The Deepest Dark — Joan Hall Hovey

Following the deaths of her husband, Corey, and ten year old daughter Ellie in a traffic accident, author Abby Miller sinks ever deeper into depression. She contemplates suicide as a way to be with them, and to end her unrelenting pain.
In a last desperate effort to find peace, she drives to Loon Lake where they last vacationed together, wanting to believe they will be waiting for her there. At least in spirit. Barring that, the pills Doctor Gregory gave her to help her sleep, are in her purse.
The cabin at Loon Lake was her and Corey's secret hideaway, and not even Abby's sister, Karen, to whom she is close, knows where it is. But someone else does. He is one of three men who have escaped from Pennington prison. They are dangerous predators who will stop at nothing to get what they want - and to keep from going back to prison. Having already committed the worst of crimes, they have nothing to lose.
Unknowingly, Abby is on a collision course with evil itself. And the decision of whether to live or die will soon be wrenched from her hands.

“…a highly entertaining thriller that will draw you in with its well written characters and fast paced action. Above all it is full of suspense and an absolute page turner. I warn you not to start reading it unless you have time to read the whole book! I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good thriller and I certainly want to read more books from this author…” ~ Online Book Club

"Joan Hall Hovey is one of those authors I love so much, I literally wait with bated breath for each release. I'll jump on it the minute the new book is out, and I know I'm guaranteed to be thoroughly engrossed in the story, and completely entertained.
THE DEEPEST DARK was no exception to this rule. Beautifully written with a high quality level of prose, you can't do better than a suspense by Joan Hall Hovey!" ~ Aaron P. Lazar