{"product_id":"glowing-in-darkness-part-i-hardcover","title":"Glowing in Darkness — Part I Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; font-family: Georgia, serif;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 1.1em; color: #555; margin-bottom: 4px;\"\u003eThe Stokerdine Conspiracy — Part I\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 1em; color: #888; margin-bottom: 40px;\"\u003eby Stacy Stewart Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ddd; margin: 40px 0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn enchanted eighteenth-century clock holds a child’s spirit captive. A Brooklyn jazz singer accidentally sets it free — and opens a portal that neither of them can close.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"\u003eIn the 1960s, Allison Mugler’s son Martin is diagnosed by Chicago-based award-winning clinical psychiatrist Dr. Marak Burad as having Life Trance Dementia Syndrome (LTDS) — a condition that enables his spirit to float undetected from his body and metaphysically visit other people. His Life Trance becomes trapped in an enchanted eighteenth-century anniversary clock, leaving him a child with special needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"\u003eIn 2008, after purchasing the timepiece from a unique shop in Brooklyn, aspiring jazz singer and art collector Charly Bergeron inadvertently releases Martin’s Life Trance through his DNA. The act opens a time portal and Martin is perceived as a glowing poltergeist. When Martin and Charly finally meet, they discover a common thread that includes superhuman abilities and an inescapable mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlowing in Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e is Part I of \u003cem\u003eThe Stokerdine Conspiracy\u003c\/em\u003e. The complete combined edition is also available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ddd; margin: 40px 0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"background: #f9f9f9; padding: 16px; border-left: 3px solid #1a1a1a; line-height: 1.8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned copies available.\u003c\/strong\u003e Select the \u003cem\u003eAuthor Signed\u003c\/em\u003e option when ordering. Signed copies are final sale — no returns or exchanges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ddd; margin: 40px 0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-size: 1.05em;\"\u003eRead before you buy — Chapter One is free\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; margin: 24px 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0850\/2270\/3858\/files\/Stokerdine_Conspiracy_by_Stacy_Stewart_Smith_-_Chapter_One-_Where_s_My_Son_fa35ad7e-d226-4ab2-9345-4574d9edf454.pdf?v=1787505500\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 12px 28px; background-color: #ffffff; color: #1a1a1a; border: 1px solid #1a1a1a; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003eDOWNLOAD CHAPTER ONE — FREE →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ddd; margin: 40px 0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f5f0e8; border: 1px solid #d4c5a0; padding: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.05em; margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eAlso available: The Complete Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #555; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Stokerdine Conspiracy\u003c\/em\u003e combines Parts I and II in one edition — in Paperback, Hardcover, and E-Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/stokerdine-conspiracy\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 10px 28px; background-color: #1a1a1a; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003eSEE ALL EDITIONS →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ddd; margin: 40px 0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"\u003eStacy Stewart Smith is a New York-based author, fine artist, and couture fashion designer. For many years, Smith has been a college educator, including his current post as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Fashion Design Art at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) of New York. Smith is also the author of \u003cem\u003eCAD for Fashion Design and Merchandising\u003c\/em\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ddd; margin: 40px 0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cul style=\"line-height: 2; list-style: none; padding: 0; font-size: 14px; color: #444;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 979-8751505394\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ships within 3–5 business days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 16px; font-size: 13px; color: #888;\"\u003e⚠ No returns on signed copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ddd; margin: 40px 0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 0.85em; color: #888;\"\u003eCopyright © 2026 Stacy Stewart Smith Enterprises, Inc. 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