The Neighborhood is a domestic gothic horror novel about a house that listens, a neighborhood built on secrets, and the terrifying cost of being loved by something that wants to keep you. Riley is supposed to be starting over. He has plans to get a place of his own, build a life on his own terms, and create a home for himself and his cat, Chloe. But when his new boyfriend Caleb offers him something that feels easier, faster, and more certain, Riley is pulled toward Caleb’s house in Eden’s Edge, a picture-perfect suburban neighborhood outside Houston where everything looks safe and nothing feels wrong. At first. Then the house begins to notice him. The windows do not reflect the outside world. They reflect the rooms behind him. Doors seem to watch him. The neighbors are warm, welcoming, and far too interested in what happens behind closed doors. Even Caleb, charming and dependable on the surface, begins to feel like part of the trap, with his rules, his control, and his insistence that everything is fine. But Eden’s Edge is not just a neighborhood. It is a system fed by obedience, secrets, and the things people are willing to sacrifice for love, comfort, and the illusion of home. As Riley’s world narrows and the pressure inside the house builds, he begins to understand the truth: some places do not let people leave unchanged. Some doors do not open to freedom. And some monsters do not need claws or shadows when they can wear the face of someone you trust. Set in an ordinary modern suburb where evil hides behind manicured lawns and friendly smiles, The Neighborhood blends domestic gothic horror, psychological dread, supernatural terror, and dark relationship tension into a chilling story of control, coercion, and the cost of being kept. The Neighborhood is Book One of The KEPT , an evolving horror series. Book Two, Kept in the Dark , is currently in editing, and Book Three, Kept in Plain Sight , is currently being written.
