Run for your life, or die trying.
The sea always takes something.
For Captain Hal Stonebrook, a routine fishing trip aboard the Elusive Destiny turns into a nightmare when something unnatural rises from the depths-something that refuses to stay caught.
What begins as a strange catch quickly becomes a fight for survival as an unrelenting predator stalks the ship, learning the crew's every move.
And it has no intention of returning to the depths. The ocean wouldn't claim it if it did.
Trapped on their ship with something that adapts faster than they can think, the crew becomes prey in a brutal game of survival where the rules are constantly changing, tight corridors turn into slaughterhouses-and the body count is rising.
Because if this thing reaches land-
Destiny, Maine won't stand a chance.
Perfect for fans of:
• Creature horror • Ocean-based terror • Survival thrillers • Fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat short reads
Brace yourself for a chilling descent into the unknown-where the line between hunter and prey vanishes once it reaches the surface.
Autorentext
Eric Beaty began his entrepreneurial career as a well-known guitar instructor on YouTube and performing artist in the Bluegrass guitar circuit. Before dedicating greater focus to his writing career, Eric created and authored several guitar instructional courses and companion books.
In the years since pursuing writing as a career in addition to his music, Eric has authored many books, stories, poems, essays, blog posts, and songs. The basis for much of Eric's writing comes from a great many notebooks and journals that he fills with his experiences, ideas, and stories. In fact, as an additional resource in 2023, Eric created his own Substack, Gleaning Words, to host the best of these "gleaned" journal entries.
Eric has also participated in?and thrice won?the popular writing competition National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in the years 2009, 2015, and 2018. He was also a shortlist winner for the "Art of the Title" competition hosted by the Self-Publishing Advice Conference (SelfPubCon) in 2023.
Fun fact: The first two books in Eric's SMART FOCUS series became a Top 100 Paid Bestseller in their categories on Amazon, alongside several of his favorite authors and their books.
Originally from Monterey, Tennessee, Eric now lives with his wife, Melissa, and their son, DJ, in the ever-growing city of Crossville, Tennessee. He is currently at work on yet another one of his many creative projects.