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Magic Darkening, Alaric's Legacy Book Two

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Alaric’s imminent return threatens Myriad and the five misfit heroes who can stop him have been flung to the far corners of the world.

Before they can confront him, they must battle a Kraken worshipping sect, traverse a haunted forest, escape an assassin’s guild, and discover the evil hidden in the city where the Dark Prince was born. No sweat, right?

If they fail, dark magic will again spread across the land.

The Sorcerers' Castle, Alaric's Legacy Book One

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Five unruly heroes and a world teetering on Armageddon – what could go wrong?

A bad-tempered elf, charismatic roguish, empathic naiad, innocent farm girl, and fierce Asidi are all that stand in the way of the return of Alaric, an evil necromancer banished to a rift world decades before.

If they fail to stop him, his cult of followers will rise again and upend the uneasy truce between the magical species and humans on Myriad, leading to a cataclysmic war.

Before they do that, the unlikely heroes must survive the ominous Sorcerers' Castle, a horde of demonic beasts, murderers on the loose, and each other.



Disclaimer: This book contains adult situations, mature content, a smattering of dark humor, and loads of page-turning fun.

Childhood Rites: A Short Story

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When Eric Deal answers a knock on his front door, the last person he expects to find is Justin Findley, a childhood friend he hasn’t seen in years.

But Justin isn’t there to swap pleasantries. He’s searching for Stan Whitman, the hard-partying final member of their old trifecta, who recently disappeared from their hometown after meeting a mysterious woman.

Soon, Eric and Justin are navigating the East Texas piney woods in pursuit of their friend, where they will discover that the truth of what happened to Stan is more terrifying than anything they could conjure in their darkest imaginations.

Elyuum Series

The Shadow Of All Things, Book One

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When a man in a torn trench coat warns college-student Evelyn Cheng that something evil is coming down the tunnel where their subway train has stalled, she is ready to write him off as crazy until the terrifying creatures appear.

Through him, Evelyn discovers she is a seer and that a battle between good and evil is raging in New York City among her kind and the otherworldly Elyuum, who seek to tighten their grip on the city.

Spanning multiple universes with a sprawling cast of characters, Evelyn and others must stop the Elyuum before they conquer all existence.

Nightfall Gardens Trilogy

Nightfall Gardens, Book One

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What evil grows in Nightfall Gardens?

Vain Lily Blackwood and her shy brother Silas wonder if their family will ever settle in one place long enough to lead a normal life. When a mysterious stranger arrives claiming to be their uncle, they discover their parents have been hiding a secret that turns their world upside down.

The two are kidnapped to Nightfall Gardens, the family’s ancestral home, a place shrouded in ancient mystery, where they meet their dying grandmother and learn of an age-old curse placed on Blackwood females.

Lily must take over as protector of the house and three haunted gardens that hold mythical beasts, fairy-tale nightmares, and far worse. If she doesn’t, the evil trapped there will be unleashed and bring on a new dark age.

While she deals with malevolent ghosts inside the house, Silas is put to work in the gardens, where one wrong step means death.

Along the way, they search to unlock the secrets of the house and to stop the creatures in the gardens before the world is destroyed.

Nightfall Gardens (Nightfall Gardens, #1)

The Shadow Garden, Book Two

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What darkness blooms in The Shadow Garden? 
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Precocious Lily Blackwood carries a responsibility far greater than other people. As the last female Blackwood, she must keep the evils in Pandora’s Box from destroying the world.

With the help of her younger brother Silas, the dusk riders, and her best friend Cassandra, she must protect Nightfall Gardens and ensure that the fairy-tale monsters, old gods, and deathly shades stay separated from humanity.

But now, the creatures bound to the Gardens are gaining strength and threatening to break loose. Bemisch, a malevolent witch, has escaped into the mist land to join forces with Eldritch, a powerful nature god. The mysterious Smiling Ladies hold the key to a dark secret from the Blackwood family’s past, and something once again roams the halls of the manor, trying to kill Lily.

Worse yet, her fourteenth birthday is approaching and with it a dangerous rite of passage. Lily must enter the Shadow Garden, home of all that is nightmarish, and come face to face with her most terrifying threat yet.

Allen Houston's books on Goodreads
Nightfall Gardens Nightfall Gardens (Nightfall Gardens, #1)
reviews: 55
ratings: 232 (avg rating 4.01)

The Labyrinth The Labyrinth (Nightfall Gardens, #3)
reviews: 13
ratings: 65 (avg rating 4.48)

The Shadow Garden The Shadow Garden (Nightfall Gardens, #2)
reviews: 21
ratings: 99 (avg rating 4.43)

The Shadow Of All Things The Shadow Of All Things (Elyuum #1)
reviews: 9
ratings: 15 (avg rating 4.20)

Childhood Rites: A Short Story Childhood Rites: A Short Story
reviews: 1
ratings: 4 (avg rating 4.50)

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The Shadow Garden (Nightfall Gardens, #2)

The Labyrinth, Book Three

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​What perils flourish in Nightfall Gardens?
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​Time is running out for Lily and Silas Blackwood in their hunt to destroy Pandora’s Box before the beings of Nightfall Gardens unleash its evil upon an unsuspecting world.


Loyalties will be tested, and friends will make the ultimate sacrifice as the two face off against an army of horrors that live in the Gardens.

At the center of it all stands the Labyrinth, a maze haunted by dying gods and startling secrets that Lily must navigate to find Pandora’s Box. But will she be too late?

The Labyrinth is the nail-biting conclusion to the “Nightfall Gardens” trilogy.

The Labyrinth (Nightfall Gardens, #3)
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