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Be Authentic

(2026)
(A book in the Echoes of the Forgotten series)
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What happens when 12 storytellers unleash their darkest visions? You don’t just read it. You experience it. Echoes of the Forgotten is a multi-author series that will stay with you long after the final page.

12 Authors. 12 Books. Zero escape. Make sure to check out all the books in the Echoes of the Forgotten collection, you don't want to miss them!!

In Matthew Hollis Damon's entry, Be Authentic, the most honest version of yourself might not survive.
Ali Mercer has built a life out of being seen. Millions of followers. Endless attention. A version of herself so refined it feels real—even to her.

When she returns to her small coastal hometown in Maine after fifteen years away, she expects a funeral, some awkward memories, and a quick trip back to Los Angeles.

Instead, she discovers that nothing has changed. The town is still ruled by a mysterious calendar that predicts the future, and people still treat its words as gospel.

On her very first walk through town, a handsome man she hasn’t seen since high school approaches her with a smile and tells her they’re getting married in seven days. According to the calendar, the wedding has already been decided. Because in Cundy’s Harbor, the future is commanded.

Ali was never one to do what she's told, but she discovers her hometown is teeming with envy and coercion. The harder Ali pushes against the future, the more it seems to be coming for her. Can she escape it?


Genre: Mystery

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