Bootleg Cove.
Some waters have secrets... especially the waters of Bootleg Cove.
In 1967, young widow Willie Douglas and her four-year-old son move to remote Bootleg Cove on the shore of Chesapeake Bay with a plan to renovate and re-open an abandoned restaurant. With no real-world experience, Willie is grateful when Harry Warner, a local handyman, shows up out of the blue, offering to help. When Amanda and Sam, two lost siblings, came to her door in need of help and a place to stay, softhearted Willie takes them in, happy to have the company.
But despite her new friends, Willie is having trouble adjusting to her life of isolation. It's not just the sweltering heat and constant storms wearing on Willie's already fragile emotions. Her mysterious handyman seems to know more than he's willing to share, Amanda and Sam are acting strange, and Willie is seeing too many things that she can't explain or refuses to believe. She's starting to realize that all three of her companions have more history with Bootleg Cove than she could possibly imagine.
But the most shocking revelation about Bootleg Cove is still to come...
This story was previously published by Samhain and is 26,300 words.
Genre: Horror
Some waters have secrets... especially the waters of Bootleg Cove.
In 1967, young widow Willie Douglas and her four-year-old son move to remote Bootleg Cove on the shore of Chesapeake Bay with a plan to renovate and re-open an abandoned restaurant. With no real-world experience, Willie is grateful when Harry Warner, a local handyman, shows up out of the blue, offering to help. When Amanda and Sam, two lost siblings, came to her door in need of help and a place to stay, softhearted Willie takes them in, happy to have the company.
But despite her new friends, Willie is having trouble adjusting to her life of isolation. It's not just the sweltering heat and constant storms wearing on Willie's already fragile emotions. Her mysterious handyman seems to know more than he's willing to share, Amanda and Sam are acting strange, and Willie is seeing too many things that she can't explain or refuses to believe. She's starting to realize that all three of her companions have more history with Bootleg Cove than she could possibly imagine.
But the most shocking revelation about Bootleg Cove is still to come...
This story was previously published by Samhain and is 26,300 words.
Genre: Horror
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