Faery Tales

Tucked away in North Carolina's western mountains, in the town of Whippoorwill Gap, awaits a special bookshop, where otherworldly beings flit on the edges of awareness. Over the centuries, nine fae formed a troop when two Native Yunwi Tsundhi' met brownies, sprites, a hob, a gnome, and a wood nymph from the British Isles, Scandinavia, and Africa. In time, they formed unbreakable bonds. These four stories depict pivotal moments in their history.In "e;The Ghost Pipe,"e; the troop's original members meet during the early, misty years in which the first British settlers penetrated deep into the Appalachian Mountains."e;The Scarlet Waxcap"e; reveals how the rest of the fae join forces to protect an orphaned Cherokee infant."e;The Daisy Chain"e; tells how the troop comforts another lonely girl living beneath the budding town's only bookshop.And finally, in "e;The Wild Rose,"e; they unite with others to welcome their long-lost faery queen from her sixty-five-year exile in the Earth Realm. Discover how the magic began.