Marilyn Deallan

Marilyn Deallan: Abyss is a raw, emotionally charged continuation of Mimi's journey through the Five Doors Saga, where cursed memory, toxic love, and the seductive pull of fame collide. After defying Asael-the devil who gave her a voice and nearly took her soul-Mimi flees to California, answering Jack's plea to keep their band alive and their volatile relationship intact.She finds herself in a crumbling rancher house on a treacherous mountain, where Jack, Nina, and Blake live at the mercy of wildfires, landslides, old wounds, and unraveling timelines.Mimi's haunting voice propels the band to Coachella and into the orbit of fame she's always craved. But behind the scenes, Jack's abuse escalates, even as Mimi bankrolls their rise and holds the group together.Blake and Nina wrestle with their own tangled history and complicity, until a trip to Mexico fractures what little trust remains. When Jack commits an unforgivable act, Nina and Blake beg Mimi to leave. But freedom isn't simple. The only escape seems to be a life Mimi never wanted: anonymity, state school, and the quiet pursuit of becoming a writer.Abyss explores the brutal cost of survival, the illusion of escape, and the question that haunts every artist: what do you sacrifice to be seen?

n Elsewhere, the third installment of the Marilyn Deallan Series, Mimi Deallan is trying to rebuild her life after escaping a violent car wreck and the obsessive ex‑boyfriend who nearly destroyed her. California offers her a fragile sense of normalcy: a temporary home with controlling landlady Barbara, a unique friendship with her new roommate Alena, and a spark of creative purpose in dance and improv. But when a handwritten letter from Jack appears on her car, Mimi's carefully constructed stability begins to unravel. Her secrets - the hidden cash, the lies, the past she refuses to name - fracture her relationship with Alena. And just as her world collapses, Asael, the devil who once saved her, returns with the same offer he's always given her: a door to another life. Caught between the life she's built and the trauma she's been running from, Mimi must decide whether she's outgrown California… or whether she's simply terrified to stay. Elsewhere blends psychological suspense with surreal, character‑driven world‑hopping to explore the cost of escape and the dangerous comfort of starting over.