PRIVATE ARC INVITATION · BOOK ONE

A dead tree witnessed
a murder.

Would you listen to its testimony?

Furniture restorer Adam Hale hears a voice inside an antique iron stove. The wood remembers a century-old killing, a grave beneath its roots—and the man who buried the truth is still listening.

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THE RULEThe wood remembers only what it witnessed.
01 / THE TESTIMONY

Every tree keeps a secret.
Fire makes it speak.

At 12:47 a.m., the stove begins to speak. It remembers a wounded man, a locked box of gold and names someone was willing to kill to erase.

But cameras record nothing but fire. Memory cannot enter a courtroom. And someone has begun stealing the marked timber—burning every witness before the final truth can be heard.

“The tree saw the murder. Now the killer is coming for the witness.”
02 / THE ARC TEAM

Enter before
the fire goes out.

Selected readers receive a complimentary digital advance copy of DA CIMINO: Gold Beneath the Roots before publication.

  • 01Read the English edition before October 20, 2026
  • 02Keep the advance file private and avoid major spoilers
  • 03Disclose that you received a complimentary advance copy
  • 04Share an honest opinion only if you choose—no positive review is required

Applications are reviewed individually. An application does not guarantee selection. Selected readers receive a private delivery message; the manuscript is never exposed on this public page.

03 / REQUEST ACCESS

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