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A novel by Robert Cavaliere, Night City is a darkly poetic tale of identity, survival, and the hunger for meaning in a world that has left her behind. A visceral blend of gothic horror, punk rebellion, and vampire mythos, this novel redefines what it means to be immortal in an ever-changing world.
Awakening from a century-long slumber, Camille de Montfort, a fledgling vampyress of the 1880s, finds herself thrust into the chaotic pulse of 1980s New York City. The gaslit world she knew is gone, replaced by the searing glow of neon, the primal scream of punk rock, and the hypnotic flicker of MTV. But as she navigates this strange new era—its high-rises, subways, new ideas, and dizzying excess—she realizes something far more dangerous than sunlight stalks her: a secret cabal of vampire hunters, ruthless and relentless, who have spent decades refining their craft.
Still untested in her powers, Camille must learn to master her burgeoning abilities while staying hidden in the shadows of the city’s underground. From the anarchic energy of night clubs to the existential musings of late-night diner philosophers, she grapples with her dark nature and the crushing weight of immortality. Is she a veiled night-stalker, a relic, or something else entirely?
As the hunters close in, Seraphina must decide whether to flee into the night or embrace her true nature—before the city, or her own despair, consumes her.
Loneliness has a way of creeping in—especially when you’re new in town, desperate for connection, and haunted by dreams you can’t explain. So when Carmilla appears—mysterious, intoxicating, and unlike anyone you’ve ever met—you ignore the warnings. The way she seems to know you better than you know yourself. The strange exhaustion that follows her touch. The whispers about girls who’ve vanished after meeting someone just like her.
You tell yourself it’s just infatuation. That the fever dreams, the phantom wounds, the sense of being slowly drained are all in your head. But Carmilla’s love is possessive, her hunger undeniable. And by the time you realize the truth—that she’s been coming to you at night in forms both tender and terrifying—it might already be too late.
A seductive, spine-chilling reinvention by novelist Robert Cavaliere based on J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s classic gothic tale, this modern retelling of Carmilla reimagines the original vampyress as a predatory obsession in the shadows of contemporary America—where desire and horror intertwine, and the line between passion and possession blurs into blood.
Charley Goode is running—from his past, from his grief, and from the hollow life he’s been sleepwalking through since his brother’s death. The only thing tethering him to the wreckage of memory is his brother’s abandoned ’68 Chevelle, a half-restored project car left to rot in a garage hundreds of miles away. Now, with nothing but a duffel bag, a busted knuckle’s worth of determination, and the open road ahead, Charley sets off to reclaim what’s left of the man he used to be.
From sun-scorched highways to neon-lit dive bars, Panfried Dialogues is a raw, unflinching journey through the heart of American restlessness. Along the way, Charley collides with drifters, dreamers, and ghosts—each one a mirror to his own fractured soul. As the miles blur behind him, he must confront the question that’s been gnawing at him all along: Is he saving the car, or is the car saving him?
In the tradition of Kerouac, Steinbeck, and Denis Johnson, Robert Cavaliere’s novel is a lyrical, gasoline-scented ode to loss, redemption, and the things we chase when there’s nothing left to hold onto.
Julian Carr has spent years staring into the abyss. As an investigative journalist, he’s chronicled the worst humanity has to offer—brutal crimes, senseless violence, the kind of darkness that lingers long after the headlines fade. But when a new case lands on his desk, something about it unsettles him in ways he can’t explain. The details defy logic: evidence that vanishes, witnesses who remember nothing, and a victim whose wounds bear markings no coroner can identify. Little by little, the trail pulls Julian deeper, blurring the line between hard-nosed investigation and something far more sinister.
As his obsession grows, Julian’s once-stable life begins to unravel. His wife, Erin, watches helplessly as the man she loves slips further into the shadows of a mystery that shouldn’t exist. The deeper he digs, the more the truth resists explanation—until Julian is forced to confront the unthinkable: that the evil he’s chasing might not be human at all.
Robert Cavaliere’s Phenomena is a masterful descent into the unknown, where the rules of reality bend and the horrors of the mind take terrifying shape. A gripping blend of noir grit and supernatural dread, this novel asks: How far would you go for the truth when the truth could destroy you?
