The Town That Time Forgot - Paperback

by Elizabeth Donley-Leer (Author)

A town with a dark secret will demand a deadly sacrifice.

In 1944, Oakwood's town council makes a deal with an agent of the devil to protect their young men from WWII. But this protection comes at a chilling price: an annual human sacrifice.

Years later, in 1984, journalism student Jim Norton arrives in Oakwood to write about its peaceful facade. He soon uncovers a terrifying pattern of accidental deaths, leading him to a dark conspiracy that threatens his life. Will Jim expose the town's secret, or become its next sacrifice?

For young adult readers interested in:

• Supernatural thrillers
• Historical mysteries
• Small-town secrets

Author Biography

Elizabeth Donley-Leer is a Texas born, California raised grandmother. Writing has been a lifelong passion of Elizabeth's. Elizabeth earned a degree in writing, editing, and publishing for children and young adults from the Institute of Children's Literature. Additionally, she has written and self-published two children's books (The Fish Who Wanted to Fly, and Passing Ships Are Not Always Quiet), been a reviewer for the 2012 Denver Film Festival, and is a published poet. Retired, she continues to pursue her passion for writing from her cozy country home in Munford, Alabama.