"The Phantom of the Pines" by Donovan Douglas Thiesson - eBook (epub)

Once a star in the paranormal world with her show "The Creepy Connoisseurs", Sarah thought she'd left that life behind. But when her ex, Ed, calls in a drunken frenzy about a phantom he found—a case they never finished—she's drawn back into the mystery. 
Days later when Ed is reported missing, his car found overturned near Crescent Lake, Sarah feels compelled to investigate.
At Crescent Lake, Sarah finds more than just a picturesque village. She checks into a grimy motel room once occupied by Ed, discovering a journal filled with unsettling notes on local disappearances and reports of a ghostly figure with antlers. 
The deeper she delves, the more eerie details emerge, including a shrine deep in the woods with a disturbing collection of offerings.
Her investigation takes a terrifying turn when she’s ambushed by a shadowy figure and a massive unhuman force. She narrowly escapes, only to find herself trapped in a dark cave, surrounded by grim evidence of past victims. 
As she escapes the cave and runs through the forest, she encounters a mysterious figure, half monster, half child, who seems to have a twisted connection to both the area’s history and folklore.
In a final battle for her life and in a chilling moment of recognition, Sarah comes face-to-face with the figure and discovers the sad fact of the beast's true nature. 
The encounter leaves her shaken, with more questions than answers about the phantom in the pines and the darkness lurking in Crescent Lake.