{"product_id":"the-shadows-of-rockwater-ray-moseley-9798300732677","title":"The Shadows of Rockwater","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeneath the shadow of the mountain's spire, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA town was born, forged by earth and fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRockwater they named it, strong as stone, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA place where whispers of legend are grown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts woods are deep, its rivers wide, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut shadows and secrets in them reside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn days of old when the earth was young, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the settlers came and songs were sung, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey carved a home from the rugged land, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFelled the trees with weary hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet whispers followed where axes fell, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories of things no tongue should tell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy campfires bright, the elders spoke, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf cries in the woods and the snapping of oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey warned the young to tread with care, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor not all in the forest is kind or fair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd thus, the seeds of fear were sown, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA town of mortals where shadows roamed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach year would pass, and yet more would see, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat Rockwater was bound to mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot just by tale, nor by myth alone, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut by truths in the night that made grown men moan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor beasts and specters, cryptids, and lore, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLingered always just beyond the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne by one, the stories grew, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA girl possessed, her spirit askew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hunter stalked by a wendigo's call, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman of stone, who killed them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach tale was born from a fearful heart, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet each seemed more than a fanciful art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so the people, though weathered and wise, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnew Rockwater's truths were not woven lies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey whispered warnings, their voices grim, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf beasts that stalk in the forest dim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beware the deer with their too-bright eyes, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the cry in the night that a man denies.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Do not tread near the lab on the hill, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere metal and madness bend nature's will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor in their halls, and beneath their stone, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorse than the forest's own horrors are grown.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus, Rockwater thrived, but not without pain, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA town held fast by fear's grim chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ray Moseley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798300732677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Ray Moseley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851065471231,"sku":"9798300732677","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shadows-of-rockwater-ray-moseley-9798300732677","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}