Martha Wickham

By Dawn

Nine Tales. Nine Secrets. All Before Dawn.

In the shadow of Bloomstone Manor, a dilapidated estate hauntingly known as "Lily Lane", the veil...

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By Dawn by Martha Wickham
Martha Wickham

Martha Wickham

Martha Wickham has a knack for finding the ghosts hidden in the dust. A lifelong student of the arcane and the artistic, Martha has an Associate's Degree and professional writing credentials, but she honed her skills in the thrilling shadows of screenwriting and horror. Martha lives for the secrets that only come out By Dawn. You can discover more of her work, including her newest audiobooks, at your favorite retailer.

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Books

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The Roses: Voices in the Dark

The Roses: Voices in the Dark

Book #9 from the series: Circle of Roses

When Margaret Whitmore inherits her great-aunt’s Victorian mansion on Chicago’s Ashford Avenue, she thinks she’s gotten lucky. The house is beautiful, valuable, and comes with decades of family history. But within weeks of moving in, Margaret realizes why the property has changed hands seventeen times in the past century—and why no one ever...

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Summer Night Screams: Unexplainable Horror Stories (Summer Scares Book 1)

Summer Night Screams: Unexplainable Horror Stories (Summer Scares Book 1)

Book #1 from the series: Summer Screams

16 stories to light your fright.
Ghostly counselors collect something stolen and Brian needs to give it back. In the Summer job Night Watch, a cold river killer is still on the loose and it’s up to the employees at the city fair to stop him. Supernatural stories that can’t be explained. Secrets untold and strange lights unfold, short stories that...

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Summer Night Screams: Mysterious Horror Tales (Summer Scares Book 2)

Summer Night Screams: Mysterious Horror Tales (Summer Scares Book 2)

Book #2 from the series: Summer Screams

Watch out for the Haze Ghosts

This is the second book in the Summer Night Screams series. Twenty tales of terror.
Ghosts in gowns, a psycho with a house key, and ghosts that attack when there’s a purple haze. These are stories of fear, run before the haze ghosts get near. Some will sneak up on you, some will easily catch you in the Purple Forest.
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Other Writing

Spring Poems In anticipation of spring, I thought I'd post some poems from
Spring Poems

In anticipation of spring, I thought I'd post some poems from my poetry book Relaxed Poetry.

Spring

Spring come in with a ring,

Beauty will you bring?

New petals on the wind can fling,

Holding me with natures wing.

Book 2 Audiobook Currently we are working on Emily's Darkness turning it
Book 2 Audiobook

Currently we are working on Emily's Darkness turning it into an audiobook. It should be finished by the end of September.

10 Things This is a fact sheet I made about myself during a book tour. 10
10 Things

This is a fact sheet I made about myself during a book tour. 10 facts people don't know about me.

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Praise

Excellent Story
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2022
Great story, very thrilling. If you read one page, you would want to read the next page and keep reading.

– Ariana

Great book
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2021
Martha is a great writer i like shorts books and this one is one of them 👍🏼.

– JC Villa

I loved this clever "high concept" short tale told from the Bride's POV. The storyline and characters worked well.

– Intrepid Matzo
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Latest Updates

Magic Hello and Merry Christmas...Recently I've been busy. Yesterday I
December 14, 2025
Magic

Hello and Merry Christmas...

Recently I've been busy. Yesterday I quickly wrote a song called Mistletoe Magic, my new audio book Eternally Beautiful is out and By Dawn is as...

Horror Audio My new audiobook for Eternally Beautiful is now complete and
November 24, 2025
Horror Audio

My new audiobook for Eternally Beautiful is now complete and should be out next month. It is narrated by Marina Craven and she has other horror audiobooks as well. The song that...

New title I just wanted to update my 3 story book, Garden of Desire, has
October 6, 2025
New title

I just wanted to update my 3 story book, Garden of Desire, has had it's title changed to Gardens and Dreams: Hearts Quest. The change should be on amazon soon!

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Blog

Christmas Reads While my book was free I gave away a lot of them. I found
November 24, 2025
Christmas Reads

While my book was free I gave away a lot of them. I found myself a couple of good free Christmas books as well. I'm sure there's more if you go to amazon and type in free Christmas ebook. I am also having a trailer made for Terror Under the Tree. This place made my video for By Dawn and it was great. There were so many ghosts that looked at peace. I would love if they did all of my videos. Hope you find that great Christmas read. Two good ones were Christmas Flowers and Christmas at the Inn.

Next Book My next book I'm working on is called By Dawn. The book includes
November 20, 2025
Next Book

My next book I'm working on is called By Dawn. The book includes haunted houses, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and a lily garden. Some of the stories are: Night of the Spirits, The Cider Press Chill, Old Ashes and Earthly Promises, Locket of Promises, Of Sequins and Murder, The Jack o Lantern's Watch, and more. It should be out at the end of this month at amazon.

Terror Tree I wanted to mention my book Terror Under the Tree. It's the
November 19, 2025
Terror Tree

I wanted to mention my book Terror Under the Tree. It's the story of the Miller family and how they got snowed into a haunted cabin. If you like Christmas horror than this book's for you. For a few days it's free and after it's only .99. Check it out. It's complete with haunted Christmas lights, green flames, and a nutcracker.

https://www.amazon.com/Terror-Under-Tree-Cursed-Nutcracker-ebook/dp/B0FQ4KVZNH

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