Nightmare: A Blacklick Valley Mystery

by Donna Cummins

Overview

Tension is running high in Blacklick Valley as Sheriff Jed Tyler races against time to untangle the remaining elusive secrets that threaten its inhabitants before another life is lost. Will he succeed in his efforts or-this time-will he be too late? More than a year has passed since Claire Whitman's diabolical abduction of three women, the murder of one, where she piteously cast them into a place of our worst nightmares, leaving them to die in the most horrific way. But did she act alone? Or, did she have an unknown accomplice-one still viciously intent on carrying out his murderous scheme? And what of Annie Ross, the young, naïve mistress of Laura Kinkaid's late husband Frank, who was forced into an unwanted abortion that left her relentlessly guilt-ridden, broken, and betrayed? Has she simply disappeared into the mists of her delusional mind? Or, is she back with a fiery vengeance and her own psychotic plan for justice? Last fall, CIA operative Tripp Castleberry, in conjunction with federal DEA agents, believed his team had cracked the local link in a far-reaching Mexican drug cartel network, cutting off the massive flow of illegal drugs flowing into the region with a secretive sting operation. Unfortunately, the mastermind, the king-pin behind it all, remained unidentified and has recently reestablished operations. Will he continue to elude authorities at every turn or will he finally be unmasked? Now, just weeks after Jed and Jenny's divorce has finalized, are Laura and Jed and baby Jonathan, the product of their illicit love affair, living the idealized life they had imagined at Laura's grand estate at Green Hills? Is Jenny content in her new relationship with Tripp Castleberry, the mysterious and dangerous lover from her past who came back to reclaim her? Has Timmy, Jenny's young son, adapted to the sweeping changes in his world or does his life seem to be collapsing around him? Is hard-core, take-no-prisoners business entrepreneur Samantha Jessup destined to living her life alone, or is there a man out there strong enough to tame her? Return now to Blacklick Valley as these webs of mystery unfold in explosive detail and for the volatile and shocking conclusion of The Blacklick Valley Mystery Series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781725664722
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	08/18/2018
Series:	The Blacklick Valley Mystery , #5
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.71(d)

About the Author

After the success of Donna Cummins' debut Mystery/Thriller RAIN OF TERROR, Book 1 in The Blacklick Valley Mystery Series and named to "Best Kindle Books of 2015" by Digital Book Today, came A REASON TO KILL, ANGUISH, DEADLY SECRETS, and now NIGHTMARE. A REASON TO KILL, a gripping Romantic Suspense, exposes the horrific crime of domestic violence in powerful, graphic detail-- an issue for which the author has a deep concern. ANGUISH is a Psychological Thriller that epitomizes the stuff that nightmares are made of, a tale where darkness takes on a whole new meaning, testing the strength of the human spirit. The fast-moving, emotionally-charged Mystery/Romantic Suspense DEADLY SECRETS is sure to keep you up at night as the tension ratchets up and sweeps you along on a nail-biting rollercoaster ride. NIGHTMARE is a riveting, edge-of-your-seat Mystery/Romantic Suspense that unravels the secrets to Blacklick Valley's previously unsolved mysteries and brings the series to an unexpected and shocking conclusion.
All of the books in the series have earned many outstanding reviews from both Goodreads and Amazon readers with consistent, ongoing ratings of 4.4 Stars to 4.8 Stars and have reached Amazon's TOP 100 in the Mystery or Romantic Suspense genres.
Ms. Cummins has set her mystery series in the Allegheny Mountains of western Pennsylvania where she was born and raised. She has attempted to stay true to the authenticity of the scenery, the climate, and the culture of the area-all deeply embedded in her memory and experience. She says that writing is like creating her own tapestries with words-a means of expressing all the thoughts and feelings and dreams and emotions that she harbors inside, a place where all things are possible and her imagination can run free and wild. As her series exemplifies, she has a proclivity toward the Mystery/Romantic Suspense genres. The twists and turns in plot, the questions, the clues, the suspense, the final revelations, and the challenge of bringing it all together captivate her because often she's not certain where her characters will take her.
After graduating cum laude from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Cummins spent many years as an educator and business owner until, finally, she was able to engage in her first love-writing. She now lives in Tampa, Florida, and devotes her time when not writing to her family and pets, reading, cooking, and gardening-- the quiet passions that seem to define her.