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    Nightmare in the North
    Nightmare in the North
    Nightmare in the North
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    Nightmare in the North

    By Kelli A. Wilkins

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    Nightmare in the North
     

    Stranded during a violent blizzard, Mark hikes to the only house nearby. George, a well-mannered University professor, welcomes Mark and gives him shelter from the storm.

    By morning, Mark suspects that everything isn't what it seems. George's adult daughter, Kate, who also lives in the house, shares a disturbing and unsettling tale. When questioned, George insists that Kate has a psychological issue and can't be trusted to tell the truth.

    Mark quickly finds himself caught in a game of cat and mouse. Who should he believe? Is Kate's desperate plea for help sincere? Should he be suspicious of George? Or are both of them plotting something together?

    Isolated from everyone, Mark is forced to wait out the storm—and find a way to escape—if he hopes to make it out alive.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKelli A. Wilkins
    Release dateAug 9, 2018
    ISBN9781386538226
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    Kelli A. Wilkins

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kelli A. Wilkins is an award-winning author who has published more than 100 short stories, 20 romance novels, 3 horror ebooks, and 7 non-fiction books. Her romances span many genres and heat levels, and she’s also been known to scare readers with her horror stories. In January 2021, Kelli released Journaling Every Week: 52 Topics to Get You Writing. This fun and innovative guide to journaling is filled with hundreds of thought-provoking prompts designed to get you writing about your feelings and emotions. In 2020, Kelli published Love, Lies & Redemption, a western romance set in 1877 Nebraska. This novel blends a sensual love story with mystery and danger. She released Romance Every Weekend: 104 Fun Ways to Express Your Love, a non-fiction guide to romance in 2019. The book features 104 fun and easy ways you can express your love to that special someone in your life. Perfect for men or women, it focuses on tender, everyday gestures that let your partner know how much you love him or her. Kelli published Extraterrestrial Encounters, a collection of 18 sci-fi stories, in 2019. If you like horror fiction, don’t miss her disturbing novella, Nightmare in the North. Her writing book, You Can Write—Really! A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Fiction is a fun and informative guide filled with writing exercises and helpful tips all authors can use. Kelli posts on her Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKelliWilkins and Twitter: www.Twitter.com/KWilkinsauthor. Visit her website www.KelliWilkins.com  to learn more about all of her writings.

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      Nightmare in the North - Kelli A. Wilkins

      ​​​​​DEDICATION & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      Thanks to all the friends , family, and readers who have supported my writings over the years. I hope you enjoy this story. Writers never know where their imaginations will take them!

      Special thanks to Eve Grinnell for designing this and many of my other fantastic covers. Visit her site (www.grinnellgraphics.com) to learn more about her work.

      You have reached Great Bear Lodge. In three hundred feet, turn right into the parking—

      Are you kidding me? Mark jabbed the power button on the navigation system, silencing it. The useless piece of shit had done nothing but get him lost.

      For the last half hour he’d been listening to the robotic voice lead him deeper into the wilderness. He’d followed the GPS from one secondary road to another, and now he was lost in the backwoods of Nowhere, Vermont.

      At least he thought he was still in Vermont. For all he knew, he could be in Canada. Then again, if he was at the border, at least there would be a sign and he could get directions from a Mountie.

      He peered through the windshield, squinting into the wall of white. Fat snowflakes coated the car, and he couldn’t tell where the Camry’s hood ended and where the snow began. Who the hell rented a white car in winter? Nobody except him, obviously. He cursed and punched the steering wheel. This trip had turned into a disaster the second he’d crossed the Vermont state line.

      The storm had started about four hours ago. At first it was only a few flakes, then more, and more. Then the wind kicked up, and before he knew it there was at least six inches of snow on the road. He had watched the outside thermometer drop from a balmy eight degrees to four, then two, until finally, it had settled at minus four.

      There was nothing on either side of the snow-packed two lane road except more snow and a few scatterings of pine trees. He grumbled and kept driving at a whopping 10 miles an hour. He had no choice but to keep going. There was nowhere to turn around.

      He probably should have stopped when he passed that house a few minutes ago. The driveway wasn’t plowed, but there was a light on, and he could have asked for directions. But the house might be empty. It was the middle of February. Didn’t most people up here spend the winter in Florida, or—

      BAM! The loud bang snapped him from his thoughts and he yelped as the car started spinning.

      Shitshitshit! He took his foot off the gas and steered, twisting and turning the wheel as the car slid left, then right, then spun all the way around.

      Everything happened in slow motion. A cluster of pine trees went past on the left, then the car rotated again and slid sideways on the road, spinning out of control. He spotted a pine tree three feet from the front end and jerked the wheel hard, shooting the car across the street toward a ditch. Shit! He hit the gas and cranked the wheel again.

      After a few more spins and slides, the car finally stopped. He threw the gearshift into park and slumped over the steering wheel, listening to his heart hammering in his chest. Jesus, that was close. I hate this state. I hate winter. I swear to God I’m never coming back here, he whispered.

      He took a deep breath and straightened up. It could have been worse, much worse. He could have slammed up against a tree or went flying sideways into the ditch. If he’d gone off the road there wouldn’t be help for hours, maybe even days. He’d freeze to death. Nobody would ever find a white car out here. And if another car had been coming

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