The Stitches on the Stone

Lauradelle's Redemption

by Christopher J. Finn

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Pub Date May 07 2022 | Archive Date Oct 13 2022

Finn Fiction | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles

Horror | Mystery & Thrillers | Sci Fi & Fantasy

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Description

The Stitches on the Stone: Lauradelle’s Redemption follows Benji Watson, Janis Mayfair, and Edward Menzies—three very different people leading very different lives—who stumble upon a painted river stone interconnecting their lives through a web of horrors woven by the essence of the town they call home.

What began as a Halloween party of the ages quickly devolved into a race to discover the meaning behind Lauradelle’s surreal pitting of Janis Mayfair’s obsession with teenage Benji’s balefire—a mystical fire she saw burning within him each time she closed her eyes. Her fixation on Benji and the stone she mistakingly believed he carried forced Benji to elicit help from his friends, and soon they discover there’s more to Janis and the town of Lauradelle than meets the eye.

Meanwhile, Edward Menzies, a chauvinistic brute succumbing to his raging balefire, scours the town for the picture-perfect woman who can sate the fire scorching what he believes is his eternal soul. Those he deemed unworthy are beaten and locked in constructed pens in the basement of his home.

Benji, Janis, and Edward did not know that a single entity sat at the center of their mysterious web, manipulating the fabric of time to serve its nefarious needs.

One thing is certain. Lauradelle will never be the same.

A Note From the Publisher

Illustrated by Christopher J. Finn

Also Available as an Ebook

Advance Praise

"June 2022 will forever be the time when I learned the phrase, 'Damsel in a sundress.' What a book! I adore horror but find most of the contemporary literature more cringey than scary and a lot less fun to finish. The Stitches on the Stone: Lauradelle's Redemption by Christopher J. Finn ticks all the boxes of good paranormal fiction. Is it well written? Yes. Is it entertaining from start to finish? Yes. Do the characters feel like people you know when we finish? Absolutely. In fact, the characters are so well developed that I started to connect to them in the way that I might a niece or a nephew. The gore is balanced with intelligent humor and just plain good storytelling. This leads to the most important question: should you read it? 100% yes.”
—Jaime Michele