Greetings, travelers, and welcome to another stop in the Otherworld.  Today, we’re looking at a great award-winning story that you’re no doubt going to absolutely fall into, because it’s immersive, intriguing, and overall just a wildly enjoyable read.  If you’re looking for an expressive and interesting supernatural-meets-cerebral contemporary fantasy thriller, read on to learn more about A Haunting Deception.

Author Micah Briarmoon brings an award-winning ghost story out of the mist with his debut title, A Haunting Deception, Ascension Series Book 1.  It’s a deeply engrossing look at the way that spiritual energy interacts with our world, and it isn’t played for big reactions or shock, but for the emotional resonance it is capable of.  Briarmoon’s characters feel multi-dimensional, not like they are scribbles in a page, but real people who might exist beyond just what’s been written about them.  They’ve lived lives before readers meet them, and because of that, there’s more at stake than merely reading about a new revelation.  They’re also flawed, apt to make mistakes, and feel more human because of that.  All told, it’s an immersive story that has great depth, even before you get to the supernatural elements of the story, which Briarmoon also excels at developing.

A rookie detective investigating a cold case uncovers a mysterious woman orchestrating a sinister swap, trapping a delivery driver to save herself from a captor obsessed with finding love.

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Jared Davenport, a once celebrated architect in New York, finds himself in a downward spiral after his personal and professional lives crumble. Working as a delivery driver, he meets the alluring yet enigmatic Nong Ekamai. The mysterious Nong, a fellow architect, ostensibly lives in an award-winning mansion. But Jared has yet to discover what lurks inside.

Rookie Detective Brandon Spencer struggles to gain footing in his new career. A four-year-old cold case involving the abduction of Nong Ekamai leads him to believe another abduction may be imminent. The detective races against time to find Nong and capture the abductor before anyone else goes missing.

As Jared and Brandon unravel the mystery of Nong, they become swept up in a world of energy manipulators and an obsessed spectral entity.

Meanwhile, a larger danger looms, as a corrupt shaman seeks vengeance that threatens them all.

Though A Haunting Deception takes place in our world, it’s also got layers of otherworldly, paranormal notions that make it feel like something more.  Not just a ghost story, it’s also got a sort of crime drama veneer sitting atop the tale as well, and neither of these points detract from one another.  Instead, Briarmoon strikes a careful balance, weaving a narrative that is better than all of its individual parts.  If you’d like to see how this substantial tapestry unfolds, don’t hesitate.  With two other books on the way, now is a great time to dive into this wonderful series.  Check out A Haunting Deception, Ascension Series Book 1, on the author’s website today.

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