The Bleakwood Apprentice
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Alyshia Michaelson is working as a summer lifeguard on Bleakwood Lake when a series of suspicious deaths begin occurring in town. Authorities write them off as suicides and unusual acts of nature, but the bodies continue to pile up.
Aly wonders if the deaths are being caused by a force with malicious intent. As strange clues guide her way, she searches for the truth.
Uncovering only more questions, she must decide whether to let go and return to normal life- or risk it all to unravel the mystery... And her mind with it.
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