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A novel by Todd Thorne 

For Aubrey and Annie Tucker, their 35th wedding anniversary is meant to be a time of joy, reflection, and rest—a two-week family vacation in the East Tennessee mountains, surrounded by children, grandchildren, and the generations they helped raise. But as the days unfold, the Smoky Mountain retreat becomes less about celebration and more about survival.

Beneath the laughter and toasts lies a family fraying at the edges. Old resentments rise. Addictions resurface. Secrets seep into the silence. And at the center of it all is Aubrey, still quietly haunted by the accidental death of his older brother, Blake. A domineering figure whose shadow looms over the family, even decades later.

Annie, resilient and intuitive, sees the cracks but struggles to hold everyone together. As tensions boil and buried emotions erupt, the couple must confront not only the ghosts of the past but the truth of what their marriage has weathered—and what remains unspoken between them.

Ashes and Amber is a poignant, layered novel about the complexities of family, the weight of memory, and the quiet strength it takes to stay. Set against the raw beauty of the Smokies, it is a reckoning not just with grief—but with love, legacy, and the stories we try to leave behind.

Coming Soon...2026

Book One of the New Cardano Series
By Todd Thorne 

In an alternate 1950s America where nuclear energy is hailed as humanity’s salvation, the city of Monroe, Louisiana, is booming with atomic optimism and industrial ambition. At the center of it all stands the Blast Off Bottling Company, a mysterious new venture promising vitality, strength, and something else hidden in the glow of its radioactive caps.

Dr. Elijah Brinkley, a charismatic traveling salesman with a flair for persuasion, is recruited by the enigmatic tycoon Charles Cardano to help market the company’s revolutionary tonic. But as Elijah descends into the strange world of glowing beverages, whispered side effects, and secret experiments, he begins to question who’s really pulling the levers—and what’s building in the sky above.

While Monroe thrives under the illusion of progress, something unnatural approaches. A celestial force known only as the Surge looms just beyond the atmosphere, unseen by most but growing stronger by the day.

New Cardano: Blast Off! is a pulpy, satirical, and suspense-filled entry into a post-nuclear mythos that blends speculative fiction with Americana, Cold War paranoia, and the eerie glow of a future gone wrong.

Coming Soon... 2025

The Skinner: A Horror Story

By Todd Thorne 

RELEASED JUNE 3RD, find now on Amazon.

Bill Sender was always the quiet one. He spent years in the background, ignored by customers, dismissed by coworkers, and overlooked by every manager he ever served. His name rarely appeared in conversations, and his presence faded into the fluorescent hum of fast food service. But behind that silence lived a second identity. They called him The Skinner, and now, he wanted to be seen.

In this chilling psychological thriller, a popular Cluck Palace  franchise becomes the stage for a dark and unforgettable masterpiece. Bill walks away from the fryer line and takes a job at a gritty industrial plant. Blending in with his usual quiet smile, he waits patiently as coworkers begin to vanish without a trace. Each one becomes part of something larger, something grotesque, something meant to send a message no one will forget.

This novella explores the dangerous power of neglect and the terrifying cost of invisibility. Through sharp dialogue and steady pacing, readers are drawn into the mind of a man who believes the world owes him its attention. What follows is a descent into obsession, one plate at a time, one victim at a time, until the final course is served.

If you think the worst danger at work is a difficult boss, you might be looking in the wrong direction. The real threat may come from the quiet man in the back, the one who never complains, the one who never forgets. He has been watching. He has been planning. And now, he is ready to be heard.

By Todd Thorne 

In a deceptively peaceful society ruled entirely by women, boys are raised for one chilling purpose: to walk. On the day of the Contest, they are sent onto a circular track winding through an idyllic countryside, designed, built, and lovingly maintained by the very women who raised them. The rules are simple: walk until only one remains.

The prize? A life of luxury, fame, and eternal rest, so they’re told.

But when one boy begins to question everything he's been taught, the cracks in the perfect world begin to show. Behind the manicured lawns and pastel dresses lies a darker truth: the winner of the Contest isn’t granted a future… he’s placed in cryogenic sleep, stored and forgotten, a relic of a ritual long devoid of meaning.

As friendships fracture and the Contest pushes their bodies and minds to the brink, a handful of boys band together. With the unexpected help of the community leader’s own rebellious daughter, they make an unthinkable decision: to fight back, to break the cycle, and to forge a new way forward.

The Contest: Walk to Survive is a haunting dystopian tale of quiet control, ritualized sacrifice, and the unstoppable spark of rebellion. In a world where tradition kills, walking away may be the only way to survive.

Coming Soon...2026

By Todd Thorne 

When the world begins to crumble, Hudson Hollins wants only one thing: to reach his son.

A quiet virus starts overseas, barely a whisper on the news. But in a matter of weeks, it turns into a global panic. Borders close. Roads shut down. Society fractures not with an explosion, but with silence. And in the middle of it all, Hudson, a man with a prison record, a broken past, and nothing left to lose; knows he cannot wait for help. He has to move. From Wyoming to Tennessee. On foot, if he must.

With only a backpack, a journal, and the strength of a father's love, Hudson walks through a changing America, one abandoned town, one closed-off checkpoint, one uncertain mile at a time. Along the way, he witnesses what remains of the people, the places, and the system that once held it all together.

Told in raw, reflective entries, What Remains is a haunting and deeply human novel about endurance, guilt, and the unbreakable bond between parent and child. As the world darkens, one man’s journey becomes a quiet act of hope.

Coming Soon...2027

The String Jumper

By Todd Thorne 

Than Strong is thirteen years old.
He’s already in high school, brilliant with numbers, socially awkward, and occasionally immature… okay, maybe more than occasionally. But nothing could prepare him for the day he dies in a car crash, except that in another version of his life, he survives.

Than discovers something incredible: time isn’t a single thread, it’s a web of strings.
And somehow, he’s still in it.

Now able to jump between timelines, Than watches as different versions of himself, his family, and his entire town change based on the choices they’ve made, or didn’t. In one string, his dad is paralyzed by grief. In another, his classmates are strangers. And in every one, Than is being watched.

Something, or someone, wants to stop him from jumping the strings. But Than has one goal:
Help his dad heal. And maybe save more than one life along the way.

Coming Soon...2027

Her Sky Had Seasons: Momma’s Story

By Todd Thorne 

This is the story of a woman who lived with bipolar disorder, not just as a diagnosis, but as a daily battle between light and shadow, joy and sorrow, storm and stillness. She was a daughter, a friend, and most of all, my Momma.

There were days when the world couldn't keep up with her brilliance. And there were others when the weight of the world nearly crushed her. She faced hospital stays, moments of confusion, and long silences. But through it all, she was kind, loving, fierce, and deeply human.

In her final years, Alzheimer’s stole pieces of her memory, but never the love she carried or the strength that defined her.

This book is not just about illness, it's about resilience. It's about how a woman weathered emotional seasons and still showed up as a mother, a protector, and a gentle force in the lives around her.

Her Sky Had Seasons is a tribute to every person who lives with mental illness, and to the families who love them through every rise and fall.

Coming Soon... 2028