"Monsters can hide in plain sight. They might even be inside us. This lacerating and yet redemptive novel examines how easily we can cross the line—and the long journey back. The witty writing sparkles with honesty and the ending feels like a balm." — 

Rene Denfeld, bestselling author of The Child Finder and the forthcoming The Talking Bone 

"A beautifully crafted story about haunted histories, lingering hatreds, and triumphant love." —

Rabbi David Wolpe, named The Most Influential Rabbi in America by Newsweek Magazine, Max Webber Emeritus Rabbi of Sinai Temple, author of eight books including the best-selling Making Loss Matter

Fascinating, artful, and un-putdownable, Beyond Where Monsters Lie covers the complicated emotional terrain of atonement with both sensitivity and humor. Not an easy feat, yet Debby Dodds has crafted a beautiful story- one that is ultimately about friendship at its core- which invites the reader to contemplate the most important of human journeys: redemption. 

—Jennifer Pastiloff best-selling author of Proof of Life

"Beyond Where Our Monsters Lie is a page-turner of a novel about vengeance, guilt and forgiveness. We meet the protagonist in her fragile and innocent youth, follow her through her step-by-step indoctrination into a very dark world, and witness her struggle to make peace and find forgiveness. At once frightening and heartbreaking and, in the end, full of hope." —

Liz Scott, author of This Never Happened 

"As Donna reveals the truths behind the wisdom of both Pat Benetar ("Hell is for children") and Viktor Frankl (find "salvation, both through love, and in love"), I was entranced with this story about forgiving others and yourself for the things we do to harm one another, intentionally and otherwise. Dodds tells a hard story with warmth, wit, and delightful references to pop culture. 

I rooted for Donna the whole way through." —

Suzanne Reisman, author of Off the Beaten (Subway) Track

"In Beyond Where Our Monsters Lie, Author Debby Dodds has written a moving, thematically complex story of a young woman's struggle to overcome the deep shame and emotional damage inflicted in childhood by a manipulative woman with a despicable agenda. In a sweeping arc of self-discovery, her protagonist finds that it takes the honesty and personal courage of atonement, the wisdom of elders, and the promise of a budding relationship to bring about true healing. Impeccably crafted, uplifting, and relevant, this novel is highly recommended."—

Warren C. Easley, award-winning author of the Cal Claxton mysteries