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Rise of the Queen
Rise of the Queen
Rise of the Queen
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In a nation where women are slaves, one woman seeks the courage to change that. Without change all that women can hope for is more food, fewer beatings and death. Li knows that women can be equal, but who can she tell that would even believe her? When a man asks her for a drink at the well, she recognizes the king by the patterns on his boots. She dares not speak, but he is the one man who could change the way women are treated. Would he understand and believe the words of a woman if she did dare speak? Li knows she must first prove to him she can do more than cook, clean, and bear children. The women need a leader as much as the men need their king.

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Release dateJun 17, 2021
ISBN9781005168476
Rise of the Queen
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V.J.O. Gardner

Writing under the pen name V.J.O. Gardner, Valerie is an award winning author of full length fractured fairy tale fantasy novels. She has self published 'Blood of Ancient Kings' which won an award in the very first contest she had ever entered. Her second book, 'Dracona’s Rebirth', is published by Ink Smith Publishing.Always fascinated by both medieval times and sci-fi she was an avid reader and enjoyed a wide variety of literature and authors. She began writing in the late 1980’s after graduating from Dixie State University in St. George, Utah, where she studied Fantasy Lit and Writing. Valerie is a member of the League of Utah Writers. Although she thought she was writing a short story when she began 'Dracona’s Rebirth' it blossomed into the full novel it is today.The good values Valerie was brought up with she instilled both in her children and in her writing. One of her first professional reviews commented that the story reminded him of the Boy Scout Law. While Valerie has been both a Boy Scout leader and a Girl Scout leader the story was written before then. You can visit her at www.vjogardner.com.

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