BOOK ONE OF THE WIZARD QUEEN AT SIXTEEN SERIES
DESECRATION
PART ONE
FORBIDDEN MAGIC
HADLEY HOLT
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DESECRATION
Copyright (c) 2014 by Hadley Holt
Published by: Angela Cavener & Associates LLC
Excerpt from CONSECRATION
Copyright (c) 2014 by Hadley Holt
Published by: Angela Cavener & Associates LLC
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eISBN: 978-0-9915173-0-5
DESECRATION has been released as
a serial, which means it has been split into
separate parts to be purchased individually.
This is the FIRST of three parts.
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www.hadleyholt.com
What readers are saying about…
DESECRATION?
“Desecration is an addictive book! I could not put it down, and I was done before I knew it! It was exciting to join the main character Addie and her besties on their adventure, including magic, girl power, danger, and forbidden romance! I cannot wait to dive into their next wizardly adventure!” —Karen L., Publisher’s Advance Reader
“An engaging tale that will lead you on an exciting path of discovery with a little bit of everything: romance, mystery, terror, humor, and a new twist on the world of wizards! You'll find yourself turning page after page to keep the story going. Wonderful 1st book of a series that I hope lasts a long time!” —Brandi C., Publisher Advance Reader
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
This book is dedicated to my family,
who believes in my dreams.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I love you.
Acknowledgements
I don’t know of any writer who does it all on their own, and I’m no exception. I have family, critique partners, friends, beta readers, and coworkers who have encouraged me, and have rooted for me. They’ve believed in me, even when I had those moments when I didn’t believe in myself (and we all have those moments).
I thanked my family in my dedication, but I want to thank them again, now. I’m grateful to each family member, but I’d like to give a special thanks to Brandi, Nathan, Elizabeth, Kyle, Christina, Mary Lois (Mom), Amy, Rob, Ann, Sylvia, and Kat for continually encouraging me, offering to read, art direction, beta reading, and all-around being vested in my writing. I’ll add a thank you to Parker just because he makes me smile and I make him laugh (he’s a toddler).
I’d also like to thank my long time critique partner, the talented Diane Kelly (author of the Death and Taxes series and the new Paw Enforcement series), as well as my wonderful critique partners: Muffet Frische, Sherrel Lee, Angela Hicks, and Trinity Blake.
I had so many kind people offer to beta read for me, but I only had time to enlist a few for this project (I’ll have more people to thank next time). I’d like to give a special thanks to the ultra-experienced professional beta-reading Karen L. Thanks also to the awesome Linda W., Linda M., Diann L., and Nicole M.
And to my amazing friends who are always in my corner Linda M., Linda W., Diann, Isabel, Sylvia, Tammy, Muffet, Kim, Marion M, and Sharon.
I’d also like to thank two authors who have generously guided me (intentionally or otherwise), Kathleen Baldwin and Liliana Hart.
CONTRIBUTORS
Editors:
Content Editing: Elizabeth Lloyd
[email protected] Copyediting and Proofreading: Lauren Sweet
[email protected] Cover Artist:
Cover Artist: Nathan Reinhardt
nathanr.carbonmade.com
Stock Art:
Dreamstime
Published by: Angela Cavener & Associates LLC