From BILL ALIVE, the acclaimed author of THE PUNCTUALITY MACHINE, comes a stunning, delightful new fantasy novella of rare power and magic. Nolan spends his days as a park ranger, patrolling the National Forest in the Appalachian hills. He loves nature, but he finds himself getting used to it. Until the day he sees her. Deep in the forest. A mysterious, beautiful woman who sits alone beneath a magnificent oak.
She stares at the tree, in total silence. As if waiting for it to speak. As if only the trees know her secret.
From BILL ALIVE, the acclaimed author of THE PUNCTUALITY MACHINE, comes a stunning, delightful new fantasy novella of rare power and magic. Nolan spends his days as a park ranger, patrolling the National Forest in the Appalachian hills. He loves nature, but he finds himself getting used to it. Until the day he sees her. Deep in the forest. A mysterious, beautiful woman who sits alone beneath a magnificent oak.
She stares at the tree, in total silence. As if waiting for it to speak. As if only the trees know her secret.