America Turn Off the Gaslight: Season I, Summer into Fall (A Novel)
In this murder mystery/coming of age tale, former psychologist M. Kent weaves an immersive portrayal of a Gaslighter trapping his prey. The victim is an optimistic, intelligent young woman named America Eva Mariah Mann. The predator is Leo Pikeman, who is deft at lying and manipulating to get his way and maintain control.
The setting is Leo Pikeman's fabulous cabin miles high in the sky, where autumn paints the mountains with vivid hues of gold, green, and rusty red. The landscape provides a stunning backdrop for the awareness unfolding within twenty-seven-year-old America.
Life has been challenging for America, who often feels a shadow of her former self. Yet, she believes she could easily rise above the abuse she experienced as a child if she could stay healthy and get a fresh start.
America has made some bad choices in the past which made finding work all the more difficult in a post-pandemic world. She had begun fearing for her survival until offered a position at Pikeman Enterprises. Then, within a month, the CEO and grandson of the founder, Leo Pikeman, asked her out for dinner.
At first, life with Leo was abundant and blissful Once trapped in his mountain mansion, America becomes confused by his changed behavior and attitude. He isn't the same man she fell in love with. As with most victims who fall prey to the machinations of a Gaslighter, America has no strong circle of support to tell her she is being duped and help her escape.
When present-day reminders of the past trigger symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress, America struggles to maintain her grip on reality. She considers herself a survivor and is not about to give up easily on a happy future with Leo. She believes love can conquer all and wants to be the smiling, faithful wife by his side when he becomes the 47th president of the United States.
As the mysteries surrounding Leo and the cabin close tighter around her, America feels increasingly vulnerable and afraid for her life. Aided by her new personal assistant, Andrea, she begins unraveling the secrets and lies that shroud the mountains she loves with a sinister aura of evil and death.
America knows she can have no peace of mind until she finds the truth. Will the truth set her free and enable her to survive on the land where she feels most at home? Or will her searching lead to her demise?
Anyone who has been seduced by a Gaslighter, and still wonders how it happened, may find clarity and forgiveness for themself in this book and the following volumes of this trilogy.
Anyone who thinks they could never succumb to a Gaslighter may, by reading this book, come to understand how intelligent, strong women often fall prey.
Anyone who is currently in the grasp of a Gaslighter will, hopefully, come to recognize what keeps them trapped and how they are unwittingly complicit.
America Turn Off the Gaslight: Season I, Summer into Fall is a gripping whodunit that will keep you turning pages late into the night...
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