Havenwood: A Novella

Benny Jacobs is a faithful line cook who day in and day out, work his fingers to the bone just to afford his mother’s cancer medicine. He’s a lone wolf. He’s misunderstood, overworked, and underpaid. The people of Havenwood can’t see his potential and judge him by his past mistakes. According to some, he’s destined to follow the same path led by his father straight back to the county jail. But the same people who judge him can’t see how much of his life he sacrifices just to care for his mother. No one sees the person he is inside.

Nora Wilcox is a strong, devoted, and brilliant administrator. She’s successful at everything she sets her hands to do. She’s all a Wilcox should be. The only child of Havenwood’s chief lawmakers, Nora plays a key role in the future of the small town. Her family makes demands of her which she’s not too sure she can satisfy. If she does everything right, one day Havenwood will be hers, but she must play by the rules first. Deep down all Nora wants is to live her life on her own terms.

Two Hearts Destined to Reunite…
Years ago, Benny and Nora were the best of friends. They shared everything from hopes and dreams, to heartaches and disappointments. They were each other’s shadow. Their friendship was tested when Benny was arrested and charged with a crime he didn’t commit. Their lives drifted apart, leaving Nora to agonize over the choice she made that landed him in jail. Time inevitably weakened the bond they’d spent years strengthening as the weeks turned into months and the months into years.

A Night That Changed Everything…
What started out as a normal Friday night, quickly turned into a night of terror that the residents of Havenwood wouldn’t soon forget. On this fateful night, people carried on with their lives, completely unaware of the hungry insatiable monster headed straight for them. Lives will be shattered, and lives will be lost. The storm that descends upon Havenwood will change Benny and Nora’s lives in an unexpected way.