The Lion Within

Welcome to In The Cards, a multi-author collection of standalone thriller and horror short stories. In this series, you’ll find stories inspired by the meaning of a specific Tarot Card, thoughtfully written with that thread woven through. Whether you’re a Tarot Card lover or not, you’ll find thrillers and horrors that will creep under your skin and into your thoughts. *Knowledge of Tarot Cards is not necessary to read or enjoy these stories.*

For Strength (Reversed)

They call him Lion Strong.

In this town, banners hang higher than questions, and boys learn early that strength is proven in silence. Push through. Don’t complain. Only the strong survive.

But when the roar fades, one mother begins to question what was built in the name of greatness, and what was quietly destroyed along the way.

Some cages aren’t made of bars. Some are built with applause.

Make sure you come back and check out the other stories, because you never know what’s In The Cards.