Song of the Woods

Even the best-kept secrets eventually find the light of day.

Ivy has always felt like an outsider. With her plain features, affinity for plants, and loss of both parents by the age of sixteen, she struggled to gain acceptance in her small town of Wood's End. When she leaves for college, she believes she's putting her past behind her for good. Yet, fate has a strange way of overturning the best-laid plans.

Five years after leaving Wood's End, Ivy finds herself back in her childhood home with a temporary teaching contract. Now the owner of her parents' house, her plan is to renovate, sell, and move on as quickly as possible. Yet, while she's eager to leave the town behind, the woods at the back of her house seem reluctant to let her go.

Past the pretty, sun dappled forest on the outskirts of town lies the deep and mysterious realm of the Woods Beyond. The woods tempt Ivy with their allure, but, as the locals are well aware, the woods are as perilous as they are enticing. Few brave the boundary which separates the Woods Beyond from the Woods Before, and those who venture deeper rarely return unchanged—or return at all.

When Ivy's life is threatened, the only person she can turn to for answers is the school janitor, Jack Ross. As mysterious as the Wood's Beyond, Jack harbors many secrets of his own. It's only by discovering the truth about herself that Ivy can begin to unravel both Jack's mysteries and those of the Woods Beyond. Can she bring herself to face the truth, especially when it will disrupt all her carefully laid plans? Does she even have a choice?

Secrets, fantasy, and adventure weave together in this tale of love, betrayal, and personal discovery. Song of the Woods is the first book in the series, Symmetry of Light.

Please note: this is the first book in a series, and not a standalone. The story will continue in book 2, Curse of the Crown.