*~*The Forgotten Mountain by Heather Lyons Blog Tour – Excerpt & Giveaway*~*

From the author of the Fate series and The Deep End of the Sea comes a fantastical romantic adventure that has Alice tumbling down the strangest rabbit hole yet.

After years in Wonderland, Alice has returned to England as an adult, desperate to reclaim sanity and control over her life. An enigmatic gentleman with an intriguing job offer too tempting to resist changes her plans for a calm existence, though. Soon, she’s whisked to New York and initiated into the Collectors’ Society, a secret organization whose members confirm that famous stories are anything but straightforward and that what she knows about the world is only a fraction of the truth.

It’s there she discovers villains are afoot—ones who want to shelve the lives of countless beings. Assigned to work with the mysterious and alluring Finn, Alice and the rest of the Collectors’ Societyrace against a doomsday clock in order to prevent further destruction . . . but will they make it before all their endings are erased?

A ding sounds; the elevator doors open. I step inside and press the button for the lobby. “Anything else?”

The A.D. glances down at the tablet. “Marianne says that there is an additional security system installed within his unit, one similar to that found at Bücherei. Since she’s already figured out the coding to override it, we’ll have no trouble tripping anything once we’re inside. She can deal with it remotely. It’s just getting into the building that’s going to be a challenge.”

“I’m sure you have an idea about how to overcome such odds, don’t you, Master Thief?”

Another flourished bow is offered. “Of course. Marianne has made us a little bomb of sorts.”

“As much as I want Lygari’s head,” I say coldly, “I will not risk innocents.”

He titters nervously. “You’re always so literal, Your Majesty! Marianne has whipped up a virus that we can install into the building’s security system that will render the monitors useless for approximately fifteen minutes. It ought to give us enough time to get up there and have a look around. I’ve got a flash drive with it in my pocket right now.”

I watch the lights on the buttons count down. “Fifteen minutes is not much time.”

“Fifteen minutes,” he says, “is more than zero.”

“How will we get this virus into the security system?”

“Leave it to me.” He clicks off his tablet and tucks it beneath his arm. “All you and Mary need to do is take care of the doorman while I do the rest.”

Heather Lyons writes epic, heartfelt love stories and has always had a thing for words. In addition to writing, she’s also been an archaeologist and a teacher. She and her husband and children live in sunny Southern California and are currently working their way through every cupcakery she can find.