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Your
Journey
into
Nostalgia

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Welcome to Pocketbook Press. We're a space for readers, writers, and retro-fiction lovers. We celebrate books that feel like a late-night movie marathon, a teenage diary, or your favorite VHS tape. Whether you're writing one or reading one, you're in the right place.

Throwback Teen Horror

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WE KNOW YOUR SECRET

Author: Sebastian Gregory

It was supposed to be just another sleepover. Movies. Pizza. Prank calls.
 
But when Katie and Lisa unknowingly reach a killer, a harmless joke spirals into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Now, one night of fun will turn into a fight for survival.
 
If you crave '90s nostalgia and the pulse-pounding teen thrillers of the past, this book is for you.
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PHANTOM OF THE GALLERIA

Author: Sebastian Gregory

It’s the summer of 1986, and the Crestfield Galleria is the place to be. Tiffany Carter works at Tendance, the trendiest boutique in the mall, and dreams of escaping her small town to study fashion in New York. When strange incidents begin to ripple through the Galleria after hours, her part-time job turns into a full-time nightmare.


 

Psychological Suspense

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Long Weekend

Author: Sebastian Gregory

When Daniel Morrison’s girlfriend disappears during a hiking trip, what begins as a frantic search quickly escalates into something far more unsettling. As questions mount and memories blur, Daniel finds himself caught between what he knows happened and what everyone else insists is true.

The deeper he searches for answers, the more reality begins to shift. Small details stop lining up. Familiar things feel wrong. And the truth feels just out of reach.

Women's Historical Fantasy

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MERMAID SAVAGE: SHORT STORY 1

The Girl Who Broke The Rules

Author: Marie Linsay

Mermaid Savage is a short story series sits at the intersection of literary fiction, historical fantasy, and Filipina American storytelling. While it includes myth making, battle, and romance, it is ultimately a character-driven story about inheritance, motherhood, and the cost of choosing your own path.


Available only on Amazon
Free with Kindle Unlimited
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MERMAID SAVAGE: SHORT STORY 2

The Banished Girl

Author: Marie Linsay

In Story 2, her defiance is discovered, Tala is banished from her home and cast into the sea. She survives—only to awaken in a world already burning as she witnesses more foreign ships. Tala must navigate betrayal, desire, and the cost of choosing her own path in a land where belonging is uncertain and survival demands courage.

Available only on Amazon ​
Free with Kindle Unlimited
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MERMAID SAVAGE: SHORT STORY 3

The Girl Who Returns

Author: Marie Linsay

The series finale. Caught between two worlds, Tala must confront the truth about her past, her people, and herself. As loyalties fracture and love emerges where it shouldn’t, she faces an impossible choice: Return to the only home she’s ever known…Or forge a new path—and risk losing everything.

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This was a really fun little romp through the 90s. It gave me all the vibes of a day at school, then the anticipation of a long weekend, hanging with friends and generally goofing around in that simple, fun careless way you only could back in those simpler times...

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Pocketbook Press is devoted to reviving the charm of nostalgic novels from the 1980s to early 2000s, along with timeless works from a century ago—featuring distinctive stories from unconventional authors that spark memories and inspire the imagination.

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