Autumn for Black Tree
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Paxiss is in desperate need of an escape. As a palace servant girl, she can only take so much time alone for herself. When she hears crying in the woods, she discovers it's coming from a twisted, coal-black tree. What's inside may be the key to unlocking the problems besetting her world.
But is Paxiss ready to open up and face the secrets of her own home?
It was a sound in the woods that led to an act of kindness. An act of kindness that led to a debt. A debt that led to a mystery at the center of a realm. Autumn for Black Tree is a story of love and of monsters, wherever you find them and whatever form they may take.
(Audiobook version for each chapter and full book is on YouTube. Links at the start of each chapter.)
[Word count of 30,000-35,000 words]
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