{"product_id":"katie-maes-last-day-william-jr-young-9798277011553","title":"Katie Mae's Last Day","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTragedy doesn't knock. It waits for the ordinary to open the door.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNick never wanted to be a correctional officer, but the need to provide for his growing family put him behind the wall. When violence erupts inside, it doesn't end when the doors close-the shockwaves reach far beyond the incident itself, shattering the lives of those closest to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanny, a close friend and fellow officer, is left carrying the weight of a promise he couldn't keep. Katie, a single mother and corrections officer, feels an old darkness clawing its way back into her life. And Kelly, her fourteen-year-old daughter, becomes caught in the quiet storm building around them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the dead don't disappear so easily. Not here. Not for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs unexplained moments begin to shadow their days-voices where there should be silence, figures where there should be nothing-Danny and Katie are drawn toward something they can't name, something that knows their grief, their guilt, and their secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome hauntings come from the outside.\u003cbr\u003eSome rise from within.\u003cbr\u003eAnd some refuse to leave until the truth is finally faced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatie Mae's Last Day\u003c\/i\u003e is an unsettling, deeply human story about the unseen cost of surviving trauma, the thin boundary between memory and haunting, and the ordinary moments where everything can change-and never change back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatie Mae's Last Day\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting exploration of the human cost of trauma-and the fragile hope that survives even when everything else is gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Young\u003c\/b\u003e, a correctional officer and Wellness Coordinator with nearly two decades of experience, is the author of three nonfiction books exploring the emotional challenges of working in corrections. In his first work of fiction, Young draws on his knowledge and experience from inside the walls to tell a story that is raw, human, and heartbreakingly real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Jr. Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798277011553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.79d","brand":"William Jr. Young","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175902228735,"sku":"9798277011553","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a77e4fb8-6120-4f6f-a9ac-108a37b8d69a.jpg?v=1771336273","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/katie-maes-last-day-william-jr-young-9798277011553","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}