Welcome to your cozy corner for all things books, stories, and the strange magic of imagination.

You can read the first 4 chapters of every single book I’ve written—right now, for free.

How to Get Started:

1. Pick the book you want to read from the highlighted blocks
2. Use the "Sort by" dropdown (near the top) to select "Oldest to Newest"
3. Chapter One now appears at the top—and you can read straight through with easy links to the next chapter

Thank you so much for supporting my stories. I hope this space becomes your favourite cozy corner for reading.

💛 Lynette / Rosaline / Stephen 

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Whether you’ve been reading my stories for years or you’ve just found your way here, welcome to my cozy corner for all things books. 

I write under three different pen names, each one a reflection of a different kind of story I love to tell:

Lynette Ferreira – Sweet, sometimes strange, always emotional. These are YA love stories with a touch of the unexpected—bittersweet, gentle, and real. Read free first chapters to see if what I write is what you like to read.

Rosaline Saul – Paranormal romance and YA fantasy with magic, mystery, and soul-deep connections. For readers who believe love and destiny go hand in hand. Read free first chapters to try it out.

Stephen Simpson – YA horror with heart. These stories dig deep into fear, but always leave space for hope, friendship, and the strange beauty of the human experience. Read free first chapters - if you dare.

I'm excited for the future! There’s so much more to come.

💛 Lynette / Rosaline / Stephen 

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There’s something magical about holding a story in your hands. For years, my books have been available in all formats but I know many of you love the feel of a paperback: light enough to slip into your bag, comforting to hold, and perfect for curling up with on a rainy afternoon.

I’m thrilled to share that paperback editions are now being added to my shop!

Hardcovers will always feel like treasures—collectible, sturdy, and meant to last. But paperbacks have their own charm. They’re the kind of books that travel with you, gather notes in the margins, and sometimes even wear their creases like a badge of honor.

To celebrate, the new paperbacks are available at a special launch price: just $9.99 (down from $14.99).

Whether you’re drawn to my sweet love stories, my gothic fantasies, or my darker horror tales, there’s now another way to bring them into your world.

Browse the new paperbacks here and there's more to come!

I can’t wait for you to turn these pages for yourself.

There’s a certain thrill in turning the last page of a story and realizing the shadows in your room suddenly feel a little too dark. But why do we do this to ourselves—invite the chills, lean into the fear, and still come back for more?

Scary stories have been around for centuries, whispered around campfires, passed down in folklore, and written into novels that still haunt our shelves. They let us brush against danger without ever leaving the safety of our blanket. For a few chapters, our hearts race, our breath quickens, and we step into the unknown—knowing we can always close the book if it gets too much.

But the truth is, we rarely do.

Horror lets us test our bravery. It reminds us that fear is not only a survival instinct—it’s also strangely exhilarating. It’s why ghost tales still linger, why haunted houses draw crowds every Halloween, and why so many of us love curling up with a spine-chiller at night.

And sometimes, the scariest stories are the ones that reveal a little more about ourselves—what we fear, what we hope for, and what we’d fight to protect.

So next time you pick up a scary story, remember: you’re not just reading it for the chills. You’re reading it to feel alive.

Check out all my scary stories at Stephen Simpson

Confession time: I can be my own worst enemy when it comes to finishing and publishing books.

It isn’t that I don’t love writing (I do—it’s the thing that makes me feel most alive). It’s that I carry this weighty little voice in my head whispering, “It’s not good enough yet. Fix it. Make it better. Readers deserve perfect.”

That voice is sneaky. It means I’ll spend days agonizing over one chapter, or circling back to change something I already decided on. It also means that instead of pressing “publish” and moving forward, I’ll often get stuck in endless tweaking.

And here’s the really wild part: I don’t just do this with new stories. I go back to books I’ve already published—especially my paperbacks—to reformat and refine them. I want every single book to look its best in a reader’s hands. But with 28+ books in my catalogue, you can imagine what a mountain of a task that becomes.

Perfectionism tricks me into believing that if I just keep polishing, one more time, my books will finally be “ready.” But the truth? Stories are never really perfect. They’re living things. They grow with me, and the moment I put them into the world, they belong just as much to readers as they do to me.

This is why I lean so much on my memberships and weekly chapter posts. They force me to let go of the idea that everything must be flawless before I share it. You’d be surprised how freeing it is to show up, chapter by chapter, as the story takes shape—messy edges and all.

Because what I’ve learned (and am still learning every day after doing this for almost 20 years) is this: you’d rather have my stories, imperfect but real, than wait years for something I’ve over-polished into silence.

So thank you for being patient with me, for cheering me on, and for reminding me that perfection isn’t the point—connection is.

With gratitude,
💛 Lynette / Rosaline / Stephen 

I've always been drawn to the what ifs.

What if our souls really do leave our bodies when we sleep?

What if a girl in Room Thirteen could possess you — not because you summoned her, but because you're already broken enough to let her in?

That's the kind of horror I write.

If that’s the kind of horror you love, you can start reading the first 4 chapters of every story for free here:

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I write not just blood and shadows, but the quiet things that haunt us long after the page is turned.

Ideas that start off as whispers and twist into something darker. Stories that blur the line between psychological and paranormal, fear and feeling.

I didn’t set out to be a horror writer but looking back, I think the signs were always there.

My mom introduced me to horror movies when I was way too young (questionable parenting, I know, but I loved every minute of it). To this day, I’m still afraid of the dark (not surprising). There must always be a light on.

I especially love the kind of horror that makes you gasp at the end. The kind that leaves you questioning everything. The kind that lingers.

And that’s why I created Behind the Screams — a membership for readers who don’t just want the gore or the thrill, but the deeper, weirder, more emotional side of horror too. It also keeps me accountable. Posting a new chapter every week means I have to keep showing up, keep writing, and share the story with you as it unfolds.

Right now, I’m writing The Girl Nobody Remembers, a psychological horror inspired by the Mandela Effect, parallel timelines, and the terrifying fragility of memory. It’s being shared chapter by chapter every Wednesday only inside the membership.

And because I wanted this space to feel even more worthwhile, you’ll also get full access to all of Stephen Simpson’s published books — so there’s always something to read between chapters.

Not really into horror? You can also sample the first 4 chapters of stories by Rosaline Saul and Lynette Ferreira — no signup needed. 

Thank you for being here. For reading. For believing in the what ifs.

💛 Stephen 

Welcome to my little corner of the internet! This is where I share the messy, coffee-fueled behind-the-scenes of my writing life. 

Most mornings, I start with the same ritual: a steaming mug of coffee, my notebook open, and the hopeful idea that today will be the day the words flow like magic.

But if I’m honest? Writing is rarely that tidy.

Between story ideas fighting for attention and the constant pull of marketing tasks (social posts, emails, making sure my books are discoverable), my writing desk feels more like organized chaos than a serene creative space. Marketing is a hungry beast—it eats into the quiet hours I want to spend in my fictional worlds.

That’s actually one of the big reasons I started posting chapters weekly in my memberships. It keeps me accountable. When I know readers are waiting for the next part, I have to hit my word goals.

Right now, I’m juggling three works-in-progress (because apparently, one story at a time isn’t enough for me 🙈):

• The Girl Nobody Remembers (Stephen Simpson) 

• Catching Feelings (Rosaline Saul) 

• A Soul in Time (Lynette Ferreira) 

I wish I could write and publish these faster. I see the characters and their journeys so clearly in my head—but the actual process of getting words on the page… that takes time. And honestly? Canva graphics for marketing often end up taking precedence.

But here’s the truth: this messy, coffee-fueled chaos is part of my creative heartbeat. It’s not perfect, but it’s mine, and sharing pieces of it with you keeps me moving forward—toward the next finished book, the next published story, and the next adventure we get to share together.

Thank you for being here, reading along, and cheering me on. You keep me writing, even on the days when marketing tries to take over.

Until the next chapter,
💛 Lynette / Rosaline / Stephen