3 Chords and a Lie · Book one
Appalachian High:
A Dreamer’s Tale
A story of leaving, chasing, and learning that the road is never as simple as the songs make it sound.

Published by Fouled Anchor Music
The dream begins in White Oak Hollow.
Danny Wallace carries coal dust, music, and a stubborn vision of a life beyond the mines. The first book in the trilogy follows the first great reach toward that dream—and the people, promises, and pieces of home that travel with him.
Rooted in Appalachia and shaped by music, Appalachian High: A Dreamer’s Tale asks what a person is willing to leave behind for a chance to become something more.
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- 3 Chords and a Lie
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Continue the trilogy
The road does not point home by itself.
The Broken Compass begins after the first reach for the dream—and asks what ambition has already taken.
Continue to book two