{"product_id":"guarding-the-music-of-the-mountains","title":"Guarding the Music of the Mountains","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"OLE_LINK1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003ePre-order now for delivery on December 1!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Magical Chance to Return Home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAward-winning author Kari Kilgore conjures fantastic lands you never want to leave.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter decades of nomadic life, Gage longs to return to the magical mountain oasis of Verbanville, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe only place his heart feels at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the means to get there risks everything that makes Verbanville special.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd breaking his connection with the land forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGage must choose sides in this delightful urban fantasy!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of \u003ci\u003eSecret Societies\u003c\/i\u003e, an \u003ci\u003eUncollected Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem\u003eHealing the Heart of the City\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Secret to Going Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrankie flashed a brilliant smile, but her raised eyebrow made it clear she wasn't there to make things easy for Gage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGage’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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Happy to, Frankie. And I hope you'll call me Gage. What have you got in mind? An impromptu site visit?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrankie 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68123989901564,"sku":"Guarding the Music of the Mountains Shopify","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/Guarding-the-Music-of-the-Mountains-Generic-2026-11-12.jpg?v=1794528848","url":"https:\/\/spiralpublishing.net\/products\/guarding-the-music-of-the-mountains","provider":"Spiral Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}