Hawthorn

by Carol Goodman

  And that, in the years to come, is just what we did.

  Acknowledgments

  Thanks to my intrepid band of early readers—Sarah Alpert, Wendy Gold, Juliet Harrison, Alisa Kwitney, Scott Silverman, Nora Slonimsky, and Ethel Wesdorp, who is the inspiration for Lady Aethelena. Thanks to my daughter Maggie whose webcomic PennyDreadful (Pennydreadfulcomics.com) has been a continual inspiration in the creation of the Blythewood books.

  I am grateful to the Hawthornden Castle Retreat for Writers, for providing my own castle in Scotland, complete with dungeons, as inspiration for Hawthorn castle.

  Kendra Levin was the lampsprite who lit the way throughout this long journey. Thanks, too, to Ken Wright for giving the Blythewood books a happy home at Viking, to Vanessa Han for the beautiful covers, to Nancy Brennan for their stylish interiors, and Janet Pascal for keeping track of the many creatures—human and magical—that populate the world of the Blythewood books. Thanks to my agent, Robin Rue, and her assistant Beth Miller at Writers House for finding these books such a perfect home.

  Finally, traveling to Faerie is a perilous business with no assurance of a timely return. My husband, Lee, is always there to hold the door open.

  Looking for more?

  Visit Penguin.com for more about this author and a complete list of their books.

  Discover your next great read!