Chapter 1
Will Powell stood in the open doorway of Clinch River Books and Tourist Information Center, gigantic mug of hot coffee in hand, not quite sure how his life had changed so quickly.
From here he could see the fog rising down along the Clinch, hiding away the quiet state park and hiking trail that had brought so much new life and excitement to Estonoa, Virginia. The town snuggled into the surrounding mountains, so he was several hundred feet higher than the water. Still, the five AM fog twisted and danced along the newly repaved streets and between the red brick buildings all around him.
When he could catch a glimpse of the trees through the shifting mist, they showed off vivid October orange, red, and yellow. A few pines and cedars ignored the color-changing antics, but they onl
