"Desert Shadows" by Joshua Dowidat - "A darkness that is far more real than what their imaginations can conjure up."

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For Caleb and Liam, a pair of close-knit brothers who have trouble fitting in at school, the Southwest desert around their home offers a place where their imaginations can run wild.

But as their explorations take them farther from home, a sinister darkness begins to invade their happy adventures — a darkness that is far more real than what their imaginations can conjure up. And when they collect souvenirs from an abandoned house that turn out to be powerful talismans connected to a mysterious shadow land, strange events and people begin intruding into their lives. Along the way, the brothers acquire some new friends — including two ghosts and a reclusive neighbor — who give them valuable insights into the darkness they are fighting.

Will the evil from the shadow land gain control over Liam and Caleb so that the doorway to Earth remains open? Or will they learn to keep the secrets necessary to survive and become free from the evil that is attempting to absorb them into its dimension?

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Readers’ Speak

“I CAN’T WAIT TO GET MY HANDS ON THE NEXT BOOK. & OF COURSE I’M HOPING THE RUMORS OF A MOVIE SERIES ARE TRUE.” (Matthew Freeman on Amazon)

“Chilling edge of your seat story with comedy thrown in here and there! What an expertly written book this was. It sucks you in with the first few pages and keeps you interested until the very end. The descriptions are so vivid you can picture seeing everything the characters see like you are actually right in the story with them. I highly recommend this book to anyone who may have a fascination with the unknown. Very much looking forward to the next book in the series!” (Kristin on Amazon)

“Excellently written and left me with chills every time I looked at the desert.” (Heather on Amazon)

“Wow!!! This story is so different from anything out there right now. I couldn’t put this book down! Just when I thought the story couldn’t get my imagination flowing anymore, it did. It is so descriptive, I have a picture in my head of the land where it could have taken place. I can see Caleb and Liam making there weapons for protection. I can see Dusty wandering through the desert and Jasmine giving them insight to the past. It let my mind escape the everyday world and journey into another. I can’t wait for the next book to come out and continue the fight between good and evil!!!! Great reading for preteens and up.” (Amazon Customer)

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Joshua Dowidat was raised in the outlying areas of Southeast Arizona. Being more prone to indulge in the outdoor lifestyle he was constantly hiking and exploring the local areas up into his adult life. After high school he pursued a career in the construction field before returning to school to eventually achieve a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management with a concentration in Green Sustainability Enterprises. While working in new fields of employment today Joshua finds himself occupying his leisurely time once again in the outdoors and other new ventures that he finds intriguing.

For several years he has written ideas down on paper or through the computer of various ideas that he has either dreamed about or randomly conjured in his mind about different scenarios that explain something mysterious or just the simplest eerie thought that he feels when something hits him just right. His creative imagination has been a large part of his life through other works, resolutions to simple problems and entertaining others through constant joking and storytelling. All in good fun though. Over the years he has worked on compiling these ideas into a hobby that resulted into a larger manuscript that he felt, with the influence of family and friends, that he should see what direction it would take him in.

His works and imagination come from a long list of great imaginative authors including, Dean Koontz, Terry Brooks, Clive Barker, Dan Brown, H.P. Lovecraft, Tim Burton, and Neal Stephenson just to name a few. His primary readings are from these authors and others who write in a similar style unless it is his other favorite subjects like history and freelance research on whatever “pops” into his mind at the time.

While currently residing in the country, he strives to better his career in the fields of his degree and study but also has turned a major focus of his life into formatting his thoughts into words and turning those words into something that he hopes others will enjoy just as much.