{"product_id":"book-1ds2","title":"Ancient Illusions","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome ghosts live in the past. Others live inside us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen archaeologist Michael Rempart returns to his ancestral home after years of self-imposed exile, he expects memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe does not expect nightmares.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisions stalk his sleep. Voices whisper from the dark. And a long-lost diary tied to the legendary writer Lafcadio Hearn reveals a secret buried deep within his bloodline-one that leads halfway across the world to Japan… and straight into the mystery that has haunted him since childhood: his mother's fatal fall from a third-story balcony. Accident. Suicide. Or murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the past is no longer content to remain buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs those closest to him fall victim to the same waking nightmares, Michael realizes something is hunting them-something ancient, intelligent, and merciless. To stop it, he must follow Hearn's trail to the shadowed landscapes where ghost stories were born and demons still walk in legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet the deeper he searches, the clearer the truth becomes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe evil pursuing him isn't just supernatural.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the windswept shores of Cape Cod to the haunted echoes of old Japan, Michael must confront the secrets his own family tried to hide-even if the final revelation destroys everything he believes about love, loyalty… and himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAncient Illusions is a dark supernatural thriller of forbidden knowledge, ancestral sins, and the terrifying power of illusions that refuse to fade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook THREE of the Ancient Secrets Series: Where the past is buried... but never dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom hidden relics to forbidden knowledge, the Ancient Secrets novels follow archaeologist Michael Rempart across continents as he uncovers mysteries history tried to erase-each tied to alchemy, ancient power, and dark forces that refuse to remain buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for Readers Who Love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchaeological thrillers with global stakes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAncient mysteries rooted in real history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlchemy, relics, and forbidden knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupernatural suspense with dark undertones\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Author's Republic","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":51192911593776,"sku":"BD1ds2","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1ds2-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773669160","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1ds2","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}