During the harsh winter of 1612, after a year of witch trials and notorious hangings across England, a mysterious illness begins to sweep through the court of King James I, seeming to target those of noble blood. Eighteen-year-old Elinor Devereux joins the nobility in Whitehall palace, locked in for their own safety. As the revenge of the witches threatens to topple not just the monarchy, but Elinor's reality as she knows it, she is forced to come to terms with ghosts from her past. Entered in: Open Novella Contest IV- February 2021 **Written grammatically in Irish-English (Same spelling as British-English).** - I do not own any of the images used as chapter cover pictures. Twitter: @jenniferpoyntz Instagram: jenniferpoyntz_
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