Spellbound Under the Spanish Moss: A Southern Tale of Magic

by Connor Judson Garrett, Kevin N Garrett

Overview

Young Gareth Greyfin must find a way to save his father Samuel after he is bitten by a one-eyed snake. With little time before the venom will reach his father's heart, Gareth follows his father's instructions to bring him to a cabin in the swamps outside of Savannah, Georgia-the home of a witch with a fearsome reputation.

           The witch Evangeline sends the fearful young man on a quest for five ingredients for the potion that offers the elder Greyfin's only hope. Accompanied by the witch's raven as a guide, Gareth's desperate journey leads to encounters with a cast of characters that defy imagination. The duo is joined by an old banjo player, and they learn that heroes come in unexpected forms.

           Along the way, Gareth learns a family secret and a deception threatens to destroy his budding romance with Raven and possibly the life of his father. Will his bargain with Evangeline pay off or will Gareth be the one to pay the price?

Themes include grief, bullying, being orphaned, disabilities, isolation, betrayal, forgiveness, and unconditional love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781950495245
Publisher:	Lucid House Publishing
Publication date:	04/14/2022
Series:	The Spellbound Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	166
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Born in New York City and a native of Atlanta, Georgia, Connor Judson Garrett's debut novel "Falling Up in The City of Angels" caused his mentor and international bestselling author Robert Hicks to dub him "the Millennials' F. Scott Fitzgerald." A recipient of the 2017 Edward Readicker-Henderson Travel Classics Award, Connor's writing has appeared in Private Clubs Magazine, The South Magazine, Hook & Barrel, Georgia Hollywood Review, The Blue Mountain Review, as well as in ads for major brands and companies such as SnackNation, Texas Pete, Green Mountain Gringo, CanIDeal, Golden Hippo Media, and ZipRecruiter. Connor, who has also published poetry books, and his father wrote Spellbound Under the Spanish Moss (Book 1 of The Spellbound Series) using WhatsApp during the early months of the pandemic while he was in Beirut, Lebanon, and Kevin was in Marietta, Georgia. He is currently working on the sequel Fragrance of a Shadow: True Love and Other Legends, and a subsequent finale for the trilogy that began with Spellbound Under The Spanish Moss: A Southern Tale of Magic. A graduate of Berry College, Connor co-founded Lucid House Publishing and recently returned from Beirut with his family and now resides in Marietta, Georgia.
Kevin N. Garrett is an award-winning advertising and lifestyle photographer, who has shot for clients that include: Audi, Dodge, The Coca-Cola Company, McDonald's, Neiman Marcus, Google, Westin, The Ritz-Carlton Company, Marriott's Autograph Collection, the states of Georgia and New Mexico, Norwegian Cruise Lines, The Home Depot, Stihl, and Georgia-Pacific. As a travel writer and photographer, his work has appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, Town and Country, Forbes, Vogue, Private Clubs Magazine, Outside, Boulevard, Entrepreneur, Inc., Atlanta Magazine, Coastal Living, Islands, Southbound, and Virtuoso Life, among others. He co-authored numerous guidebooks with his wife, Echo Montgomery Garrett, including Fielding's Caribbean for Dummies and Rum and Reggae's Caribbean. His fine art photography has been shown in galleries in New York City, Atlanta and Nashville, and his work hangs in luxury resorts and hotels around the world. A native of rural South Georgia and a graduate of Auburn University, Kevin, who lived in Nashville and New York City, resides in Marietta, Georgia, with his wife Echo, who runs Lucid House Publishing. In addition to the next books in The Spellbound Series, he is currently working on a children's chapter book series and a YA self-help/mini-memoir inspirational book.

Table of Contents

I

One     The Raven, the Witch, and the Bullfrog

Two     Wrestling Shadows

Three   The Traveling Carnival and the Story of the Sad Clowns

Four    The Mad Shapeshifter

Five     Frozen Lightning and Spiderwebs

II

Six      An Old Friend

Seven Acid Forest

III

Eight  The Perfect Song

Nine    A Flower That Never Dies

Ten     The Cure

Acknowledgments

About the Authors