Kaelyn doesn’t believe in healing magic. Especially not the kind found in swamps.

When her mother falls dangerously ill, Kaelyn copes by carving wooden spoons to earn money for medicine, while her little sister Ari plucks flowers and sings about magical swamps. The songs make Mother smile. Ari insists the fairy tales about healing music are real. But Kaelyn gave up on music a long time ago and let her ocarina fall into disrepair. She feels the mounting pressure to stay at Mother’s side—not galavant in the woods.

However, when Mother asks Kaelyn to play her favorite song, Kaelyn must turn to the murky depths of her sister’s beloved swamp—searching for magic strong enough to mend her instrument and rekindle her family’s hope before it’s too late.

• Drafted seven novels, two novellas, and dozens of short stories.

• Received two professional edit letters, including one from award-winning YA author Nadine Brandes.

• Launched The Fable Fortress and sold thousands of bookmarks and book sleeves.

• Published three flash fiction stories with Havok Publishing in the past year.

• Received manuscript requests from multiple publishers.

• Attended the Realm Makers Writing Conference for six years in a row, as well as Write to Publish and HopeWords.