Gone Before Dawn — T.C. McMullen

Egesa Springs is a quiet, picturesque town nestled deep in a valley inside the Pennsylvania mountains, but then the sun goes down. Children disappear and adults vanish or die in mysterious accidents. Natives of the town live in terror, but Cierra Lancing is an outsider. Two years ago, Cierra's husband attacked her and left her for dead. Now, healed of her wounds and with a new face and identity, she returns to Egesa Springs determined to protect her children from their murderous father. She believes she knows the secrets buried in Egesa Springs. Unwilling to trust anyone other than herself, she sets with a plan to stop the doom the town has planned for her youngest daughter. What Cierra doesn't expect to find is love with the man who has watched over her children while she was gone, but does she dare trust Tristen Durant? She is certain her husband and his family are behind the murders and the malice, but strange occurrences force her to look beyond the obvious. With the help of an 1827 murder victim, Cierra discovers there are many dangerous secrets she has yet to unbury before she can save her children and herself.