THE NIGHTSHADE CHRONICLES Where Baltimore’s Bravest Meet the Supernatural
Welcome to Station 29, where Baltimore’s bravest discover that not all dangers come with flames.
Follow Crimson Oath, the first book in the Nightshade Chronicles. This urban fantasy series features firefighters who control more than hoses and paramedics who heal wounds that medicine can’t explain.
What You Get
📚 Weekly Chapter Releases
Every Sunday at 7 PM EST, get the next installment of Mia Caldwell’s awakening to her pyrokinetic abilities while Baltimore’s supernatural underworld closes in.
🚒 Authentic Emergency Services Detail
Experience the real weight of bunker gear, the smell of diesel at dawn, and the brotherhood that makes impossible saves possible.
🔥 Exclusive Content
Behind-the-scenes breakdowns of emergency procedures
Character deep dives and world-building notes
Early access to series developments
First look at cover art and publishing announcements
Join Our Crew
Whether you’re a first responder who knows the weight of the badge or a reader who craves urban fantasy with authentic grit, you’ve found your station.
This is where Dresden Files meets Rescue Me, where the supernatural doesn’t erase procedure but complicates it.
Subscribe free to follow Mia and Elijah’s story. Upgrade to paid to support independent fiction that respects both the natural and supernatural courage required to save lives.
About R. Ashton Blackthorne
R. Ashton Blackthorne writes urban fantasy where emergency services protocol meets supernatural protocol, and both can kill you if ignored.
Fascinated by the moments when ordinary people do extraordinary things, Blackthorne crafts stories where first responders discover that some calls require more than training. They demand abilities that shouldn’t exist.
A student of emergency services culture and mythology in equal measure, Blackthorne believes the best fantasy grows from authentic ground. Every procedure in the Nightshade Chronicles has been researched, every piece of equipment verified, every protocol double-checked. Because when you ask readers to believe in the impossible, everything else better be real.
The Nightshade Chronicles is Blackthorne’s love letter to every first responder who’s felt something shift during a call—that moment when training alone wasn’t enough, but somehow, you saved them anyway.
New chapters every Sunday at 7 PM EST
Also Publishing On: Royal Road (@RaBlackthorne) - Same weekly schedule
