Guarding the Music of the Mountains

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A Magical Chance to Return Home

Award-winning author Kari Kilgore conjures fantastic lands you never want to leave.

After decades of nomadic life, Gage longs to return to the magical mountain oasis of Verbanville, Virginia.

The only place his heart feels at home.

But the means to get there risks everything that makes Verbanville special. 

And breaking his connection with the land forever.

Gage must choose sides in this delightful urban fantasy!

Part of Secret Societies, an Uncollected Anthology

An excerpt from Healing the Heart of the City:

The Secret to Going Home

Frankie flashed a brilliant smile, but her raised eyebrow made it clear she wasn't there to make things easy for Gage.

“That's the thing about negotiations though, isn't it?” Frankie said. “Nobody gets everything they want, but hopefully everyone walks away satisfied. And I hope you'll feel comfortable calling me Frankie. I like to be on a first-name basis when I get up into the mountains."

Gage’s own eyebrows went up, and he knew she’d never miss it. He’d started off the negotiation in a position of weakness, by demonstrating his surprise at her proposal. Already on his back foot, and potentially wearing the wrong shoes for it.

"Happy to, Frankie. And I hope you'll call me Gage. What have you got in mind? An impromptu site visit?"

Frankie nodded, vaguely gesturing toward the cliffs both of them obviously had firmly in mind as if she could barely summon enough interest to talk about it.

"Well sure, if you're up for it. Seems to me that with all the attention on our unassuming row of cliffs up there, we should head out and make sure the view is worth all the fuss."