Beyond the Widow's Peak

Beyond the Widow’s Peak Text copyright © 2023 by Ashley McConnell. All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, or any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author. No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher. ISBN-13: 9798218149895 Cover design by Phillip Tefertiller Edited by: Dinzy Finzy Publishing This book explores themes around stress and anxiety. It also contains violence, blood, and gore. For those afraid of the dark, this won’t help. TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Epilogue Bonus Chapter About the Author Other Books Present Day Living in the mountains of North Carolina your entire life, you grow up hearing all the local folklore. There was Moth Man. Big Foot. The Moon-Eyed People. Even the Brown Mountain Lights. But none scared me more than the unknown of what lurked in the mountains under the cloak of darkness. When you live in the Appalachian Mountains, you’re raised to close the blinds at night. Even if you hear something calling Ten days ago I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been told I shouldn’t own a rental property. When I purchased a cabin in the North Carolina mountains two years ago, everyone in my family, and my friends thought I was crazy, but if I’m honest, most had valid concerns. “That place is run down. When will you have the time to renovate it?” “You don’t even know how to renovate homes;