Broken Vows: A Roland Wasape Paranormal Mystery

by Ty Burson

Eighteen-year-old Roland Wasape doesn’t need a ouija board to attract ghosts; he sees them everywhere he in the park across the street, at the abandoned high school, even in his bathroom mirror. And when his car keys mysteriously go missing, he has a good idea who took them. Most ghosts are harmless, but not all, and when a desperate spirit upends Roland’s freshman year of college and threatens his sister’s fragile recovery, Roland is forced to confront the bizarre circumstances of the man’s death and the equally bizarre legacy of his killer. If that weren’t enough, a simple misunderstanding escalates into a brutal confrontation with staggering consequences. Estranged from his friends with his future in limbo and his sister’s life hanging in the balance, Roland must mend what has been broken. But first, he has to face the dark forces within himself.

368 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 13, 2023

About the author

TY BURSON was born in Riverside, California. His mother and her family emigrated from Canada, while most of his father’s people hailed from Oklahoma. After completing an Associates Degree in general education, Ty joined the Air Force. Ty signed on to be a Russian Crypto-logic Linguist, went off to basic training, and eventually ended up in Monterey, California. It was there that Ty met his future wife, Kerri.

Ty finished his Bachelor’s degree before leaving the Air Force. Eventually, four kids and a couple of career changes later, Ty went back to school, got his teaching certification, joined the Air National Guard, and began teaching middle school in Florissant, Missouri.

It was at a conference for middle school teachers that Ty got the idea for a lucky dragon that protected a fishing village. A protagonist with a stutter and a demon came along much later. While the novel got shelved when Ty decided that he had to have a Doctorate in Education, it never entirely left his mind—as few wonderful ideas ever do.

Currently, Ty and his family live in Maryland, where he continues to teach after completing his Doctorate and retiring from the Air National Guard in 2011. Ty is known for entertaining his students with funny poems and stories, and for wearing bizarre, entertaining ties.