"Finding Home" by Kevin Mullin

Amy Collins is a ten-year-old girl whose story is filled with laughter and tears. In 1930, her father died in New York City. Her new stepfamily was vicious and hostile toward her. An incident caused her mother to send her off to live with unfamiliar relatives in Faucette, Louisiana where her whole world changed. She had a problem making friends because she was an outsider and the locals treated her with indifference. She had to navigate through an unfriendly environment to make a place for herself. She met and tried to understand the unique citizens of Faucette. Their ways, feuds, and customs confused her, but she doggedly attempted to fit in and become a newly minted country girl. In the process, the town went through some monumental changes of its own. Amy’s heartwarming and bittersweet journey is packed with mysterious people, a creepy farmhand, family secrets, and dangerous encounters. Follow Amy’s adventures as she goes about FINDING HOME. 

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Amy Collins Series Book One

Published by Written Words Publishing LLC, 2022

Young Adult, Fiction, General

Paperback ISBN: 978-1-7356856-4-9

eBook ISBN: 978-1-7356856-5-6

6x9 inches, 516 pages

In Amy Collins: A Boston Adventure, the heroine of Finding Home navigates the upheaval of leaving her rustic Louisiana home for an exclusive Boston neighborhood after finding out she was switched at birth. Her new family consists of a mother who rarely gets out of bed, an uncle who talks to an invisible bird, a blind cousin who is desperate for a friend, and various other eccentric aunts and uncles, as well as a house filled with servants who have their own secrets. A murder investigation ensues, with almost everyone being a suspect, including a pill-popping governess and a secretive butler. Amy, alongside her older sister Millie, discovers adventure in cityscapes, forests, and beaches, encountering creepy dolls, poison ivy, Scarlett Fever, and betrayal. This heartwarming journey explores the joy of finding a new family, only to be disrupted by shocking events that cast doubt on Amy’s entire future, leaving her yearning for her Louisiana home. 

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Amy Collins Series Book Two

Published by Written Words Publishing LLC, 2024

Young Adult, Fiction, General

Paperback ISBN: 978-1-961610-11-8

eBook ISBN: 978-1-961610-12-5

6x9 inches, 474 pages

Other Worlds, Other Nightmaresby Kevin Mullin takes readers on a journey into the eerie and unknown with twelve masterfully crafted short stories. In the tradition of Weird Tales, Amazing Stories Magazine and Thrilling Wonder Stories, Mullin bends the protective boundaries of reality, leading ordinary people into extraordinary and terrifying situations.

Two adventurers break into The Lawton House and uncover a terrifying secret in an antebellum mansion with a haunting past. A young married woman named Priscilla learns of her husband’s plans for their future and decides to make him pay after he forces her to comply. Scientific ambition leads to unforeseen horrors in Nelson’s Experiment, while residents of Paladine find out that crime is not a good thing. 

Sculpture and Witchcraftdelves into magic, sorcery and revenge in post-WWII Louisiana. The Finger Lake Kelpie and The Vampire Princess of Kheliesis offers us a chilling reminder that some nightmares should never be awakened.

Occasionally, love has a downside, as the unfortunate children of a dominating Mother can testify. Accidents Happen when scientists try to delve into the world of magic. And Maybe gives an example of why we should think before we act.

The day of PM 210 arrives because perfection seems to be the expectation of men and women nowadays. And amongst these sci-fi stories, The Wizard and the Djinntakes place in a fantasy world where science is minimal and people advance their society by magic. 

Enter these worlds, but beware—they are born of nightmares. 

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Published by Written Words Publishing LLC, 2024

Horror, Science Fiction, Dark Fantasy, Short Stories 

Paperback ISBN: 978-1-961610-20-0

eBook ISBN: 978-1-961610-21-7

6x9 inches, 306 pages