Dirtylbbooks
by
**You can lock your doors. You can turn on every light. But eventually... you have to sleep.**
When people across the country begin dying in their sleep without a single mark on their bodies, Detective **Mara Voss** is assigned what appears to be an impossible series of murders. The victims have never met, live hundreds of miles apart, and leave behind no evidence—except for the same terrifying stories of nightmares and a mysterious dream catcher marked with the number **313**.
As Mara digs deeper, she uncovers traces of a forgotten sleep study called **Project Somnus**, a program that vanished decades earlier under a mountain of classified government records.
Meanwhile, Senator William Harlan receives an anonymous package containing documents someone was willing to kill to keep secret. The files point to a covert operation buried beneath layers of military secrecy—one that transformed groundbreaking dream technology into a weapon unlike anything the world has ever seen.
With the help of former federal investigator Jonah Reed, Mara uncovers the horrifying truth: someone has learned to enter another person's dreams.
Now the nightmare is no longer confined to a prison cell.
It has escaped.
As reality begins to blur with the dream world, Mara must uncover who is controlling the Dream Catcher program before she becomes its next target. Because in this game, the killer doesn't need to break into your home.
He only needs you to fall asleep.
**The Dream Catcher** is a gripping psychological thriller that blends government conspiracy, crime, and horror into a chilling story where dreams become crime scenes, fear becomes a weapon, and the line between sleeping and dying grows thinner with every page.
"Darren Reaume is an author who turns challenges into stories, inspiring readers through resilience and creativity."
Darren Reaume has turned personal struggle into fuel for creativity. After navigating life with a learning disability, he found his voice through new tools and sheer determination. Now, his bookstore reflects that journey—filled with stories that prove anyone can create meaningful work, no matter where they start. Each book is a testament to resilience and the power of finding the right path.
“Johnny’s world flips upside down the moment he stumbles on a secret too big to ignore. In a tale split between truth and deception, every choice he makes will decide which side of the tale he ends up on.”
Copyright © 2026 by Darren Reaume
All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations used in reviews, criticism, or other uses permitted by copyright law.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
First Edition, 2026.
Published by Dirty LB Books
Book 2
After a stay in the hospital, Michael is struggling with a world that no longer feels stable. Time skips, reality glitches, and his only anchors are his music—and his wife. But when his songs start reaching others who sense the same cracks, Michael must confront the unsettling truth: he might not be the only one seeing behind the curtain. This is a journey of self-discovery, balance, and the thin line between control and chaos. Dive into Book 2 of Michael’s story, where reality bends—and the only way forward is through the music he creates.
Right Generation, Wrong Time is a deeply personal reflection on family, legacy, grief, and the weight of time. Darren Reaume shares what it meant to witness multiple generations of his family line, and how that rare gift shaped the way he sees memory, identity, and change. Honest and heartfelt, this book is about what we inherit, what we lose, and what we choose to leave behind.
Back Cover Line
To humans, it was just a bird feeder.
To Red, it was the place where the whole world came to tell the truth.
"Sometimes the strongest thing we can do is stop fighting ourselves."
— Darren M. Reaume