Cover design by Risa Rodil
Ghosts. Ghosts? Ahem. GHOSTS.
All Ryland wanted was the free trip to Italy, courtesy of her dangerously impractical botany professor, Herr Cutter. But when their research on a Tuscan farm finds an inexplicable disease killing off the crops, Ryland gets something she absolutely didn't want: nightly dreams starring the ghost of the 19th century bandit-king, Domenico Tiburzi, pleading with her to save the land.
"You must follow the green ray," he implores.
When Ryland is given an 1883 edition of Jules Verne's The Green Ray, accompanied by the photo of a mysterious, unnamed woman, Ryland takes up Tiburzi's challenge. She embarks on a cross-continental odyssey through Italy, Germany, France, and the British Isles to uncover a tragic love story buried since the waning days of World War II. In the process, she will also find out how the farm's destiny is tied up with her own.
The Green Ray of the Sun: The Official Soundtrack
The Green Ray of the Sun is based on true to life events experienced by the author and his traveling companion, composer Wes Alexander, in the winter and spring of 2009. Forged in the fires in near-deadly ineptitude (I cannot state how close we were to certain doom on many occasions) are not only the stories that make up the book but also a fully original soundtrack performed by The Pork Chop Express (Wes Alexander, Reinhardt Suarez, and Reuben Payne with guest vocals by Janet Kownacki) and engineered by Twiss Audio. This collection of songs was recorded in 2012 and has accompanied the book in its various incarnations. I’m happy to include a handful of these songs once again in streaming format for you to enjoy!