Season 2025, Episode 06 Neighborlee Visitors Guide, QUITTING THE HERO BIZ, by Michelle l. Levigne

Send us Fan MailWelcome to Neighborlee, Ohio.Neighborlee is a place you need to experience.The most important thing you need to understand: Neighborlee is magic. Some people say the town is alive. It exists to protect the weird and wonderful (and sometimes a little bit scary) from the cold, practical, material world.More important, Neighborlee protects the outside world from the weird and wonderful that come to visit … and sometimes come to stay. Each month of 2025, we focus on 1 book in the Neighborlee series. You'll hear the first chapter of the featured book here, and can purchase it at a discount on YeOldeDragonBooks.com, in print, e, and audio. Plus there will be excerpts throughout the month on MichelleLevigne.blogspot.com, inside information, a chance to ask questions, and pop quizzes to earn points toward free books. And other goodies and fun stuff once we think of them!Plus, if you've read any of the Neighborlee books and posted a review, email us at [email protected] and give us the link, and you'll earn even more points toward more Neighborlee books. This month's featured book:Quitting the Hero BizJane Wilson disappeared when she was a child. When she learned to make herself invisible, her teachers made her disappear from Neighborlee Children's Home. And just in time, too -- before some nasty folks known only as the Rivals tried to take her away, to turn her into a weapon.Years later, she used her semi-pseudo-superhero powers to become the Ghost, defender of the little town of Fendersburg. The plan was to attract the attention of the Rivals, and lure them into a trap. Unfortunately, the people of Fendersburg got lazy, and soon grew so dependent on the Ghost to fix all their problems, they stopped thinking for themselves.So Jane quit being the Ghost. In the wake of the odd events during the holidays in Neighborlee, she returned to her roots. Her mission: Find out what happened to all the Lost Kids who lived in Neighborlee Children's Home. Find out what the Rivals are looking for in Neighborlee. Find the guardians.Copyright © 2025, Michelle L. LevigneMusic: Fantasy, by Alana Jordon, found on Pixabay. (Music Track #267185)Support the show