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D. GOLDEN CONLIN
Evelyn Speckleplum: The Monarch's Inferno
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They whisper her name . . . the Black-Veined Mistress.
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No one knows where she came from. No one has seen her face. Only that wherever she passes, the air turns cold with fog, and blood-red poppies bloom—just before someone vanishes.
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The signs are spreading. The owls have begun to circle. The monarch butterflies flutter away. And through the leaves, a rattling breath carries a name: Evelyn Speckleplum.
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It’s been over a year since Evelyn returned from the Fey Realm. Her new life in an old Victorian foster home ought to feel like a fresh start. But one unexpected day, in the corner of a dusty dressing room mirror, she glimpses a flash of green—a curious creature from the Fey Realm, desperate for her help. Elm, her mentor, has been claimed by the Mistress. Evelyn has no choice but to return.
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But now the realm is different. The rules are stricter, the challenges more rigorous and deadly . . . and not everything is as it seems.
Will Evelyn survive the lurking dangers, or will everything she knows and loves—fracture?
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THE BOOKS
Evelyn Speckleplum: The Fey Realm
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Twelve-year-old orphan Evelyn Speckleplum has been living a dull, miserable life. The orphanage caretakers, Ms. Paunchy and Ms. Spittoon, routinely treat Evelyn with disgust and disdain.
So when an attractive, kind couple arrives at the orphanage wanting to adopt Evelyn, she is utterly mystified. But not nearly as mystified as when she arrives at her adopted parent's colonial home and discovers a curious greenhouse in the backyard. In the greenhouse, Evelyn encounters an unusual creature that knows her true identity: she is a fey, or as humans call it, a fairy.
Join Evelyn as she enters the dazzling and captivating Fey Realm. Here, she learns how to use her powers, competes in a magical obstacle course, forms friendships, and embarks on the most dangerous and fantastic adventure of her life.
However, not everything is cheery and whimsical in the land of fays . . . Something dark and chilling lurks in the shadows.
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The Golden Corset
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-7347740-0-9
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-7347740-1-6
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Sarah Johnson is a high school junior with an overactive imagination, has a clueless mother, loves Shakespeare, and obsesses over boys. In all other ways, she is completely normal . . . until an enchantress bestows upon Sarah a mystical gift: a golden corset. The golden corset transforms Sarah overnight into a blonde model of a girl. Initially thrilled with her new body, Sarah is quickly forced to confront problems she'd never considered. How will her family react? Will her beauty earn her the social life she's always dreamed of? Will her crush finally notice her? How will she handle the wanted—and unwanted—attention she receives?
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Journey with Sarah through themes of identity, stereotypes, harassment, gender, friendship, and self-worth. Laugh at Sarah's theatrical inner dialogues, and learn with every plot twist what beauty does to the eyes of the beheld.