Chase County

Long Brooke

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Long Brooke is the most prosperous section of Chase County and the largest. Fear doesn't lurk in the alleyways here; rather, the mind. 


Lovington 

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Its name sure doesn't live up to its reputation. Lovington only feels safe if you've been to Raven's Crook. Here is a town so lost in progress, no one knows who to trust. 

  • Day and Night
  • Upcoming novel projects His Daughter and Drake both take place in Lovington.

Lakeside

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Once the most beautiful place in Chase County, Lakeside faces periods of fortuitousness and rebuilding. Unfortunately, some locals are lost in the shuffle. 

  • Upcoming novel projects His Daughter and Drake both feature Lakeside

Raven's Crook

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If you end up in Raven's Crook, leave before you die. 

The Truth of Chase County

Q: Since Chase County is fictitious, where would you set it on the map? What region?

A: If you pay close attention, most of Chase County represents the Midwest. But then with someplace like Long Brooke, you might conjure an image of the east coast. And Raven's Crook. Well, that one's interesting.

Q:What inspired Chase County?

A: Originally, Chase County was a plaything. I wanted to dedicate all of my stories to the first person to ever push me towards writing: my sophomore English teacher. Then I found a way to let all of my characters mingle between stories, and especially between novels. 

Q: What's with Raven's Crook then? It's not touching the Chase Lake like the other towns, and it doesn't even start with a "L". 

A: Raven's Crook is the enigma of Chase County. Something feared and interesting at the same time.

Q: All right, that one's left up to the readers. Then, why have Chase County and all the characters bump into each other? Is there going to be a collective, final novel?

A: The characters that die normally don't come back in other novels. It also depends on when the story takes place. Many of my stories based in Chase County have a certain timeline they fit onto. For example, a new short story of mine has a character who is the father in Excluded, during the Douglas Residence prologue. Forever Endeavor, a psychological thrill project, takes place after Mayor Ludwig won the mayoral race, while in His Daughter, it involves both the beginning, the middle, and the end, although it is not in as full concentration as the former novel. 

As for the actual answer . . . There is a plan to bring many of the characters into an Armageddon sort of environment, but I don't want it to be considered the end of Chase County. Although the story may make you think the end is near. But that's something further down the line.