With Branching Plot Books, every story is a world waiting to be explored. A girl crawls through the pages of an open book, flashlight in hand beneath a starlit sky.

BRANCHING PLOT BOOKS

Branching Plot Books is an innovative reading experience devoted to the power of reader interpretation and interactive storytelling.

About Branching Plot Books

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About Branching Plot Books

A book series groups books with shared characteristics. Famous examples include Goosebumps and Choose Your Own Adventure. The Branching Plot Books series is distinctive because while the stories might seem unrelated, they're tied together by offering different interpretations depending on a reader's feelings, past experiences, and beliefs. These books often present stories with layered meanings. For example, The Empty Lot Next Door could be seen as a ghost story or a story about bullying and family challenges. Friend or Foe might be interpreted differently depending on one's political stance. Some titles, like The Crawl Space, provide a variety of choices and conclusions. In Branching Plot Books, readers play an active role in determining the story's direction.

Branching Plot Books: Where Readers Shape the Story

Branching Plot Books challenge traditional storytelling models by prioritizing reader interpretation and interactive storytelling. The series recognizes the subjective nature of reading, leveraging it to create a more personalized literary experience.

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The Many Layers of Branching Plot Books

Arthur Mills in military uniform, seated in an airport terminal area, smiling while talking on a cell phone. An American flag patch is visible on his sleeve.

About Arthur

For over two decades, he served as an Intelligence Warrant Officer, specializing in piecing together what others missed: patterns, threats, enemy intent, and clandestine activity. After retiring from the military, he transitioned into private investigation, focusing on missing persons and human trafficking cases. His work, whether in classified environments or on the streets, has always been about finding what others overlook.

He’s also an award-winning author, known for blending personal experience, reader interaction, and investigative work into stories rooted in loss, memory, and what gets left behind. His writing spans non-fiction, experimental fiction, and accounts of paranormal activity.

One of his most personal stories began in childhood. As a boy, Arthur saw something he couldn’t explain. To make sense of it, he gave her a name: Candle Face. For years, he believed she might have been just a manifestation of childhood trauma. But after returning to Texas, he learned she was real—and others have had their own encounters.

That experience led to Candle Face Chronicles, but it’s only part of the larger body of work Arthur continues to build. Alongside his ongoing intelligence work, he investigates real paranormal cases, documents Candle Face’s past, and writes with the same discipline he brought to every mission. Whether the trail leads to a cold case or something harder to explain, he follows it—on paper, online, or in person.