Bendbury Press

About Bendbury Press

Bendbury Press is the publishing arm of Bendbury, dedicated to bringing compelling stories to life.

We are proud to announce our inaugural publication, Signal Girl, the first book in a suspenseful YA mystery series called The Tape Exchange.

In Signal Girl, author Charles L. Williams introduces readers to a radical social experiment at Northwood High: an anonymous video confessional booth called The Tape Exchange. Students are invited to share their deepest secrets on VHS tapes, creating an underground network of raw, unfiltered truth. But among the grainy confessions, a series of tapes appears that are different. They are artistic, coded, and deeply unsettling. Left by a mysterious creator nicknamed "Signal Girl," the tapes use haunting images—a delicate teacup, a wilting rose, an empty birdcage—to tell a story of escalating fear. Two friends, Albert and Ryan, quickly realize this isn't a game; it's a desperate cry for help from a girl in real danger. To save her, they must race against time to decipher the clues hidden in the static and hunt for a girl hiding in plain sight, before her signal fades for good.

What's Next from Bendbury Press

The launch of Signal Girl is just the beginning. At Bendbury Press, we are committed to building worlds and exploring new genres. The thrilling narrative of The Tape Exchange series will continue, following the compelling journey of the main characters as they navigate the secrets and dangers that lie beneath the surface of their high school.

Looking beyond Northwood High, we are excited to introduce our next major project: Echoes, a genre-blending trilogy that weaves together sci-fi, historical fiction, mystery, and action-adventure. The story follows Echo, a woman whose life is upended after her wife, Jillian, dies in a car accident. In the aftermath, Echo uncovers a shocking truth about Jillian's past, sending her on a three-book journey to unravel a conspiracy that touches both history and the future.