About Me

I’m Mike Newlon—storyteller first, writer second.

I live in Virginia Beach, USA, and I write the kind of stories I want to read: character-first, emotionally devastating, impossible to put down.

If a book held your attention, you can find more of my work here. And a book stayed with you after the last page, I’d be grateful for a review on Goodreads or Amazon. Your voice matters more than you might think.

I write whenever I can—between family, work, and the constant need to keep learning. The challenge isn’t finding time. It’s that once I start, I’m consumed. The real trick is allowing myself to fall into that obsession when a story takes hold.

Writing is an addiction.
Storytelling is a possession.
And reading is an obsession.

—Mike Newlon

The Virginia Beach Universe

Every novel I write is set in Virginia Beach—but not the one you’ll find on a map.

This Virginia Beach is a place where storms trap people with their darkest secrets, where AI companions blur the line between delusion and addiction, where survivors of one nightmare cross paths with the architects of another.

Hurricane Cindy destroyed Justin and Laura’s lives. They survived the storm, but lost the people they loved. Fifteen months later, Laura works at a nail salon, trying to rebuild.

That’s the same salon where Tasha goes. Where she meets Laura. Where she begins to her descent into AI-powered obsession and something far darker.

Their stories stand alone. You don’t need to read Hurricane to understand DELUSIONAL. But if you do? You’ll catch Laura walking through Tasha’s story. You’ll see how one woman’s survival becomes background noise in another woman’s breakdown. You’ll understand that Virginia Beach isn’t just a setting—it’s a living world where every story echoes through the next.

Same place. Different nightmares. All connected.

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