Each of the six current boarders has some mental or physical condition which simultaneously weakened his or her body while strengthening each individual's psychic abilities. The confluence of their enhanced psychic activity served to open a window through which pixilated spirits can pass easily to and from the beyond.

Now, these mischievous pixies are leaving a trail of clues, leading the boarders to believe that the spirits were once coalminers, in their earthly life. But, this reading of the clues brings about its own puzzle. . .there has never been a coalmine in the town of Gates.

Follow the six boarders and they work to uncover the identity of the pixie spirits. In the process they discover fascinating secrets about a village they have all learned to call home and learn a powerful truth about themselves. Find out why a "bump" has cursed the land beneath Pinnacle Flats for the last 80 years. Join them in their journey as A Bump at Pinnacle Flats opens their minds and hearts to new perspectives on the afterlife.

A goose bump thrilling saga that combines the rich, colorful history of the West Virginia coal fields with a powerful tale of the supernatural-a very potent combination  —Gary Miller

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kathy Leveno Stackpole is the product of a tiny coal community like the one about which she writes. She is a wife who juggles her time between family, friends, and a long-term career in an administrative position with Chico Enterprises. In her spare time, Kathy likes to read and, of course, write. She loves life and enjoys writing about all the strange and wonderful chaos that occurs in everyday living. Currently, she is working on her third novel. Kathy lives in a small suburb of Morgantown, West Virginia, home of the WVU Mountaineers, with her husband, Gary, and their "baby," a Basset named Buddy.