“This multi-faceted novel, set in the mountains of Western North Carolina, is a winner. Contemporary life is magically intermingled with the Cherokee tragedy of many years past – the fabled ‘Trail of Tears.’ The darkest secrets of the Mattox family are laid bare, as is the hidden agenda of the Cherokee curse that haunts the family to the present day. The legends of the mountains and the consequences of real or fancied fears are strong indeed. Above all, this is a story of a great love and the survival of that love.”

Jack R. Pyle