title: Darkness Brings The Dawn: Erik's Story
author:  Carol Minton 
description: Jodi Minton was born in Muskegon, Michigan, but grew up in the state of Indiana. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Education and practises as a Registered Nurse in a NICU. She retired from the Army Nurse Corp in 2005 as a Captain, spending most of her career in a Combat Support Hospital. She enjoys touring with lighthousing groups around the country, visiting and taking pictures of lighthouses and is concerned with their preservation as the castles of America. Some of her favorite things are Scotland, camping, writing, reading, and celtic jewelry and music.
zlib_text: IF SHE DIES
  
  Erik Therme
  
  ![](Images/image00160.jpeg)
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and events are either
  products of the author’s imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. No
  part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any electronic
  or printed form without the written permission of the publisher.
  
  Text copyright @ Erik Therme 2021
  
  All right reserved
  
  For Jasper
  
  Contents
  
  **_ONE_**
  
  **_TWO_**
  
  **_THREE_**
  
  **_FOUR_**
  
  **_FIVE_**
  
  **_SIX_**
  
  **_SEVEN_**
  
  **_EIGHT_**
  
  **_NINE_**
  
  **_TEN_**
  
  **_ELEVEN_**
  
  **_TWELVE_**
  
  **_THIRTEEN_**
  
  **_FOURTEEN_**
  
  **_FIFTEEN_**
  
  **_SIXTEEN_**
  
  **_SEVENTEEN_**
  
  **_EIGHTEEN_**
  
  **_NINETEEN_**
  
  **_TWENTY_**
  
  **_TWENTY-ONE_**
  
  **_TWENTY-TWO_**
  
  **_TWENTY-THREE_**
  
  **_TWENTY-FOUR_**
  
  **_TWENTY-FIVE_**
  
  **_TWENTY-SIX_**
  
  **_TWENTY-SEVEN_**
  
  **_TWENTY-EIGHT_**
  
  **_TWENTY-NINE_**
  
  **_THIRTY_**
  
  **_THIRTY-ONE_**
  
  **_THIRTY-TWO_**
  
  **_THIRTY-THREE_**
  
  **_THIRTY-FOUR_**
  
  **_THIRTY-FIVE_**
  
  **_THIRTY-SIX_**
  
  **