Here is a powerful snippet from “Beyond Dreamscape Conspiracy” when former Marine Force Recon Scout Sniper, Russell Carter, breaks down under the weight of his PTSD. I chose to share this piece because it is essential to the character and is a good example of how wrecked he is emotionally by his affliction. I especially […]
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Mirror Mirror: Halloween Party of the Century by Gary Wise Emily Clarke‘s Review – Apr 21, 2026 Mirror Mirror Halloween Party of the Century is an absolute whirlwind of chaos, mystery, and mind-bending twists that kept me hooked from start to finish. What begins as a glamorous Halloween party quickly spirals into a gripping sequence of […]
“Dreamscape Conspiracy” – The Interrogation Here is a sample chapter from the morning after a break-in at the lab, where every piece of server technology was smashed and nearly four years of archives were wiped out. Oddly, Dreamscape 1.0 and the NeuroNet device were untouched. Why leave the only technology driving the research intact? That […]
The book “Mirror Mirror” was seized as evidence before Sandy could finish the chapter on how to breakout off this relationship…that she swore was not a relationship…and Paul, who was on the same wavelength. With new terrors and threats to her safety, Sandy barely escapes with Paul’s guidance. What they survived together slowly developed an […]
Updated Author Bio for Novellaire Circle Book Club Gary G. Wise is a recovering Corporate Performance Consultant who survived for 35+ years before choosing to redeploy his remaining trips around the sun by writing fictional thrillers…and staying out of jail. He’s never been caught and has managed to complete seven novels since redeployment, with an […]
The unknown entity becomes an instant guardian when it deploys invasive means to protect Sandy from an assault at the party. Watching two assailants receive a blinding death from an ordinary dressing mirror sends a helpless Sandy into a mix of shock and horror. Hearing a man’s voice bloom in her mind only added […]
Sandra (Sandy) Tillman is an ordinary 32-year-old real estate agent who lives with her best friend, Melissa Merriweather (Mel). Sandy feels every part of ordinary, by her own design, enjoys being unseen, and is quite comfortable staying below the radar of life. Good plan on paper…until Mel inherits a century-old estate that had been tied […]
What started as a Halloween party ran into unexpected outcomes for Sandy Tillman and her best friend, Melissa Merriweather. What would you do if you picked up a book with an intriguing title and discovered that you did not possess the book, but the book possessed you simply because you read the inscription inside the […]
This morning, I poked around the “Goodreads” book reviews and ratings site and discovered that my first novel, “Mirror Mirror – Halloween Party of the Century,” had accumulated 44 ratings, all with 5 stars, and over 20 written reviews. That discovery earned a fist pump and a shrill “WooHoo!” that terrified the nearest cat. Mirror […]
The hot shower felt great, and Sandy stood like a statue with her back to the steaming heat. While the dust came off quickly, memories of the mirror and the voice clung to her regardless of how hot or long the water rained down upon her. After she finished her shower and toweled off, she […]