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The catalog

Fiction that stays with you.
Truth you can carry.

From imagined worlds and political intrigue to devotional reflections rooted in Scripture, every Echo & Ember title is created to entertain, challenge, and kindle enduring hope.

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Division

Fiction

Stories of mystery, danger, moral courage, and the cost of holding fast to truth.

The Labyrinth TrilogySpeculative fiction
Three stories. One labyrinth. The whole journey.
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The Labyrinth Trilogy · Book One

What Lies Beneath

In a world where history can be edited, belief is treated as a liability, and comfortable lies arrive disguised as care, six ordinary students begin asking the wrong questions. Their search leads to a mysterious seventh place—and into a constructed world of impossible landscapes, hidden rules, and a faceless presence determined to make them forget. To find the way out, they must decide what truth is worth when surrender feels safer than waking up.

By Stephen Boone
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The Labyrinth Trilogy · Book Two

Beneath the Silence

The island was only the beginning. Changed by what they survived, the six awaken to a new trial—one built not from unfamiliar terrain, but from the memories, wounds, and choices they carry within. As each Remembrance Path draws them deeper into a past that refuses to stay buried, the missing seventh presence grows harder to ignore. Escape will require more than courage. It will demand that they face the truths silence was designed to erase.

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The Labyrinth Trilogy · Book Three

The Remnant Flame

They were scattered by a system that controls through comfort, algorithms, and applause. They were never meant to remember one another—and never meant to understand the game. Now the remnant is moving against the architects of the labyrinth. With every safe place exposed as a stage and every victory carrying a cost, the final battle will test not only whether truth can survive, but what those who carry it are willing to sacrifice to keep its flame alive.

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The Eli Caudill FilesChristian political and intelligence thrillers
The first file is coming soon.
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An Eli Caudill File

Credible Threat

Eli Caudill is a careful man in a system built to reward careful silence. But when he finds crisis-response language that appears to have been written before the crisis it answers, a routine policy review becomes evidence of foreknowledge—and perhaps intent. As engineered accidents ripple from Appalachia to Europe, Eli follows the footnotes into a network that can turn markets, infrastructure, and human weakness into weapons. Telling the truth could cost him his career, his family, and far more. Staying quiet may cost everyone else.

By Stephen BooneDetails soon
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Division

Nonfiction

Devotionals and thoughtful resources for a faith that moves beyond words and takes root in daily life.

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90-Day Devotional

Echoes of Truth

It is possible to stay busy serving Jesus while slowly losing the joy of walking with Him. Echoes of Truth is a 90-day invitation out of spiritual noise and performance and into a faith shaped by genuine communion with Christ. Moving through three essential rhythms—Hearing, Practicing, and Living—each day grounds the reader in Scripture, honest reflection, and a practical response. This is not another religious task to complete, but a grace-filled path toward recognizing God's voice, forming life-giving habits, and becoming a steady echo of truth in everyday life.

By Stephen Boone
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Student Devotional

Forged: Faith That Holds Under Pressure

Borrowed faith can sound convincing—until hard questions, disappointment, pressure, or loss put it to the test. Written for middle and high school students, Forged is a 45-day journey toward a faith they can truly call their own. Across three movements—Hearing, Practicing, and Living—readers enter the world of each biblical passage, examine what Scripture actually says, and connect its truth to the pressures they face now. Daily reflection, response, and prayer help students move beyond knowing about Jesus toward a resilient life of actually knowing and following Him.

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Biblical History & Christian Living

Mission ImPAULsible

Paul's letters were not written in a vacuum. They were urgent pastoral responses to real churches navigating status, empire, idolatry, division, persecution, and the costly claim that Jesus—not Caesar—is Lord. Mission ImPAULsible brings readers into the first-century world in which the gospel spread, revealing Paul not as a distant theological giant but as a human being called, equipped, and sustained by God. Through historical, cultural, biographical, and pastoral lenses, this engaging study illuminates the pressures behind the New Testament letters—and shows how the same God still equips ordinary believers for faithful mission in their own cultural moment.

By Stephen BooneDetails soon

From the journal

Thoughts from
Echo & Ember

Reflections on faith, storytelling, history, culture, and the quiet truths that continue working on us long after we first encounter them.

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Formed Together · Day Ten · August 18

Formed Together
for the Long Road

Jesus forms a mature and steadfast people through truth and love practiced together over time.

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The voices behind the books

Meet the Authors

Writers committed to meaningful stories, honest questions, and truth that continues echoing after the final page.

Stephen Boone
Author · Pastor · Teacher · West Virginia

Stephen Boone

Stephen Boone is a Christian, teacher, pastor, and writer from West Virginia whose work spans fiction and nonfiction. In his novels, he explores truth, faith, conscience, and courage through speculative worlds and political suspense. In his nonfiction, he writes devotionals and biblical studies that bring Scripture into conversation with history, culture, and everyday discipleship.

Across both, Stephen writes for readers who welcome honest questions, accessible biblical depth, and hope sturdy enough for real life. His work includes the Labyrinth Trilogy and Eli Caudill Files, along with Echoes of Truth, Forged, and Mission ImPAULsible.

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Our purpose

Stories carry truth farther than arguments ever could.

Born in the hills of West Virginia, Echo & Ember Press tells meaningful stories shaped by faith without sacrificing mystery, tension, honesty, or craft.

These are books about people facing impossible choices—and discovering that hope can survive even there.

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