by Apryl Baker
Ileana stepped up, and the crowd became even more hushed. She opened the simple black bag around her waist and pulled out a crown. It wasn’t large or opulent. It was small and embedded with green emeralds. “This is the crown of the last Dendali queen. My father had it in his possession and told me to keep it until someone returned worthy to wear it. You’ve proven yourself worthy, Valeria Dendali.” She placed the crown on Val’s head then turned to the crowd.
“May I present to you Valeria Dendali, Queen of all Atlantis.”
The crowd was quiet at first, and then a smattering of applause broke out until it became so loud, it was deafening.
“Now, my queen, let’s get those wounds tended to before you pass out.”
Stephen and Ryder pushed their way to the front of the crowd. She saw them as she turned to let Lukas lead her inside. Stephen held onto Ryder’s hand like a lifeline. Val smiled at him, and he nodded, his blue eyes shining with pride and affection. And that was all it was, simple affection. He’d found his heart in the woman at his side, just as she had in Lukas.
Everything worked out the way it was supposed to.
The End
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Titles by Apryl Baker
The Ghost Files
The Ghost Files (Volume 1)
The Ghost Files (Volume 2)
The Ghost Files (Volume 3)
The Ghost Files (Volume 3.5)
The Ghost Files (Volume 4 Part 1)
The Ghost Files (Volume 4 Part 2)
The Ghost Files (Volume 5)
The Coven Series
The Promise (Book 1)
The Oath (Book 2)
The Vow (Book 3)
The Bloodlines Legacy Series
The Blackburne Legacy (Book 1)
The Blackwater Legacy (Book 2)
The Manwhore Series
Touch Me Not (Book 1)
The Sinner’s Touch (Book 2)
The Healing Touch (Book 3)
Hybrid (Sector 3, The Othala Witch Collection)
Titles by Jonathan Yanez
The Elite Series
The Beast Within (Book 1)
The Trials (Book 2)
The Judge (Book 3)
The Nephilim Chronicles
Alan Price and the Colossus of Rhodes (Book 1)
Alan Price and the Temple of Artemis (Book 2)
Alan Price and the Statue of Zeus (Book 3)
Alan Price and the Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Book 4)
Bad Land
Thrive
The Dread Novels
All Beautiful People (Book 1)
All the Broken People (Book 2)
A Special Kind Of Crazy (Book 3)
About the Authors
So who am I? Well, I’m the crazy girl with an imagination that never shuts up. I LOVE scary movies. My friends laugh at me when I scare myself watching them and tell me to stop watching them, but who doesn’t love to get scared? I grew up in a small town nestled in the southern mountains of West Virginia where I spent days roaming around in the woods, climbing trees, and causing general mayhem. Nights I would stay up reading Nancy Drew by flashlight under the covers until my parents yelled at me to go to sleep.
Growing up in a small town, I learned a lot of values and morals, I also learned parents have spies everywhere and there’s always someone to tell your mama you were seen kissing a particular boy on a particular day just a little too long. So when you get grounded, what is there left to do? Read! My Aunt Jo gave me my first real romance novel. It was a romance titled “Lord Margrave’s Deception.” I remember it fondly. But I also learned I had a deep and abiding love of mysteries and anything paranormal. As I grew up, I started to write just that and would entertain my friends with stories featuring them as main characters.
Now, I live Huntersville, NC where I entertain my niece and nephew and watch the cats get teased by the birds and laugh myself silly when they swoop down and then dive back up just out of reach. The cats start yelling something fierce…lol.
I love books, I love writing books, and I love entertaining people with my silly stories.
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Jonathan Yanez spent five years after graduating from college in sales and management before he realized life is too short to be doing anything but what you love. He lives in Southern California with his wife where he writes every day, grateful for the opportunity.
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