Too bad the HypnoChain community is defunct—but I have Paranormal Hive to promote this.
It’s now official: my next self-published book is launching on Amazon in a few days. On June 1st, 2025, The Hypno: Dr. Hypnos in Los Angeles will be available for purchase—$2.99 for the eBook and $7.99 for the paperback.
I’m publishing this under the pen name Renée S. Phaedra—one of several pen names I’ve chosen. Renée means “reborn,” and Phaedra comes from Greek mythology, because I see supernatural stories as modern mythmaking.
The Hypno: Dr. Hypnos in Los Angeles is a light supernatural thriller with a touch of goofy dark humor. It’s a ten-chapter novella, and I’m already planning at least one sequel that picks up where Chapter Ten leaves off. If there's enough interest, I may write a few more entries in The Hypno series. If I sell at least one hundred copies of this novella, I’ll expand this story from a novella into a full-length novel.
This is the Amazon.com book description:
What if your thoughts weren’t your own?
When a mysterious new professor arrives at UCLA, students begin to change—abandoning their goals, adopting new identities, and even falling in love with their best friend. Sarah Whitman, an ambitious journalism student, starts to suspect something sinister is at play when her closest friends undergo bizarre personality shifts—one suddenly becomes a Cockney-accented kleptomaniac, another trades flannel for heels and professes a passionate love for Sarah herself.
At the center of it all is Dr. Hypnos—a charming, hypnotic figure whose velvet voice and unsettling influence seem too powerful to be coincidence. As Sarah digs deeper, she uncovers a terrifying truth: Dr. Hypnos may be reshaping minds, rewriting lives, and hiding a plan that goes far beyond mere manipulation.
Now Sarah must unravel the mystery before she—and everyone she cares about—loses who they truly are.
Darkly funny, stylishly sharp, and tinged with psychological suspense, The Hypno: Dr. Hypnos in Los Angeles is a mind-bending tale of identity, obsession, and the fight to hold onto your own truth in a world where thoughts can be stolen.
