{"product_id":"stories-i-had-to-write-nicola-lonie-9798198035461","title":"Stories I Had to Write - Volume II","description":"\u003cb\u003eStories I Had to Write - Volume II\u003c\/b\u003e by Nicola Lonie is not a collection for the faint-hearted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are stories steeped in the cold salt air of Scotland's north-east, where grief lingers in old stone buildings, the sea keeps its dead, and ordinary lives fracture beneath the weight of secrets too terrible to remain buried. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross haunted fishing villages, windswept castles, lonely council estates, offshore oil platforms and shadowed school corridors, Nicola Lonie weaves tales that blur the line between psychological horror and the supernatural. Some stories whisper quietly before tightening around your throat. Others drag you straight into darkness from the very first page.\u003cbr\u003eInside these pages you will encounter: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eancient stone roses that reveal devastating futures, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edrowned figures returning from the North Sea, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003echildhood trauma that refuses to stay buried, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand unseen things waiting patiently behind the walls of everyday life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAt the heart of every story lies something painfully human: loneliness, fear, survival, guilt, love, and the desperate need to be seen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDark, atmospheric and deeply unsettling, \u003ci\u003eStories I Had to Write - Volume II\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting collection that will stay with you long after the final page. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicola Lonie writes stories that sit in the uncomfortable space between reality and something darker. Her work explores silence, guilt, and the hidden truths people carry - often long after they should have been spoken. Her writing is influenced by a fascination with human behaviour, moral choices, and the consequences that follow when those choices are ignored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStories I Had to Write - Volume II\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection shaped by years of ideas that refused to stay quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicola Lonie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798198035461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Nicola Lonie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173622653183,"sku":"9798198035461","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stories-i-had-to-write-nicola-lonie-9798198035461","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}