Moonlight in the Pines

She was born to soar, but her wings never came. In the ancient knolls of Harlan County, Kentucky, the Moraki rise with the music of the hills, winged, shifters of the night, bound to the earth's oldest magic. Melody should have been one of them, but at eighteen, she stands apart, mocked, pitied, and forsaken, never having reached the Aethering, the moment when all Moraki's wings are unbound.

She and Braith, the AlphaScion, share a fated bond, having loved each other since childhood, growing up together exploring the ridges and glens. He was fourteen when she was ten, and even then, their pure connection was undeniable. Now a wolf shifter as ancient and powerful as the mountains themselves, Braith's love for her has only deepened. Yet the clans of the shifters do not mingle, and his family cannot accept her. She is of another clan, unawakened, disgraced in their eyes, a girl without wings.

Heartbroken, Melody flees the only home she has ever known. But the mountains call her back with whispers in the trees, sparks in the grass, and shadows that do not lie. To claim her wings and her place among the Moraki, she must face trials older than time, confront the darkness threatening the land, and discover a power she never knew she held.

The mountains are calling. Melody must rise, and with her, the spark of destiny and a love reignited awakens.