Take Your Turn, Teddy

No one knows your darkness like your own Shadow.Nothing has been normal for Teddy, not since discovering the harsh identity of the monster he had been living with his whole life—his own father. Teddy and his mother leave that behind to start over in a small Indiana township. But as Teddy begins to learn of humanity's monsters, he unveils an otherworldly evil he calls "The Shadow." The Shadow tests Teddy's vulnerability and growing sense of isolation, poisoning his mind and conjuring a vile killer-in-the-making.A year later, Officer Leonard Strode is called in to offer consultation on a case similar to the most brutal and scarring of those he’s worked on before. One is the case of Jackie Warren, the other, Theodore “Teddy” Blackwood — two missing children. As he and two other officers follow the trail of clues, Strode is haunted by the ghosts of his own past and is horrified to find them wreaking havoc on his present.When both Teddy and Strode finally meet face-to-face, they must confront their inner darkness as well or else be consumed by it.

About the Author

Newlin has published two novels, Not Another Sarah Halls and Take Your Turn, Teddy. Her love of all things dark and grim inspired Newlin to share the horror genre's inherent beauty through her writing. Newlin weaves stories of madness and curiosity that whisper, "What are you afraid of?" She believes that horror begs self-reflection, and perhaps that is what makes these twisted tales truly terrifying. Haley Newlin attended Southern New Hampshire University, where she earned a Master of Fine Arts in English and Creative Writing -- Speculative Fiction. When she's not spinning tales of blood and terror, Newlin is likely falling victim to jump-scares and strobing torments from The Conjuring Universe, watching old Vincent Price movies, or reading Stephen King.

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