She turned her back for one second. Now they’re trapped.
Elizabeth thought she’d planned for everything. Her son’s rare seizure disorder meant constant routines, strict safeguards, unbreakable structure. But one brief stop at a gas station shatters her fragile world.
In a heartbeat, her car is hijacked―with Timothy still inside.
She throws herself into the moving car, but that’s only the beginning of the nightmare. As hours stretch into days, they’re held captive in a remote, crumbling house―cut off from everyone. No phone. No medication. No help.
Elizabeth must keep her son alive while navigating the volatile mind of the man holding them captive, and her own spiraling fear.
Because Timothy is running out of time. And she’s all he’s got.
A pulse-pounding psychological thriller exploring maternal instinct, survival, and the harrowing choices we face when everything we love is on the line. The first book in the emotionally gripping and nerve-shredding When Bad Things Happen series.
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Praise for the When Bad Things Happen Series:
★★★★★ “It was a believable plot with the main character so well defined it was like you knew her.”
★★★★★ “The mere idea of something happening to your child instills terror in your heart. This book takes you there.”
★★★★★ “I was totally hooked from start to finish! What a great read. It was an emotional rollercoaster for me and really pulled at my strings.”
★★★★★ “I couldn’t put it down as I wondered how Elizabeth and Timothy were going to get out of their dire situation."
★★★★★ “Very well written, well defined characters, and a solid plotline.”
★★★★★ “The storyline kept me guessing and totally hooked.”
★★★★★ “Could not put this down.”
★★★★★ “Gone is a well-written engaging story! Great character development! A bonus is that the reader learns about children with autism…”
★★★★★ “Well written! A mother who is devoted to protecting her child. Thoroughly enjoyed this book.”
★★★★★ “Best book I’ve read in ages.”
Dr. Sharon A. Mitchell lives on a farm, with her nearest neighbor several miles away. Doesn't that seem like the ideal setting to spark the imagination? She takes long walks with her hundred-pound German Shepherd dogs, Pickles and Dill. (She didn't name them - don't blame her). The Farmers of Goodrich County is a series of clean and wholesome romances set in a western small town, farming region. She's working on her eighth psychological thriller novel for the When Bad Things Happen series. Besides two, three short stories tied to that series, and bonus material at the end of many of the books, she's written six novels, each featuring an autistic child or young adult. Two nonfiction books accompany that autism series. Sharon's been a teacher, counselor, psychologist and consultant for decades and continues to teach university classes to soon-to-be teachers and administrators.
