Sixteen-year-old Katherine Thompson wasn’t trained to rule a coven. That was her sister – perfect, beautiful Rose. But when a mysterious plane crash kills off the heir presumptive of the Sandersville coven she has no choice. After stepping in to fill her sister’s shoes, Katherine realizes she didn’t have a clue – faery wars, depressed trolls and angry unicorns are just the beginning.
For centuries, her family has served the high Queens on both sides of the Atlantic but it is a well-known rule that mid-level witches stay away from high-level Queens. But when Katherine’s youngest cousin vanishes without a trace in the Atlanta court and no one wants to investigate, Katherine decides to step into the darkness on her own. She soon discovers that nothing, especially in the Atlanta High Queen’s court, is as it seems.
When she accidentally opens a rift in the search for her cousin, Richard LeCross, the Queen’s warlock, decides that Katherine is more trouble than she’s worth. He determines that this mortal, dangerously close to becoming a High Queen, needs to die. But killing Katherine is easier said than done. For a young woman who’s always believed in right versus wrong, she’s about to go head over heels into the dark side.
For centuries, her family has served the high Queens on both sides of the Atlantic but it is a well-known rule that mid-level witches stay away from high-level Queens. But when Katherine’s youngest cousin vanishes without a trace in the Atlanta court and no one wants to investigate, Katherine decides to step into the darkness on her own. She soon discovers that nothing, especially in the Atlanta High Queen’s court, is as it seems.
When she accidentally opens a rift in the search for her cousin, Richard LeCross, the Queen’s warlock, decides that Katherine is more trouble than she’s worth. He determines that this mortal, dangerously close to becoming a High Queen, needs to die. But killing Katherine is easier said than done. For a young woman who’s always believed in right versus wrong, she’s about to go head over heels into the dark side.
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EXCERPT
You know the old saying ‘If I tell you, I’ll have to kill you?’ Katherine thought wryly
while she waited for her sister and Derrick to do their worst. Well, I have the opposite problem. If
I show you my gifts, you’ll be dead. There’s no explaining, no second guessing. Which was why
even though she was furious with her older sister, she couldn’t defend herself. Not as a witch.
Katherine might not like her sister, but she loved her. Loved her in the way that siblings that
fought like cats and dogs, but still hung together against a common enemy did. Since they were
rarely on the same side of anything recently, Rose and Katherine had yet to face anything worse
than the schoolyard bully they had taken down together when Katherine was in kindergarten and
Rose was in second grade. That incident had proved that blood trumped friends, at least in the
all-out war over the marbles container, that is.
while she waited for her sister and Derrick to do their worst. Well, I have the opposite problem. If
I show you my gifts, you’ll be dead. There’s no explaining, no second guessing. Which was why
even though she was furious with her older sister, she couldn’t defend herself. Not as a witch.
Katherine might not like her sister, but she loved her. Loved her in the way that siblings that
fought like cats and dogs, but still hung together against a common enemy did. Since they were
rarely on the same side of anything recently, Rose and Katherine had yet to face anything worse
than the schoolyard bully they had taken down together when Katherine was in kindergarten and
Rose was in second grade. That incident had proved that blood trumped friends, at least in the
all-out war over the marbles container, that is.
But now? Now, Rose and I never really see eye-to-eye at all, Katherine thought with a
shiver. She must have been desperate to invite me on this stupid escapade. I know I was pretty
stupid to accept the invitation. And now I’m going to pay for that. That hope that for once Rose
wanted me along for me, as her sister...as a friend.
AUTHOR
Terah Edun is a young adult fantasy writer born and raised in the Atlanta metropolitan area, who transplanted to the Northeast region for college, and has spent years living abroad in South Sudan and Morocco. She writes the stories that she always loved to read as a young girl.
She prefers tales of adventure, magic, fellowship and courtship – in other words fantasy of both the contemporary and high variety. Terah’s Courtlight series was featured on the USA Today Happily Ever After Blog and her Crown Service series hit the Amazon Top 500 on release of Book One. She has sold over 30,000 copies of her books and is proud to be a young adult author.
She prefers tales of adventure, magic, fellowship and courtship – in other words fantasy of both the contemporary and high variety. Terah’s Courtlight series was featured on the USA Today Happily Ever After Blog and her Crown Service series hit the Amazon Top 500 on release of Book One. She has sold over 30,000 copies of her books and is proud to be a young adult author.
Her favorite writers include Mercedes Lackey, Tamora Pierce, Kristin Cashore, Robin Hobb and Maria Snyder. Check out Terah's author website for more information about her books and subscribe to her newsletter to be notified of upcoming releases.
Courtlight Series
Book 1 - Sworn To Raise
Book 2 - Sworn To Transfer
Book 3 - Sworn To Conflict
Book 4 - Sworn To Secrecy
Book 5 - Sworn To Defiance
Crown Service Series
Book 1 - Blades of Magic
Book 2 - Blades of Illusion
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