Season 2025, Episode 08 Neighborlee Visitors Guide, SHRUNK: THE EXILE OF MAURICE, 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:Shrunk: The Exile of MauriceMaurice used his Fae magic to help the downtrodden and abused. But when he went too far, the Powers-That-Be decided he needed to learn humility, self-restraint, and mercy. They took away most of his magic, shrunk him down to five inches, and slapped wings on his back that no self-respecting Fae would be caught dead in. Then they exiled him to the Human realms, to work out his sentence helping Humans. His destination: Divine's Emporium, a curiosity shop touched with magic, on the edge of the odd town of Neighborlee, Ohio. His parole officer: Angela, the proprietress of Divine's Emporium, touched with magic and a shadowy past of her own. His sentence: Help the Humans who come into Divine's to find answers, freedom, their own magic, and true love. Not necessarily in that order. His problem: How does a five-inch-tall Fae, invisible to most Humans, win the heart of the ugly duckling who has caught his interest, his sympathy, and then his heart -- when she can't see or hear him?Copyright © 2025, Michelle L. LevigneMusic: Fantasy, by Alana Jordon, found on Pixabay. (Music Track #267185)Support the show