Darkness and Devotion: Tales of Horror, Fantasy, and Romance

Darkness and Devotion, Brandon Berntson's latest collection features tales of horror, fantasy, demented twists on romance, along with his one and only science fiction tale, The Sirens of the Sector. With new tales never before published, Darkness and Devotion introduces worlds where men take love to the extreme . . . and darkness has a life of its own.

In Marker of Repose, a man professes his love by building a shrine to the girl he adores, but the material he uses to erect it will have the reader recoiling in horror

In Mannequin Girl, Daws Newsome becomes obsessed with the most beautiful woman he's ever seen - made of wood, plastic, and metal. Can he pull himself away, or is it already too late?

The city of Gaul harbors some of the worst villains Hell has ever seen, but this underground nightmare is not for the faint of heart . . . And here, angels fear to tread.

Kathy Mender's love for the dead takes her to Rose Hill Cemetery to uncover a dead body. But when her faithful lover, Bobby Farks, gets word, proving his devotion gets him more than he bargained for.

Armageddon is on the rise in, The Battle of the Elect, and in The Sirens of the Sector, a future dystopian world holds the key to civilization: death.

A stand alone horror novelette, Donny's Day, has demons at the heels of Donny Daniels, but is death the escape he's looking for? Or is the real nightmare about to begin?

Wrapping up the collection is a profound, emotional fantasy, The Smoky Dragon, where devotion has its own rewards . . . but only if you're willing to put in the time.

Horror, fantasy, science fiction, and tales of demented love, Darkness and Devotion is a versatile, well-rounded collection that will have you checking under your bed at night.

And it will make you think twice about true love . . .