Books with author Bryce Gibson

Perennials is both a teen thriller and a coming-of-age story set in the Deep South. Imagine elements of To Kill a Mockingbird and I Know What You Did Last Summer being thrown into a blender."A beautifully written serial killer thriller." ~ Peachy Keen Book Reviews"A sizzling Southern tale of murder." ~ Altered InstinctsSummer in South Carolina - a time of ripe peaches, crackling bonfires, trips to the lake, and the rural legend of a creature known as the Lizard Man.This year, a very real monster is lurking about.The victims all have one thing in common - they share their names with plants.Soon it becomes apparent that seventeen-year-olds Dusty Miller and Nandina Bush may be next on the killer's list.From Bookbub: "In South Carolina, children swap stories of a monstrous urban legend to liven up a sleepy summer - not realizing a very real predator lurks nearby. When 17-year-old Dusty Miller is marked as a target, he'll need to untangle kids' tales from true dangers in the rich Southern mystery."

A fun and fast paced teen thriller… Imagine The Island of Dr. Moreau and The Ruins meets The In Crowd.With an island full of teenagers and no internet access, there is the overwhelming sense that all hell is about to break loose. Living on a tropical island is a paradise that most people dream of, but seventeen-year-old Mackenzie Walker is torn between staying there and the idea of having a normal life on the mainland. Spring Break is when boatloads of thrill-seeking high school and college students flood the resort, but it’s not an endless party for Mackenzie. He’s stuck working. When a frat guy winds up dead, the blame is placed on a dangerous hazing ritual, but Mackenzie’s eccentric father is convinced that it was murder.Mackenzie and his friend, Kristen, set off to discover the truth, but what the two of them uncover along the way is far more terrifying than either of them could have ever imagined.Because, on the resort…Something is out there. Something evil that is waiting for its chance to strike.

Summer auto shop class is in session, and someone is using cars to kill…Seventeen-year-old Travis Conrad has goals—he longs to win the heart of Jennifer Marlow and dreams of working pit for one of the largest racing corporations in the South. After a fellow student finds Crow County High’s mascot slashed to pieces in the tech school’s auto shop, all of those plans hit a roadblock.Now Travis feels like someone else is in the driver’s seat as his life spins out of control. A creepy car is following him around town, and a masked maniac is brutally attacking his friends. Travis must unravel the mystery before everything around him crashes and burns.With a diabolical killer behind the wheel, Travis’s future could be a dead-end. Auto Shop is the first book in the thrilling new series, Killer Tech! Perfect for fans of '90s teen horror!

The bite is worse than the bark!The rural area in South Carolina where nineteen-year-old Aiken Pine grew up is a place that nobody seems to leave, but he is one that got away—at least for a little while.Before Aiken became a high school dropout, he had big plans for the future. But one mistake changed everything. Last year, a chain of events led to Aiken’s pet dog brutally attacking his younger sister, Lexie.After Lexie stabs the head cheerleader in the school hallway, Aiken is forced to go home. Everybody says bullying led to the fight, but he is convinced there is more to the story.As Aiken begins to unravel the mystery, he is faced with other things from the past—an intricate web of secrets and lies among high school friends. People say chained dogs can become vicious over time, and Aiken begins to wonder if the same thing happens to people.

A teen with social anxiety is tormented by a dangerous and deadly stalker… After the deaths of his best friend and stepdad, seventeen-year-old Blake Thomas can't escape the memories of that night... the screams... the blood... the axe. Making friends at his new home seems impossible. As a way to slowly step back into social relationships, Blake joins a social media site called The Reading Buddy. Recovery seems to be within reach, but after three local teens pull Blake into their own circle, it appears that an online friend doesn't want to share. Soon Blake falls victim to a chilling game of cat and mouse as those around him are brutally attacked. As the stalker’s twisted agenda becomes more apparent, Blake realizes the key to his salvation is the root of his anxiety.… to overcome his inner demons, Blake Thomas must face his deepest fear.The Reading Buddy is a Southern-set standalone thriller in the County Line Horror series. If you like teen horror with well-drawn characters, a menacing villain, and lots of twists and turns, then you’ll love Bryce Gibson’s suspenseful tale!Buy The Reading Buddy and prepare yourself to be shocked by the jaw-dropping finale!

Summer auto shop class is in session, and someone is using cars to kill...Seventeen-year-old Travis Conrad has goals-he longs to win the heart of Jennifer Marlow and dreams of working pit for one of the largest racing corporations in the South. After a fellow student finds Crow County High's mascot slashed to pieces in the tech school's auto shop, all of those plans hit a roadblock. Now Travis feels like someone else is in the driver's seat as his life spins out of control. A creepy car is following him around town, and a masked maniac is brutally attacking his friends. Travis must unravel the mystery before everything around him crashes and burns.With a diabolical killer behind the wheel, Travis's future could be a dead-end. Auto Shop is the first book in the thrilling new series, Killer Tech! Perfect for fans on '90s teen horror!

"The good old days of teen suspense are here again!" ~ Auline Bates, author of Party Line and Final Exam ~ aulinebates.com"A delightfully twisted tale of suspense..." ~ John Peel, author of the Shockers series, and, as Nicholas Adams, IOU and Santa Claws"The Reading Buddy brilliantly reveals the consequences of the sinister creed of a southern community, which coupled with secrets and lies, brings the fear of the truth to triumphantly lead the story to an astounding conclusion." ~ Ted M. Dunagan, author of A Yellow WatermelonAFTER THE DEATHS of his best friend and stepdad, seventeen-year-old Blake Thomas can’t escape the memories of that night…the screams…the blood…the axe.Now, Blake suffers from social anxiety and making friends at his new home seems impossible. With his therapist’s suggestion, Blake joins a social media site called The Reading Buddy. It is supposed to be a way for him to slowly step back into social relationships, and it doesn’t take long for him to become online friends with someone known as Charley17.Recovery seems to be within reach, but once the school year starts, three local teens quickly pull Blake into their own circle, and soon it appears that Charley17 doesn’t want to share his new friend with anybody else.The Reading Buddy is a Southern-set throwback to the teen horror and thriller novels from the 1990s and will keep you guessing until the very end!

Summer in South Carolina—a time of ripe peaches, crackling bonfires, trips to the lake, and the rural legend of a creature known as the Lizard Man.This year, a very real monster is lurking about. The victims all have one thing in common—they share their names with plants.Soon it becomes apparent that seventeen-year-olds Dusty Miller and Nandina Bush may be next on the killer’s list.“That was when I realized that the red I saw in the driveway wasn’t blood. It was a scattering of rose petals. Deep down, I knew, right at that very moment, that what all of us had been afraid of for the past several months had already happened. The serial killer had finally made his way to Crow County.”– Dusty Miller

A fun and fast paced teen thriller… Imagine The Island of Dr. Moreau and The Ruins meets The In Crowd.With an island full of teenagers and no internet access, there is the overwhelming sense that all hell is about to break loose.Living on a tropical island is a paradise that most people dream of, but seventeen-year-old Mackenzie Walker is torn between staying there and the idea of having a normal life on the mainland.Spring Break is when boatloads of thrill-seeking high school and college students flood the resort, but it’s not an endless party for Mackenzie. He’s stuck working. When a frat guy winds up dead, the blame is placed on a dangerous hazing ritual, but Mackenzie’s eccentric father is convinced that it was murder.Mackenzie and his friend, Kristen, set off to discover the truth, but what the two of them uncover along the way is far more terrifying than either of them could have ever imagined.Because, on the resort…Something is out there. Something evil that is waiting for its chance to strike.

THE BITE IS WORSE THAN THE BARK!The rural area where nineteen-year-old Aiken Pine grew up is a place that nobody seems to leave, but Aiken is one that got away—at least for a little while.Before Aiken became a high school dropout, he had big plans for the future. But one horrible mistake changed everything.When his younger sister stabs the head cheerleader, Aiken is forced to go home. Everybody says it was bullying that led to the fight, but Aiken is convinced there's more to the story.As he begins to unravel the mystery, Aiken is faced with other things from the past—an intricate web of secrets and lies among high school friends.And, even with all of that, Aiken has another problem… there’s a sinister dog that’s been following him around.A dog that’s out for blood!