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by R. C. Nash
Shadows Over Pine Hollow
Pine Hollow looks like the kind of town where nothing truly bad could happen. Tree-lined streets. Familiar faces. A church that still rings its bell on Sunday mornings.
But beneath the calm surface, something has been wrong for a very long time.
When Ethan Carter, a widowed pastor carrying his own grief and unanswered prayers, accepts the call to Pine Hollow Community Church, he hopes for a quiet place to heal and serve. Instead, he steps into a town wrapped in silence—where children have gone missing, where people avoid certain places after dark, and where questions are met with uneasy glances rather than answers.
The abandoned Whispering Pines Amusement Park looms on the edge of town like a scar that never healed. Everyone knows the stories. No one wants to talk about them.
As another child disappears, Ethan is forced to choose between keeping the peace and pursuing the truth. His search draws him closer to Joy Harrison, the guarded owner of a local bookstore who seems to know more than she lets on. Together—with the quiet courage of a faithful deacon, the fierce loyalty of a diner owner, and a young man discovering his own calling—they begin to pull at threads Pine Hollow has worked hard to bury.
What they uncover is darker than any of them imagined.
A hidden network. A powerful crime boss. Underground tunnels. A past soaked in blood and betrayal. And a revelation that strikes at the very heart of Ethan’s own family history.
As danger closes in and threats turn violent, Ethan must wrestle with questions of faith, forgiveness, and obedience. What does it mean to trust God when the truth shatters everything you thought you knew? How do you forgive when evil wears a familiar face? And how far will faith carry you when standing for the light puts your life at risk?
Shadows Over Pine Hollow is a gripping Christian suspense novel about spiritual warfare, the cost of silence, and the redemptive power of prayer. It is a story of ordinary people answering an extraordinary call—to stand in the gap between darkness and light.
Because evil thrives in silence.
And faith was never meant to be quiet.
R. C. Nash is a pastor, leadership consultant, and author whose writing blends faith, suspense, and redemption. Drawing from decades of ministry and leadership experience, he tells stories that confront darkness with hope and courage.
R. C. Nash, an Iowa pastor with over 40 years of experience working with churches, is the dynamic President of Connection Pointe Consulting. His mission is to empower leaders, businesses, and churches to reach their full potential. Focusing primarily on "Turn Around Churches," R. C. draws inspiration from his upbringing on a Kansas dairy farm and his early exposure to leadership. His lifelong dedication to studying leadership and faith in Jesus Christ has been fueled by valuable mentorship and academic guidance. As a Founding Partner with Maxwell Leadership and a certified Consultant with Church Answers, R. C. is motivated by his passion to add value to everyone he meets.
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