A decorated Army captain returns home to rural Pennsylvania for his grandfather’s funeral—only to discover that the nightmares plaguing him since childhood are no mere dreams.
Matt Kovar has spent years pushing down the recurring vision of an endless cemetery where hooded figures hunt him across shifting timelines. He thought the horrors of war were the worst he’d ever face. He was wrong.
When an ancient grimoire hidden in his grandfather’s attic awakens latent power in his blood, Matt learns the truth: the nightmares are echoes of centuries-old battles fought by his ancestors against a hidden cabal of occult survivors—witches, heretics, and outcast sorcerers—who have waited generations for the right bloodline to complete their ritual. Beneath the quiet suburbs of Chester County, this secret order is gathering to tear open the veil between worlds and rewrite history itself.
With the help of Heather O’Malley—a sharp-tongued local waitress with her own dark past and a talent for shotguns—Matt must master forbidden magic, confront betrayals among lifelong friends, and race across haunted landmarks to stop the final ceremony in the very graveyard of his dreams.
But every spell has a cost, and the line between guardian and sacrifice is thinner than he ever imagined.
Memento Vivere is a gripping contemporary supernatural thriller in the tradition of Tim Powers and Dean Koontz—where hidden magic, ancient grudges, and one man’s haunted bloodline collide under an autumn moon.
Remember to live… before the dead remember you.
Ryan M. Patrick 