Crown Anniversary: Goddess's Honor

By Joyce Reynolds-Ward

Can Betsona ea Ralsem survive the first anniversary celebration of her half-brother Chatain's ascension to Emperor of Daran? Or will she be struck down, like so many of her half-sibs during the past year? What will be the price of her survival?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joyce Reynolds-Ward
• Release date: Aug 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393946281

Joyce Reynolds-Ward

Joyce Reynolds-Ward splits her time between Portland and Enterprise, Oregon. A former special education teacher, Joyce also enjoys horses, skiing, and other outdoor activities. She's had short stories and essays published in First Contact Café, Tales from an Alien Campfire, River, How Beer Saved the World 1 and 2, Fantasy Scroll Magazine, and Trust and Treachery. Her novels Netwalk: Expanded Edition, Netwalker Uprising, Life in the Shadows: Diana and Will, Netwalk’s Children, and Alien Savvy as well as other works are available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google Play, and other sources. Alien Savvy is also available in audiobook through Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. Follow Joyce's adventures through her blog, Peak Amygdala, at www.joycereynoldsward.com, or through her LiveJournal at joycemocha. Joyce’s Amazon Central page is located at http://www.amazon.com/Joyce-Reynolds-Ward/e/B00HIP821Y.

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CROWN ANNIVERSARY

A GODDESS’S HONOR SHORT STORY

BY

JOYCE REYNOLDS-WARD

This is a work of fiction. All characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to real people is purely coincidental.

Crown Anniversary: A Goddess’s Honor Short Story  © 2019 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward.

All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Distribution is handled by the author, and all requests for redistribution should be directed to the author.

CROWN ANNIVERSARY occurs before the opening of CHALLENGES OF HONOR.

"Are you certain you want to attend the Anniversary? Seijina frowned at Betsona as she wheeled the wicker and metal-framed chair to where Betsona clung to the bedframe. You don’t look well."

"I don’t feel well." Betsona eased herself into the wheelchair’s seat, wincing as her lower back started spasming. So it was to be one of those days. A pillow for my lower back, please.

The other woman slipped the bolster behind Betsona, dark lips pressed tight in disapproval. We shouldn’t have come this year.

"I have to be here this year." Betsona adjusted the bolster. Ah. There. Her back hurt less, now that she had the pillow in place. She