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The Mystery of Ice Pond Road: A Children of Dark Root Mystery Short (The Children of Dark Root) Kindle Edition

4.4 out of 5 stars 46 ratings

A century ago, three Dark Root children disappeared on Ice Pond Road, never to be heard from again.
Now, eight-year-old Marshall Doler is having dreams of that terrible evening—calls for help that cannot go unanswered. Through a series of visions and clues, Marshall and his companions revisit that haunted winter night, tracing the route that claimed those children.
Are they brave enough to unravel the mystery of Ice Pond Road? Or will they be lost forever, too?


This is a stand alone mystery of 10,000 words, set in the Dark Root world.

The Children of Dark Root Series:
Inherited Magick (2018)
Gifted Magick (2019)
The Mystery of Ice Pond Road (Short Story) (2019)
Forgotten Magick (Coming 2020)

The Daughters of Dark Root Series:
The Witches of Dark Root
The Magick of Dark Root
The Curse of Dark Root: Part One
The Curse of Dark Root: Part Two
The Shadows of Dark Root
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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B084D4VMYK
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 30, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.0 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 47 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 46 ratings

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April Aasheim
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***USA Today Best Selling Author. Avid Reader. Amateur Ghost Hunter. Author of Witchy Things.***

April Aasheim is an avid researcher, and a believer in all things magick. April lives in Portland, Oregon, with her family and her familiar: Boots the Cat.

Books by April Aasheim

(MAIN SERIES)

The Daughters of Dark Root Series.

Book 1: The Witches of Dark Root (2013)

Book 2: The Magick of Dark Root (2014)

Book 3: The Curse of Dark Root: Part 1 (2015)

Book 4: The Curse of Dark Root: Part 2 (2016)

Book 5: The Shadows of Dark Root (2017)

(DAUGHTERS OF DARK ROOT SEQUEL SERIES)

The Children of Dark Root Series:

Book 1: Inherited Magick: Coming Fall 2018

Book 2: Gifted Magick: Coming Fall 2019

(DAUGHTERS OF DARK ROOT PREQUEL SERIES)

ALCHEMY OF A WITCH-PART ONE: Calcination and Dissolution

ALCHEMY OF A WITCH--PART TWO: Separation and Conjunction

ALCHEMY OF A WITCH--PART THREE: Fermentation

ALCHEMY OF A WITCH--PART FOUR: Distillation and Coagulation

Dark Root Companion Short Stories and Novellas

Prequel: The Council of Dark Root: Armand (Novella, 2014)

Prequel: A Dark Root Christmas: Merry's Gift (Novella, 2015)

Prequel: A Dark Root Halloween: The Witching Hour (Short Story, 2016)

Prequel: A Dark Root Samhain: A Lesson in Magick (Short Story, 2017. Available in Witch or Treat multi-author anthology)

Prequel: A Dark Root Solstice: Aunt Dora's Dilemma (Short Story, 2017. Available in Jingle Bells and Spells Multi-Author anthology)

The Pumpkin Problem

Magick Mistletoe

The Reed Hollow Chronicles:

Touch of Light: A Baylee Scott Paranormal Mystery

Touch of Shadow: A Baylee Scott Paranormal Mystery

Touch of Lace: A Baylee Scott Paranormal Mystery Short Story (Available Summer 2018 in Spell or High Water)

Also available from April Aasheim:

The Universe is a Very Big Place (A quirky romantic comedy)

The Good Girl's Guide to Being a Demon (Part of The Woodland Creek Series).

The Last Soldier (A short story in The Ghost and the Cigarette.) June 2018.

Follow April Aasheim on Facebook:aprilaasheimwriter

Sign up for April's newsletter at aprilaasheimwriter.com to receive information on new releases, book promotions, contests and giveaways, and more about the author and her books.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2022
    Good short story with connections to Dark Root and the ancestors. I enjoyed having Oliver play a role in the story.
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020
    The June Bug, Marshall, Nova and Montana helped solve a mystery and that was century's old very awesome story. Great
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2021
    April put a wonderful spook spin on this book. I loved it and it kept me a little scared but the end was perfect. I love April's writing and I am looking forward to her next book of the Dark Root series. It has been a great magical journey thus far and I hope there is more to come.

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