Dreams Inspire Us . . . Nightmares Change Our LivesIf you had a gift giving you the power to enter someone's nightmares, would you help them, even if it meant they could die from your actions?Joseph Rickette's discovers as a young boy, he has that gift. Soon after, he must decide if he should use it to save his mother from the demon tormenting her in her dreams. His experiences in the dream world as a child propel him to become a dream psychologist, and when his gift resurfaces, he must decide again if he should use it to intervene and help his patients who battle the insidious entities in their dreams.His world is turned upside down when his wife, Andrea, begins to have her own nightmares, forcing them to reveal the dark secrets from their past. Together, they battle the demon stalking her and soon discover that it is much too powerful to handle alone. They seek the help of a priest who specializes in exorcisms. This leads Joseph down a dark and dangerous path looking for the answers to end their torment. He discovers that the one holding the key to peace is waiting for him at the fiery gates of Hell. Born and raised in Texas and now residing in Arizona. I am an avid reader and big Houston Sports Fan. I play chess everyday when I'm not squeezing in a little time for writing. I published my first work Purgatory - 13 Tales of the Macabre and Floor Four - A Novella of Horror, an Amazon Bestseller in Occult Horror. Also completed is Night Dreams, an episodic series in seven parts that can be read separately or in one complete novel. My column, 'Ask AJ', appeared in All Authors Magazine online and I have had short stories published on Dark River Press, The Sirens Call eZine Issue #14 and the anthologies, State of Horror Illinois published by Charon Coin Press and Concordant Vibrancy published by All Authors Publishing. You can connect with me on Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, and my website, alopezjr.com.
