The Bells of Red Glen is a fantasy adventure novel designed to encourage young readers to embrace the many joys of reading and storytelling. The story is written in two books. Book one is a charming Christmas story, introducing Montgomery Worthington, a proper and businesslike mouse with a flair for diplomacy and a love of music. When a rough and tumble family of mice moves into the church organ and threatens to ruin Christmas, Montgomery is summoned to save the season with a little help from the town mice and his business associate, a cat named Carlyle. Book two is an adventure novel. After a long absence, Carlyle returns to Red Glen bearing ill tidings. A cat named Nightshade has gathered an army of wild cats to do her bidding. Charmed by a lovely jeweled collar around her neck, the cats obey their queen without question, and invade town after town causing damage and havoc. They will soon be headed to Red Glen where Nightshade intends to set up her final empire, but along the way, they have set their sights on the colony of Greening, home to hundreds of defenseless mice. Carlyle has chosen Montgomery and his friends Alexander and Bob to embark on a diplomatic mission to enlist the aid of a pack of dogs in the nearby town of Highmoor. Back in Red Glen, a brave and determined young mouse named Tony Price has decided not to trust to diplomacy. He means to raise an army of mice and take the fight to Nightshade against all odds. Montgomery, Tony, Alexander and Bob join forces and meet Nightshade head on in an epic battle to defend Greening. Will they succeed? If so, to what end? And at what cost? The Bells of Red Glen is the second published book by Wisconsin author Michael Veith. Born and raised in northern Minnesota, Mike lived in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area for over 30 years. He joined the Navy in 1980 and served aboard the USS Independence. In 1998, Mike and his wife Cindy moved to Wisconsin, where he began writing stories. His first book "Christmas Treasures" appeared in 2011 and received five star reviews. Mike is a member of Northwest Wisconsin Regional Writers Association and Northwest Regional Writers. His articles and short stories have appeared in The Inter County Leader, Country Life Magazine and the WRWA Journal. He is also an avid sportsman and enjoys playing rockin' blues on his harmonica.