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    On the Edge of Faerie: A Modern Fairy Tale Novella
    On the Edge of Faerie: A Modern Fairy Tale Novella
    On the Edge of Faerie: A Modern Fairy Tale Novella
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    On the Edge of Faerie: A Modern Fairy Tale Novella

    By Stefon Mears

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    Carteho, a small town along the coast of Northern California. A town not on any map, even in this age of satellites and GPS.

    Janet's beloved mysterious uncle died suddenly. Now she owns a house in this 'Caterho.' Of course she drags her best friend to go see it over spring break.

    But the supernatural truth she finds in Carterho will change her life forever.

    Rise of Magic author Stefon Mears brings the Scottish fairy tale of Tam Lin to modern America, for a romantic fantasy novella complete with motorcycle-riding fae.

    Previously published as But Hold Me Fast and Fear Me Not.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThousand Faces Publishing
    Release dateMar 22, 2016
    ISBN9781524283711
    On the Edge of Faerie: A Modern Fairy Tale Novella

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      On the Edge of Faerie - Stefon Mears

      About On the Edge of Faerie

      Carteho, a small town along the coast of Northern California. A town not on any map, even in this age of satellites and GPS.

      Janet's beloved mysterious uncle died suddenly. Now she owns a house in this 'Caterho.' Of course she drags her best friend to go see it over spring break.

      But the supernatural truth she finds in Carterho will change her life forever.

      Rise of Magic author Stefon Mears brings the Scottish fairy tale of Tam Lin to modern America, for a romantic fantasy novella complete with motorcycle-riding fae.

      Stefon Mears

      Thousand Faces Publishing

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      JANET COULDN’T FIND this ‘Carterho.’ Not after three hours with four AAA maps and another two scanning online maps and satellite views. The town was supposed to lie somewhere north along the coast of California, maybe an hour or two south of the Oregon border. Her directions said to take highway 277 west from 101, and that she would find Carterho just south of the Hattrick River. She confirmed them by phone when the maps proved unhelpful.

      But she couldn’t find the Hattrick River either, nor any reference to highway 277.

      She did know Uncle Ian was dead. Mom had told her last Friday during their weekly video chat. Heart attack, and at the tender age of forty-nine, and had Janet been getting her regular checkups while she was away at college? Mom knew how bad the stress could get for a freshman away from home for the first time, and that Janet’s doctor – she did have a local doctor, didn’t she? – would want to know that her uncle had had a fatal heart attack at such a young age. And not even a drinker, at least, not as far as the Wallace family was concerned.

      That had made Janet snort, which got that look from her mother. Janet had ended the call quickly then, before the lecture-front moved in. Gave her room to cry, too. Janet loved her uncle. He always brought smiles and stories when he came to visit. Mom and Dad said never to believe a word he said, but Janet hung on every syllable: his travels, his adventures in exotic locations, the loves he found and lost. She wanted to grow up to be just like Uncle Ian, making friends and finding excitement all over the world.

      The letter had arrived two days later, from Uncle Ian’s lawyer, Thomas Rime. Uncle Ian had no children, and when he passed he left her his house and property along the California coast. One last gift from her favorite uncle. Mom insisted that Janet sell the property to pay for college. Janet didn’t want to do it, didn’t want to give away the last piece of her beloved uncle, but she knew Mom had a point: small town life was not for Janet, and she would have a hard time traveling the world if she was in debt more than a hundred grand.

      But spring break was coming up, and Janet wanted to see the place herself before she considered selling. She wanted to walk the grounds that Uncle Ian had called his own, go through the books he bought in five languages, spend a few nights under the roof her Uncle had built with his own two hands.

      That was when the trouble started. Janet owned a house in a town that didn’t seem to exist.

      The lawyer, at least, Janet had been able to find online. Once she proved to herself that she couldn’t find the town, she dug around about the law firm. Their website looked official, and she confirmed the office location in Eureka. She even called the California Bar Association to make sure that Rime and Associates were members in good standing.

      Everything looked legit. Except the town.

      Janet worried about that for a whole day before she asked herself what Uncle Ian would do. Janet had never before asked herself that question, what Uncle Ian would do in her shoes, but in the coming years she would ask it often. Uncle Ian may have died young, but he lived as he chose, and always had a smile on his face. That was how Janet wanted to live.

      Uncle Ian would follow the directions and go check out the house. Janet would do the same. Almost. Uncle Ian would have gone on his own, the way he had always traveled. Janet thought anything worth doing was worth sharing.

      I can’t believe you talked me into this, said Shawnette, Janet’s best friend, as they watched for the exit sign that neither expected to see. The skies were clear and bright as fine sapphires, but Shawnette had started griping when she realized just how remote this town had to be. I could be down in Cabo right now soaking up the sun–

      And don’t think I don’t appreciate your waving your money in my face.

      Please. You own a house. Fanciest thing I own is my car.

      Speaking of which, why aren’t we taking your Lexus instead of my Cavalier?

      I don’t think so, said Shawnette, holding up one dark, elegant hand as if to ward off an omen. This town of yours is supposed to be near the ocean. Salt water does not come near my paint job, thank you very much.

      Janet had a retort at the ready about risk and adventure and how her old car had supported her like a faithful steed, but just then she saw the exit sign: CA 277, Carterho 12.

      Shouldn’t the sign have had an exit number? thought Janet as she eased off the road to the right, then took an underpass that looked as though it had been hewn from living rock. But that was ridiculous. No way had the state gone to that much expense for an exit.

      Janet and Shawnette came out of the rock tunnel into a much larger tunnel of green and brown. Massive sequoias surrounded the road, closing out the sky save for dappled sunlight that dripped through here and there: enough to see, but filling their world with shapes and shadows and hints of things half-seen from the corner of one’s eye.

      Whoa, said Shawnette.

      Yeah, said Janet with a sly smile. Still wish we were in Cabo, Shawnee?

      Yes, but this is pretty impressive too.

      CA 277 itself was paved, but otherwise it looked

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