The Twelve Mountain Region

Pale Moonlight is the secret pen name of a best selling author. It is reserved for modern and period novels related to the fictional twelve mountain area of the Appalachian Mountains. The colorful characters that populate this imaginary wold are drawn from the author's own background of growing up in the Appalachian Mountains.

The heritage of both mountain men and natives provide a rich tapestry of long forgotten spiritual and cultural beliefs. The characters intersect and sometimes butt heads in a environment fueled by all the emotions that motivate humans to action. This is America the way it should have been for everyone and was for a select few lucky enough to be born and raised in an isolated area. With few influences from the outside world, people tend to find common ground and usually seek compromise.