The Masks We Wear
Book One of the False Kin Chronicles
They don’t know it yet but mythological beings and creatures from folklore used to come from other realms to walk the earth freely. They just haven’t been here for 3000 years.
And now it’s time for an audit
The False-Kin Chronicles is a new adult paranormal urban fantasy with hidden magic, found family, secrets, and more than a little secondhand embarrassment as these college-age heroes struggle with their identity.
Living as a half-mythical creature in Hemmons, Oregon, isn’t easy, and it’s about to get even more complicated.
Meep is a half-lynx trying to maintain a low profile as a college barista, and Beau is a half-gnome with more brains than common sense. They both find their lives upended when a mysterious Auditor arrives on campus asking uncomfortable questions drawing attention to their secrets.
Forced with the threat of exposure, Meep and Beau form an unlikely alliance and uncover others just like them. As they work together to decipher the auditor’s reports, they uncover a shocking truth that changes their world forever.
If you are a fan of Supernatural, Heroes, and the X-Men, then you will love this introduction to the four part series of The False Kin Chronicles.
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The Ways We Err
They say “to err is human,” but after the shocking revelation in The Masks We Wear, what does being “human” even mean?
Meep is reeling after Jessie fell through a portal to another world, and is convinced that if she was only better then she could have saved her best friend. In her attempts to become stronger and faster, she finds herself in the middle of an underground blood sports ring, and has to learn one of the hardest lessons of all. Can adrenaline fill the gaping wound in her heart?
Kyle struggles with the guilt of causing two disappearances too many. He returns home in a misguided attempt to find answers. Can he undo more than one past mistake?
Beau dives into the exciting world of Aether—and its many applications—to understand the Gnome-tech left behind by the Phelony. Can he learn to avoid falling into an obsessive spiral along the way?
Jessie, stranded in a strange world, must harness her abilities to blend in and navigate unique societies. Can she stop the Kin from declaring war on Earth?
Each one struggles to find their identities while trying desperately to overcome their pasts before time runs out. And the big questions remain: When and how will the Kin make their move against humanity? And, what can we do
when nobody will believe the threat exists?
The Beasts We Are
This is a stand-alone collection of interconnected short stories from The False-Kin Chronicles. Reading the series is not required. (but recommended because they’re cool)
Of Rats and Fauns is a Pied Piper retelling with hints of Edgar Allen Poe’s the Tale Tell heart.
Wraith of the West introduces an intriguing Man Without a Name. This aesthetic tale is more vibes than fear and is haunting in a different kind of way.
The Nightmare Nurse is a classic asylum trope with a modern twist. Mazuki is excited by all the new nightmares she gets to eat during her new job on the crisis unit. But when a violent storm knocks out the power, the nightmares start to eat her instead. consider the nature of nightmares, and meet a monster from Filipino folklore.
The Mantles We Bear
Book 3 of the False Kin Chronicles
Working hard to finish all self edits before it is handed off to our editor.
The Faces We Share
Book 4 of the False Kin Chronicles
TBA Currently most of the way through its first draft. Trying to allign details.
B.D. Carpenter 