Seal of the Chosen- Jericho Bound

A supernatural small-town portal thriller and dark fantasy with heart, set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Blending Appalachian folk magic, parallel-world suspense, and Southern small-town charm. The mirror can save his friend’s life, but every miracle comes with a cost. After last winter's battle for Lure Falls, thriller writer Connor Devlin just wants his quiet mountain town back. Instead, his oldest friend, Angus "Beef" O'Leary, arrives at dawn with Stage IV cancer and nowhere left to go. Then Betsy, a ghost who once saved Connor's life, leads them to a rusted mirror hidden inside the town Swapshop. Beyond the glass lies Jericho, a world that mirrors Lure Falls. Everyone has a double there. Betsy breathes again. Beef's cancer disappears. But every journey home steals years from the lives of those who cross. Then Connor walks into Jericho's church... and shakes hands with a preacher he remembers killing. Something is waiting beyond the mirror. For readers of Odd Thomas and The Talisman. Jericho Bound is the second book in the Seal of the Chosen series, following Legends of the Lure. Perfect for readers who love portal fantasy, ghost stories, talking-animal companions, mountain folklore, found family, and slow-burn supernatural suspense where friendship, love, and sacrifice matter as much as the chills.