Shadows of the Strange Valley

As punishment for her misdeed, mage Tabitha Reyes is sent to solve a mystery in the strangest corner of the Mojave Desert, where everything she's been taught about magic is turned upside down. It's an unforgiving place, but Tabitha finds herself oddly allured by the Strange Valley - and Rebecca, the local doctor who knows more about magic than she should.

Word count: 13,663 

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