Willow Brown, Ordinary Fairy: An American Fairy Update

Monday, January 17, 2011

An American Fairy Update

As of yesterday, the first draft of my second novel, An American Fairy, is finished. AAF is the second installment in the continuing story of Noah Phelps, photographer (and mere human) and Willow Brown, fairy woman. You'll meet Rowan Westfall, Willow's best friend and fellow fairy, and a host of other fun characters, as the three friends search for the answers to a tragedy that befalls Rowan and her partner, Ruthie Kingston.

And that's all I'll say for now.

Notice I said "first draft". The easy part is over. Now come all the grammar reviews, spelling reviews, fixes, adjustments, tracking down misuse of the Terrible Twos (to, two and too). An editor or two will work it over, and I have to read it out loud to the Proofreader-In-Chief, my wife, Suzie. All that before turning it over to my proofreading team. I still haven't settled on a cover, either.

Look for An American Fairy sometime next fall. I think.

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A Brief Synopsis

At four feet nine inches tall and ninety-five pounds, beautiful Willow Brown considers herself an ordinary person. Photographer Noah Phelps doesn’t agree after he sees her fly…with her own wings. My urban fantasy, An Ordinary Fairy, tells the story of feisty little Willow and her “mere human” photographer friend, set in the present day against the backdrop of Willow’s woodland home.

Noah’s fairy is anything but ordinary. Contrary to legends, she’s a sad and troubled woman, a lonely recluse. Gifted with magical powers far beyond Noah’s Wiccan spells, Willow enchants him with her beauty but enrages him with her secrecy, turning aside his questions with silence. Ultimately, Noah’s persistence wins her trust, and she shares the burden of her past.

Thirty years ago, Willow’s parents disappeared. She lives on their property, four hundred acres of forest outside Hoopeston, Illinois. Known as Jones Woods, the land is the root of a long-standing feud between the Brown and Jones families. The current Jones heir, Chester Jones, seeks to regain the woods and the abandoned mansion it surrounds. In the past year, Jones has amplified the feud by harassing Willow and spreading false stories about her. Willow is convinced Chester’s grandfather murdered her parents but lacks any proof.

At Noah’s urging, Willow seeks the answer to the mystery of her parents’ death and tries to uncover why Jones suddenly wants the property back. Fairy magic, Wiccan spells, and the Jones brand of folk magic crisscross the ether. Evil threatens to prevail, as a race ensues to find the clues hidden in the woods and the mansion. Each trial draws Noah closer to Willow, yet she fights her feelings for him. Will the friends outwit Jones before he finds the secret of the woods? Will they become lovers?

Willow Brown, Ordinary Fairy

Monday, January 17, 2011

An American Fairy Update

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