Night Thunder (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781951580599)

When the crew bulldozed a sycamore tree right before dark, they saw several bodies lying under the tree roots. The boss left to fetch the police. Carl was the only witness as the bodies transformed to beautiful people that crawled out of the hole and simply walked away. Ridiculed for his story, Carl resolved to investigate. Several strange occurrences began that night. The most important development seemed to be the newly-built church Aeternita. Several neighbors were invited to attend nightly ceremonies. Those attending rapidly joined, then quickly yielded all will to the church. But, church members were strange. All young and beautiful, they seemed to mysteriously acquire new family members until they had "perfect families", with two children and a dog. The church promised eternal life, but at what cost?