And now, thank you to the beta readers and editors who have helped me with this series—Alain Gomez, Melissa Veracruz, Joyce Naslund—your comments have helped to shape the books into what they are now. Thank you to the reviewers and bloggers who have featured the White Hart series on their websites—Kimmy McLoughlin, Kirsty Vizard, Rebecca Wallace, Cora Linn—and so many more! You guys keep us writers alive.
Huge thank you to Rhianna Reeve for producing such beautiful artwork. You need to make more book covers because they are amazing.
Thank you to my friends and family for continuing to support my writing career by buying books and spreading the word. I’m more grateful than you know! And I’m not the most cheerful bunny in the world while going through the second stage of editing, so thanks for putting up with me!
This book is dedicated to all the weird kids who have had that look. If you were—or are—a weird kid, you’ll know what I mean, the: what are you doing that for look. Mae is an outsider, someone who lives her life differently. She got that look a lot, and she ended up queen. You might not be queen, but I’m pretty sure you can do something awesome with your life. So ignore the judgement and go out and find your path. Go on!
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About the Author:
Sarah grew up in the middle of nowhere in the countryside of Derbyshire and as a result has an over-active imagination. She has been an avid reader for most of her life, taking inspiration from the stories she read as a child, and the novels she devoured as an adult.
Sarah mainly writes speculative fiction for a Young Adult audience and has had pieces of short fiction published in the Medulla Literary Review, Apex Magazine, PANK magazine and the British Fantasy Society publication Dark Horizons. Her short story ‘Vampires Wear Chanel’ is featured in the Wyvern Publication Fangtales.
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Table of Contents
Black Crown
Also by the author
Part One
Chapter One – The Aelfen Scrolls
Chapter Two – The Attempted Assassination
Chapter Three – The Tyrant King
Chapter Four – The Wedding
Part Two
Chapter Five – The Hollow Royals
Chapter Six – The Betrayal in the Palace
Chapter Seven – The Call of the Waerg Woods
Chapter Eight – The Return of the Flame Haired Girl
Chapter Nine – The Prince and the Bog
Chapter Eleven – The Queen of Fire
Chapter Twelve – The Queen of Hope
Part Three
Chapter Thirteen – The City of Sand
Chapter Fourteen – The Sultan of Jakani
Chapter Fifteen – The Preparations
Chapter Sixteen – The Yellow Sands
Chapter Seventeen – The Mallahu
Chapter Eighteen – The Desert Town
Chapter Nineteen – The Reflected Girl
Chapter Twenty – The Warning
Chapter Twenty-One – The Followers
Chapter Twenty-Two – The White Snake
Chapter Twenty-Three – The Forgotten Ancients
Chapter Twenty-Four – The Sudden Battle
Chapter Twenty-Five – The Difficult Kill
Chapter Twenty-Six – The Statues of Sihran
Chapter Twenty-Seven – The Gateway to the Gods
Chapter Twenty-Eight – The Red Fall
Part Four
Chapter Twenty-Nine – The Gifts from the Gods
Chapter Thirty – The Memories in Flame
Chapter Thirty-One – The Stolen Girl
Chapter Thirty-Two – The Return to Jakani
Chapter Thirty-Three – The White Palace
Chapter Thirty-Four – The Darkness Comes
Chapter Thirty-Five – The Last Battle
Chapter Thirty-Six – The Beginning
~ A Note from the Author ~
Acknowledgements
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