Rock Creek — M. Bryce Ternet

A return visit to a remote cabin by a river in the mountains of western Montana turns out to be more than a trip down memory lane for Alan Jeffers. More than a decade before, he stayed in the cabin with a group of college buddies and after one friend commits suicide, Alan feels a calling to return. Unbeknownst to Alan, seeking to say goodbye to his old friend opens him to the attention of a different departed soul. At first, the spirit is benevolent as it provides advice to get Alan's first novel published. However, he later learns that something is expected in return. This something is related to his wife's past when she escaped the horrors of the war in Bosnia…something he knows nothing about. As Alan comes to learn: some doors should not be opened.