Atonement: T's Pocket Thrillers, #5

By Tawa Witko

On a dark stormy night, four friends head out for a long overdue weekend away. After a car accident forces them to seek shelter, they find refuge in a cave, hidden beneath the roots of a large tree. It's only then that they realize that their past deeds need payment, and that there is something lurking in the dark, prepared to collect.

Atonement is Book 5 in T's Pocket Thrillers, a collection of thriller novellas that range from the psychological to paranormal. But beware, because all are aimed at making you fear what goes bump in the night.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Winyan Press, LLC
• Release date: Nov 19, 2019
• ISBN: 9798201319656

Tawa Witko

Author Tawa Witko lives on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation with her son, Adam Milda and daughter, fellow author, Deanna Milda. They are accompanied by their many animals, an Australia Shepherd/Border Collie mix named Bella, a couple of ornery cats (Edward and Lil Bit) and their horses, Eagle Bear and Wild Spirit. Tawa is a licensed clinical psychologist while Deanna and Adam attend McLaughlin Middle School and High School, respectively. The family enjoys attending wacipis, participating in tribal ceremonies and living a quiet life without the hustle and bustle of the cities. Thirty Eight is the first published work by Tawa and her daughter, Deanna, but it will certainly not be the last. In the coming months they will begin writing a young adult series called The Diakrisis Tales which will center around a 16-year-old girl named Parker who discovers that she can not only see spirits but can interact with them as well. Each standalone book will follow Parker on a new mystery that she must solve. Keep a look out for the first book in the series, An Unexpected Gift, in late 2016.

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Atonement

By

TM Witko

Copyright All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

Printed in the United States of America

First Printing, 2019

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Copyright © 2019 Winyan Press, LLC

Dedication

This book is dedicated to all the suspense and thriller fans out there! ☺

Preface

I’d like to thank my friends and family for all of their support and encouragement. Thank you to Laura Perez for making this book possible and for allowing me to delve into the darker side of myself on this one. To Select-O-Grafix for making such an amazing cover. To all the participating authors in The Thrill of the Hunt 5. I can’t wait for people to read all your amazing stories! To Amanda Rash who copy edited this story on such short notice, thank you girl, you’re the best! To my daughter Deanna, who helped me brainstorm this plot! And finally, to all the suspense & thriller junkies out there, I hope you like what we’ve done in this anthology!

Acknowledgment

Winyan Press, LLC would like to acknowledge the following individuals for their contributions on Atonement.

Amanda Rash, Copy Editor

Laura Perez, Thrill of the Hunt Coordinator

Select-O-Grafix, cover artist

Table of Contents

Dedication

Preface

Acknowledgment

1 Spring Break

2 Aftershock

3 Underneath

4 Finding Shelter

5 Atonement

6 Disbelief

About The Author

WP Contact Information

Other Thrillers

Past debts always come due.

1 Spring Break

Four best friends ready to have some fun, relax, and to be perfectly honest, get a little drunk. They had been waiting for this trip since the semester began. Paul, Gavin, Reggie, and Shane had known each other since freshman year. This was their fourth and final Spring Break before Shane transferred to pursue his master’s degree. They had been on the road for nearly two hours. They were far from the city now, on their way up a mountain road to a cabin they had reserved months ago.

I don’t remember the drive taking this long? Paul stated