Hideous

A woman’s dark story of monsters and madmen, of lust and revenge. Bret Paris introduces us to a new character in this first novella in the Eve Cartwright series.

Eve Cartwright is a renowned reporter with a tormented past. Paroled to the isolated town of Hollow Creek, her life is one level above hell. She has landed in a town without a heart, without a soul, without children. A town hiding a horrific secret. Eve lives a daily nightmare of savage locals and a sadistic Sheriff. Each night, dreams of Eve’s dead daughter come to her in a whiskey laden sleep. There is little to live for, until a local is savagely killed. Emile, the town’s newspaper man, dismisses Old Bob’s death as a drunk and a mountain lion. But, there’s something wrong, and Eve knows it. Threats and warnings, to leave the story alone, only heighten Eve’s suspicions. Then, the twins appear, Aaron and Thera. The perfect man, the perfect woman. Dark, mysterious, erotic. Their sexuality awakens Eve’s deepest desires and the townspeople’s greatest fears. When another local disappears and dark monsters hide in the night, Eve becomes the hunted. Something inhuman wants Eve. The Sheriff will never allow Eve to expose Hollow Creek’s macabre secret, while others struggle with gut wrenching guilt over the lost lives of the innocent. To obtain redemption, Eve must discover the truth. To warn the world, she must survive creatures both beautiful and hideous.

Bret Paris has often been described as a true Renaissance Man. But if you ask him he would tell you that's a load of crap. He's a teacher, an inventor, a photographer, a businessman, an athlete and a writer. His parents, an ultra conservative father and an equally liberal mother, instilled in him strong values and unorthodox thinking. Nothing seemed impossible with the right amount of work, driven by a never-ending passion for the task at hand. Bret’s love of writing began in high school. His mother, 
an avant-garde publisher, hoping to broaden her athletic sons’ interests, surrounded them with artists, poets, actors and writers. He attended Claremont/McKenna College and was drafted by the San Francisco Giants. Whether playing baseball, running a business, or teaching golf as a PGA Professional, he has always pursued his greatest passion, writing. The majority of his work has been screenplays. His latest, "Ernest and Ore" is in pre-production at Americana Films.