The Darker Days_Paperback","price":17.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0892\/5279\/0642\/files\/BookBrushImage-2025-9-7-16-3134.png?v=1757280709"},{"product_id":"the-green-door-audiobook","title":"The Green Door Audiobook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWHAT HAPPENS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA coming-of-age novel about a young girl growing up in rural North Dakota in the 1980s. Beloved by readers of all ages, recommended if you are going through a hard time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book was so good!! Well written and suspenseful! Characters are true to the area its set in. Definitely recommend\" -Amazon Kindle Customer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummer 1985, ten-year-old Rosemarie Mattson is afraid to find out what goes on behind the green door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRosemarie Mattson isn’t worried when her parents offer next-door neighbors a place to stay. Then the Sims move with them at the family country home, and their presence appears to be permanent. And when family edges are blurred, Rosemarie is suddenly afraid to ask what happens behind the guarded green door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet ready to listen beyond the pages!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hazel Mattice Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61681760043378,"sku":"Green Door_Audiobook","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0892\/5279\/0642\/files\/BookBrushImage-2026-4-22-12-241_edited.png?v=1776879171"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0892\/5279\/0642\/collections\/BookBrushImage-2025-10-27-8-2620.png?v=1775069499","url":"https:\/\/shophazelmatticebooks.myshopify.com\/collections\/new-releases.oembed","provider":"Hazel Mattice Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}