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Within The Summit's Shadow
He's Haunted...
Andrew Gavin knows he's a train wreck. Well before all the gore he's seen as a detective, Andrew's first trauma was seeing a gruesome suicide when he was only seventeen. Ever since, a delusion he calls The Dead Boy appears whenever his anxiety spirals too close to the edge...
He's Hunted...
Goaded by The Dead Boy, Andrew shoots and kills an unarmed teenager in what appears to be a fit of rage. Now, suspended from the force and awaiting a possible murder charge, Andrew retreats home to the Rocky Mountains. There, The Dead Boy taunts him every day. Except...
He Hungers...
Elizabeth McBrien, the childhood sweetheart Andrew scorned, is also in the Rockies - and she shocks him by revealing she too sees The Dead Boy. Astonished - the delusion is a ghost? - Andrew is further rattled to learn that The Dead Boy has 'befriended' Kyle King, a gravely ill kid Elizabeth adores.
Now it's specter vs. cop in a race to save Kyle's life, and The Dead Boy insists that Kyle's survival hinges on secrets Andrew's buried about that long-ago suicide. Yet Andrew knows the entire truth will destroy him...and annihilate any new chance he may have with Elizabeth. But the clock is ticking, Kyle is dying, and The Dead Boy is prepared to sacrifice anything - or anyone - in order to once again walk among the living...
Andrew Gavin knows he's a train wreck. Well before all the gore he's seen as a detective, Andrew's first trauma was seeing a gruesome suicide when he was only seventeen. Ever since, a delusion he calls The Dead Boy appears whenever his anxiety spirals too close to the edge...
He's Hunted...
Goaded by The Dead Boy, Andrew shoots and kills an unarmed teenager in what appears to be a fit of rage. Now, suspended from the force and awaiting a possible murder charge, Andrew retreats home to the Rocky Mountains. There, The Dead Boy taunts him every day. Except...
He Hungers...
Elizabeth McBrien, the childhood sweetheart Andrew scorned, is also in the Rockies - and she shocks him by revealing she too sees The Dead Boy. Astonished - the delusion is a ghost? - Andrew is further rattled to learn that The Dead Boy has 'befriended' Kyle King, a gravely ill kid Elizabeth adores.
Now it's specter vs. cop in a race to save Kyle's life, and The Dead Boy insists that Kyle's survival hinges on secrets Andrew's buried about that long-ago suicide. Yet Andrew knows the entire truth will destroy him...and annihilate any new chance he may have with Elizabeth. But the clock is ticking, Kyle is dying, and The Dead Boy is prepared to sacrifice anything - or anyone - in order to once again walk among the living...
422 pages, Paperback
First published April 18, 2019
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About the author
Bonnie Randall
4 books128 followersBonnie Randall began scribbling stories in coil-bound notebooks around the age of 9—entertaining herself with tales of wicked dolls,
evil grandmothers…and romantic knights and damsels who eventually lived Happily Ever After. All these years later, much has changed yet
nothing has changed at all; Bonnie is still a sucker for true love, soulmates, smudgy shadows, and things that go bump in the night.
A clinical social worker and professional speaker, Bonnie knows that relationships—whether with other people or with our environments—shape our souls and craft what, ultimately, is the ‘Human Experience’.
And a Scorpio to the core, Bonnie’s passion is, well, passion—and mysticism, mysteries, creepiness, and all things arcane. Her stories
explore what love looks like in the face of paranormal peril, for ‘Till Death Do Us Part’ is only an illusion, isn’t it? After all—we all know
true love never dies…
For a peek at excerpts from the next two books in the Shadow
Valley series—The Soulmate’s Shadow (Vince Haslom's story) and The
Shadow’s Son (Rob Haslom’s story)—visit www.bonnierandallstories.
com or check out Bonnie Randall Writer on Facebook.
evil grandmothers…and romantic knights and damsels who eventually lived Happily Ever After. All these years later, much has changed yet
nothing has changed at all; Bonnie is still a sucker for true love, soulmates, smudgy shadows, and things that go bump in the night.
A clinical social worker and professional speaker, Bonnie knows that relationships—whether with other people or with our environments—shape our souls and craft what, ultimately, is the ‘Human Experience’.
And a Scorpio to the core, Bonnie’s passion is, well, passion—and mysticism, mysteries, creepiness, and all things arcane. Her stories
explore what love looks like in the face of paranormal peril, for ‘Till Death Do Us Part’ is only an illusion, isn’t it? After all—we all know
true love never dies…
For a peek at excerpts from the next two books in the Shadow
Valley series—The Soulmate’s Shadow (Vince Haslom's story) and The
Shadow’s Son (Rob Haslom’s story)—visit www.bonnierandallstories.
com or check out Bonnie Randall Writer on Facebook.
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August 13, 2019
Within The Summit's Shadow is fast paced, "hold on to your hat" kind of reading.
Set in some familiar settings for me (Edmonton and Jasper) I could see and smell everything that Bonnie described. I could actually feel the sweat.
I felt like an innocent bystander, but at the same time, I wanted to scream "Just look in the friggin' bag!!!!!"
Bonnie knows how to articulate a figurative gut punch. She also knows how to write a love story.
Numerous twists and turns that kept me turning faster and faster.
Set in some familiar settings for me (Edmonton and Jasper) I could see and smell everything that Bonnie described. I could actually feel the sweat.
I felt like an innocent bystander, but at the same time, I wanted to scream "Just look in the friggin' bag!!!!!"
Bonnie knows how to articulate a figurative gut punch. She also knows how to write a love story.
Numerous twists and turns that kept me turning faster and faster.
July 8, 2021
A phycological thriller with paranormal elements that will hold your interest to the end. Mystery on top of mystery takes the plot through twists and turns. Perfect for those who love chasing after red herrings.
December 30, 2023
Love, love, love it! First off, I got to see snippets of the characters from Divinity and the Python and a mini epilogue at the start of this story, so that totally satisfied my craving for what happened to... Next, I got to see the development of a character from Divinity and it was so great seeing another side to that character.
Bonus? The setting of the book is beautiful. I am lucky in that I can picture the places in my head as this is local for me, but even if that is not the case for other readers, reading the description along with following the journey of the characters is so totally riveting. Thank you for this wonderful book, Bonnie Randall!
Bonus? The setting of the book is beautiful. I am lucky in that I can picture the places in my head as this is local for me, but even if that is not the case for other readers, reading the description along with following the journey of the characters is so totally riveting. Thank you for this wonderful book, Bonnie Randall!
June 8, 2019
It took me a little while to get into this book. But soon it became compelling to solve the mystery. Multiple mysteries actually. A crime to solve & a supernatural phenomena to unravel. This book has a bit of everything- romance, mystery, supernatural happenings. I love that I can recognize some of the places mentioned in this book. A very satisfying conclusion to the book.
October 10, 2019
Couldn’t put it down!!!
October 10, 2019
Loved the mysteries. A very good read.
October 11, 2019
Loved this book. Can’t wait to see more from this author!
May 19, 2023
This book was hard for me to put down, and even when I finished it, I found myself thinking about the the characters.
This supernatural thriller will have your heart pounding as you feel side by side with the characters, clearly seeing, smelling, and feeling everything that they do.
A well written book. Highly recommend this read.
This supernatural thriller will have your heart pounding as you feel side by side with the characters, clearly seeing, smelling, and feeling everything that they do.
A well written book. Highly recommend this read.
December 27, 2023
Good lord the sequel no one ever asked for. As if the first one wasnt horrid enough.
January 2, 2020
Detective Andrew Gavin is under investigation for shooting and killing an unarmed teenager in what looked like a fit of rage. His breakdown in judgment was ultimately caused by his seeing a gruesome suicide when he was seventeen. He’s never dealt with the trauma. And ever since, an incorporeal delusion he calls The Dead Boy shows up at random times. Andrew is not sure which option is worse: Is he imagining The Dead Boy, and losing his mind? Or is The Dead Boy Real?
Suspended from the force while awaiting a possible murder charge, Andrew retreated to his home in the Canadian Rockies. And now The Dead Boy is taunting him every day. There he’s shocked to discover that his childhood sweetheart, Elizabeth McBrien, can see The Dead Boy, too. And she’s not the only one. The Dead Boy has appeared to Kyle King, a sickly teen kid friend of Elizabeth.
It becomes a race to save Kyle’s life, and The Dead Boy insists that Andrew has to face his trauma regarding that suicide he saw as a kid himself because facing that will somehow save Kyle. Andrew’s pretty sure opening that can of worms will not only destroy him, it will also destroy any chance he has of rekindling anything with Elizabeth. As The Dead Boy knows, why Kyle is dying is integral to Andrew’s trauma and memories of that have to surface, even if it tears him—and Elizabeth—apart.
This is one of the best paranormal mysteries I’ve ever read, with characters you’ll never forget and a whodunit that will knock your socks off. RECOMMENDED
Suspended from the force while awaiting a possible murder charge, Andrew retreated to his home in the Canadian Rockies. And now The Dead Boy is taunting him every day. There he’s shocked to discover that his childhood sweetheart, Elizabeth McBrien, can see The Dead Boy, too. And she’s not the only one. The Dead Boy has appeared to Kyle King, a sickly teen kid friend of Elizabeth.
It becomes a race to save Kyle’s life, and The Dead Boy insists that Andrew has to face his trauma regarding that suicide he saw as a kid himself because facing that will somehow save Kyle. Andrew’s pretty sure opening that can of worms will not only destroy him, it will also destroy any chance he has of rekindling anything with Elizabeth. As The Dead Boy knows, why Kyle is dying is integral to Andrew’s trauma and memories of that have to surface, even if it tears him—and Elizabeth—apart.
This is one of the best paranormal mysteries I’ve ever read, with characters you’ll never forget and a whodunit that will knock your socks off. RECOMMENDED
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