Anadella and the Forgotten Kingdom

By Justin Cox

In this dynamic fairy tale set in 1821, a teenage girl named Anadella falls in love with her best friend, James. A tragic event takes place when James falls off a cliff, and to her utter despair, she believes that he is dead until her grandmother explains to her the unexplainableJames may be alive. Anadella sets out on an adventurous journey alone to save and be with the love of her life. She not only obtains friends along the way that she will always remember but in the end is reunited with her royal family and twin sister, from whom she was separated at birth.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 27, 2015
• ISBN: 9781496966513

Justin Cox

Justin Cox is a freelance writer, poet, and children’s e-book author who has a love for science and theology. He authored The Substitute Atonement and belongs to the writing group the Writing Room. US citizen by birth, he frequently travels to Venezuela where he helps construct churches and conducts outreach seminars. He is currently working on a master’s of divinity from Southwestern Theological Seminary, and his latest project is a children’s princess trilogy, Anadella and the Forgotton Kingdom, that he is compiling and will continue with the second book, which will be published next year.

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Published by AuthorHouse  01/26/2015

ISBN: 978-1-4969-6652-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4969-6651-3 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2015900618

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Contents

Chapter 1: The Hiding Place

Chapter 2: The Leap of Faith

Chapter 3: A Magical Moment

Chapter 4: The Wisdom of Fishing

Chapter 5: True Kindness

Chapter 6: A Mirror Image

Chapter 7: Rational Spirits

About The Author

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CHAPTER 1

The Hiding Place

Once upon a time, deep in the forest just outside of town, stood a modest, mid-sized cabin. This cabin was simple consisting of only one bedroom and a loft. It was not a fancy residence, but it was where I grew up with my dear grandmother. The forest where we lived was always misty and foggy, except for two special days of the year. On those two days the thick fog would lift slightly, and I could see for miles.

Since I grew up in the forest, I lived adventurously. I loved to run through the woods, play along streams, and study the animals. And, I especially loved doing these things with my best friend, James. James was an odd fellow of average build with brown hair and Caucasian skin. He lived in the town of Bristol approximately thirty minutes away if traveling on horseback. James attended a very small school of about fifty children, typical for our region. Whenever he had opportunity, James would spend his evenings with me in the forest. We would often spend hours playing along the stream that ran by my cabin. The remainder of the evenings I devoted to my own studies and read books for school. My grandmother taught me at home.

Grandmother was loved by all of the townspeople and was known as a compassionate, soft-hearted, and brilliant woman. She was an inventor, and our house contained many of her inventions which assisted us in our daily living. In addition to these attributes, Grandmother was also very protective of me. She forbade me from straying too far from the cabin for fear of the thick fog and the dangerous animals within the forest.

Once I followed the stream that led north to a dirt road where carriages and horses crossed. This was a great curiosity to me, and not long after, James and I met early in the morning to explore beyond the road. We decided to follow the stream to the dirt road and beyond as this would be the easiest route to retrace our way home. Setting out early in the morning, we reached the crossing and then continued to the other side. A slight thrill flared up inside as I crossed the road. I am not sure if it was the excitement of the unexplored territory or the realization that Grandmother would certainly disapprove of this venture. Either way, this beautiful sunny day found me giddy with excitement. James glanced my way often, sharing in the joyous smile on my face. I had never been in the forest on the opposite side of the dirt road, and this was something that I had to do, a task that I had to fulfill. The