Music of the Rainbow

Music of the rainbow.

A young mage. An ancient ruined city. A beast that should have killed him.

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In 472 BCE, in Northern Italy, a young, guilt-ridden mage pretending to be a healer, discovers he is being chased by a monster that once tried to kill him.

Convinced he can neither escape nor kill the monster, he decides to trap it in an isolated place so the monster will not kill everyone in the towns around. However, a tree-singer he healed from a deadly disease, a talking squirrel he rescued as a baby, and a naive, young blacksmith, insist on joining him on a dangerous journey into the Cursed Lands– where evil spells and magic gone awry still lingers.

Led by a mysterious blue stone, they plunge into a perilous land teeming with ancient magic, violent storms, and lurking threats—on a path where survival means more than just outpacing a monster. It means confronting guilt, forging trust, and relearning the power he abandoned long ago.

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For Readers Who Love…

  • Ancient ruins
  • Young mages facing dangerous powers
  • Magical Races with old grudges and alliances
  • Beasts, talismans, prophecy and hidden destiny
  • Fantasy with courage, healing, friendship and faith beneath the adventure.
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I love to write

As a child, I read every fantasy I could get my hands on. My favorites were C S Lewis, George McDonald and J R R Tolkien. I also loved Madeleine L’Engle.

I wrote this fantasy series when my life was very dark. My husband suffered from dementia and couldn’t bear to be separated from me.

I needed a magical world. Modern fantasy was too dark for me to bear. So I wrote the kind of stories I liked to read. I created a world filled with magic and magical beings — a world where poor choices led to guilt and grief. Where self-sacrifice may be the only way out.

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Biography

I became a Christian over 50 years ago. My husband decided he wanted to live off the land, and off the grid. I wholeheartedly agreed. The land we ended up with wouldn’t grow any crops, and by the time we learned that, we were out of money. After 9 years I moved to town, and the joy I had in my refrigerator and lights was overwhelming.

Once in town I had a chance to teach Bible classes, volunteer for a suicide hotline, teach junior high, and play in the music ministry. My husband moved to town with me. He became a deacon and was unceasing in his work to take care of people in the church. We were both passionate about our garden.

It seemed like my life ended when I came down with chronic fatigue. Overnight I was a cripple. Ten years ago I fought cancer. Then I had a stroke. Constant infections put me into the hospital about every 6 months. I wrote science fiction to escape.

My husband developed dementia and our lives became more complicated. I started writing fantasy. Eventually my husband died and suddenly I had time. He never believed in insurance, so I had no money, but I had time. I taught myself to edit, and the first book is almost ready. I have the final title and now need a cover. I’m currently editing book two. This summer I’ll have book one in print and you’ll be able buy it.

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