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Retro action and adventure story set in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Ravaged by PTSD caused by his infantry tour in Vietnam, Tom Logan has become progressively unable to function. When his much younger half-brother goes missing, he pulls himself out of his malaise long enough to go searching for him. He meets police officer/poet Amber Armstrong who agrees to help, and they soon begin a torrid love affair. In the tiny town of Turkey Gap, in the foothills of the Ouachitas, Tom meets John Stewart and his granddaughter Mary Ann. The young woman takes him into the mountains in search of clues. When Amber joins them, they are faced with other problems: Tom's recurrent nightmares, a hell-raising biker gang, a local millionaire industrialist that's polluting the countryside and illegally strip-cutting National Forest land. And there are also two murderous mountain hermits that kill for pleasure. Their search takes them on mules down a narrow trail into a deeply-incised valley covered by clouds from persistent hydrothermal activity. They discover a virtual fantasy world where butterflies are enormous and diamonds and other gemstones litter the ground. They also find a thriving community populated by people from another time and place. Could the the villagers be descendants of the lost Roanoke colony? If so, how did they arrive in the valley, and why? Will Tom Logan find his brother? Will his budding romance with Amber Armstrong flourish? Will they discover the secret of the lost Utopian colony, or will the mountain hermits foil their efforts? A Gathering of Diamonds is a dark fantasy adventure story, filled with action, mystery, romantic suspense and a touch of paranormal intrigue.