SOULS for SALE IIWILL JONES
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A neighborhood held together by memory

Enter Bethany

Bethany exists between streets, not on a map. Nothing here stays anonymous for long.

The corner by Bethany Market at night, seen from above, wet streets and lit storefronts.

People here learn awareness early.

They learn when to move, when to stay still, and which questions cost more than they answer. Leaving does not erase that knowledge. Returning does not restore what was lost.

Seen from above

The Bethany map

Seven of the twelve places in this book, and the streets that run between them.

An aerial map of Bethany with its streets and landmarks labelled: Ashley Street, Gray Street, the bodega, the church, the warehouse district, the Pit and the Bethany bus terminal.

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The block, photographed

Ordinary corners, ordinary evenings.

A dark sedan parked on a wet Bethany street at night under a street lamp.
Ashley Street
Two people walking past a corner store covered in flyers.
Bethany Market
A young man leaning against a brick wall on a bright afternoon.
Gray Street
Wet ground and low buildings at the edge of the warehouse district at night.
Warehouse District
A misty railroad crossing lit by a single street lamp.
Railroad Crossing
Twelve places, one neighborhood

Where the story lives

01Ashley Street
02Gray Street
03Bethany Market
04Grace Baptist Church
05The Hospital
06Bethany Bus Terminal
07Railroad Crossing
08The Warehouse District
09Bethany Cemetery
10The Edge of Soils
11The Shack
12The Pit
A painted memorial mural on a Bethany wall at dusk, a lit sign glowing further down the block.
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After dark

Bethany doesn’t answer to daylight.

The block looks different at night — the same doors, the same corners, but every shadow suddenly worth a second look. Ashley learned a long time ago never to walk it without checking behind her.

Across the series

Bethany doesn’t end when a book does.

Book OneWhere the neighborhood first learns what it means for a soul to be for sale.Souls for Sale
Book TwoTwo deaths, one day, and a pattern too organized to be coincidence.Out now
Book ThreeSome things in Bethany are not ready to be found yet.Redacted
A house has a soul the same as a person. So does a block. So does a name.
A saying in Bethany
Bethany rooftops at sunset with the city skyline beyond.
Book Two is available now

Come see what Bethany has been hiding.

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