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    Royal Tea: The Chronicles of Kerrigan, #4
    Royal Tea: The Chronicles of Kerrigan, #4
    Royal Tea: The Chronicles of Kerrigan, #4
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    Royal Tea: The Chronicles of Kerrigan, #4

    By W.J. May

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    Royal Tea is the fourth book in the bestselling series, Chronicles of Kerrigan series by USA Today bestselling author, W.J. May.

     

    What we try to hide about ourselves in life is often revealed in death—our nobility, our fears, but most of all our secrets.

     

    The Queen of England has requested the help of the Privy Council.

     

    Someone is trying to kill her son's fiancée. HRH the prince plans to marry a commoner, and his bride has a secret no but the Privy Council knows. She has a tatù. When the Privy Council turns to Rae for help, she can't possibly say no; not even when they make Devon her partner for this assignment. They are to pose as a couple and work undercover as bodyguards to protect the soon-to-be Princess of Wales.

     

    Rae would rather be anywhere but with Devon, especially since she believes her mother to be alive despite the Privy Council's assurances to the contrary. The question is, how can Rae find proof of life for her mother, come to terms with her feelings for Devon, and manage to save the princess, all while dressed for tea?

     

    When the enigma, the secrets, and the skeletons in the closet begin to be exposed, can Rae handle the truth?

     

    The Chronicles of Kerrigan Series
    Rae of Hope
    Dark Nebula
    House of Cards
    Royal Tea
    Under Fire
    End in Sight
    Hidden Darkness
    Twisted Together
    Mark of Fate
    Strength & Power
    Last One Standing
    Rae of Light

     

    READ THE WHOLE SERIES:
    Prequel Series:
    Christmas Before the Magic
    Question the Darkness
    Into the Darkness
    Fight the Darkness
    Alone in the Darkness
    Lost in Darkness

     

    The Chronicles of Kerrigan Sequel
    A Matter of Time
    Time Piece
    Second Chance
    Glitch in Time
    Our Time
    Precious Time

     

    The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel
    Living in the Past
    Present for Today
    Staring at the Future

     

    Kerrigan Chronicles

    Stopping Time

    A Passage of Time

    Ticking Clock

    Secrets in Time

    Time in the City

    Ultimate Future

     

    Kerrigan Kids

    Book 1 - School of Potential

    Book 2 - Myths & Magic

    Book 3 - Kith & Kin

    Book 4 - Playing With Power

    Book 5 - Line of Ancestry

    Book 6 - Descent of Hope

    Book 7 – Illusion of Shadows

    Book 8 – Frozen by the Future

    Book 9 – Guilt of My Past

    Book 10 – Demise of Magic

    Book 11- Rise of the Prophecy

    Book 12 – Deafened by the Past

     

    Coming 2021

    The Kerrigan Memoirs

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDark Shadow Publishing
    Release dateJan 18, 2015
    ISBN9781507031674
    Royal Tea: The Chronicles of Kerrigan, #4
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    W.J. May

    About W.J. May Welcome to USA TODAY BESTSELLING author W.J. May's Page! SIGN UP for W.J. May's Newsletter to find out about new releases, updates, cover reveals and even freebies! http://eepurl.com/97aYf   Website: http://www.wjmaybooks.com Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-WJ-May-FAN-PAGE/141170442608149?ref=hl *Please feel free to connect with me and share your comments. I love connecting with my readers.* W.J. May grew up in the fruit belt of Ontario. Crazy-happy childhood, she always has had a vivid imagination and loads of energy. After her father passed away in 2008, from a six-year battle with cancer (which she still believes he won the fight against), she began to write again. A passion she'd loved for years, but realized life was too short to keep putting it off. She is a writer of Young Adult, Fantasy Fiction and where ever else her little muses take her.

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    Royal Tea - W.J. May

    Have You Read the C.o.K Series?

    The Prequel series is a Sub-Series of the Chronicles of Kerrigan.

    The prequel on how Simon Kerrigan met Beth!!

    Download book 1 for FREE:

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    THE CHRONICLES OF KERRIGAN: PREQUEL –

    Christmas Before the Magic

    Question the Darkness

    Into the Darkness

    Fight the Darkness

    Alone in the Darkness

    Lost the Darkness

    THE CHRONICLES OF KERRIGAN

    Book I - Rae of Hope is FREE!

    Book Trailer:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gILAwXxx8MU

    Book II - Dark Nebula

    Book Trailer:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca24STi_bFM

    Book III - House of Cards

    Book IV - Royal Tea

    Book V - Under Fire

    Book VI - End in Sight

    Book VII – Hidden Darkness

    Book VIII – Twisted Together

    Book IX – Mark of Fate

    Book X – Strength & Power

    Book XI – Last One Standing

    Book XII – Rae of Light

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    THE CHRONICLES OF KERRIGAN SEQUEL

    Matter of Time

    Time Piece

    Second Chance

    Glitch in Time

    Our Time

    Precious Time

    The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel

    Living in the Past

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    Present for Today

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    Staring at the Future

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    Kerrigan Chronicles

    Book 1 – Stopping Time

    Book 2 – A Passage of Time

    Book 3 – Ticking Clock

    Book 4 – Just in Time

    Book 5 – Time in the City

    Book 6 – Ultimate Future

    THE KERRIGAN KIDS SERIES

    Book 1 - School of Potential

    Book 2 - Myths & Magic

    Book 3 - Kith & Kin

    Book 4 - Playing With Power

    Book 5 - Line of Ancestry

    Book 6 - Descent of Hope

    Book 7 – Illusion of Shadows

    Book 8 – Frozen by the Future

    Book 9 – Guilt of My Past

    Book 10 – Demise of Magic

    Book 11- Rise of the Prophecy

    Book 12 – Deafened by the Past

    The Kerrigan Memoirs

    COMING SOON!

    The Chronicles of:

    Book 1 – Devon

    Book 2 – Angel

    Book 3 – Julian

    Book 4 – Molly

    Book 5 – Gabriel

    Book 6 – Rae

    Find W.J. May

    Website:

    https://www.wjmaybooks.com

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    ROYAL TEA Blurb:

    What we try to hide about ourselves in life is often revealed in death—our nobility, our fears, but most of all our secrets.

    THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND has requested the help of the Privy Council.

    Someone is trying to kill her son’s fiancée. HRH the prince plans to marry a commoner, and his bride has a secret no but the Privy Council knows. She has a tatù. When the Privy Council turns to Rae for help, she can’t possibly say no; not even when they make Devon her partner for this assignment. They are to pose as a couple and work undercover as bodyguards to protect the soon-to-be Princess of Wales.

    Rae would rather be anywhere but with Devon, especially since she believes her mother to be alive despite the Privy Council’s assurances to the contrary. The question is, how can Rae find proof of life for her mother, come to terms with her feelings for Devon, and manage to save the princess, all while dressed for tea?

    When the enigma, the secrets, and the skeletons in the closet begin to be exposed, can Rae handle the truth?

    Contents

    Have You Read the C.o.K Series?

    The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel

    Kerrigan Chronicles

    The Kerrigan Memoirs

    Find W.J. May

    ROYAL TEA Blurb:

    Chapter 1

    Chapter 2

    Chapter 3

    Chapter 4

    Chapter 5

    Chapter 6

    Chapter 7

    Chapter 8

    Chapter 9

    Chapter 10

    Chapter 11

    Chapter 12

    Chapter 13

    Chapter 14

    Chapter 15

    Chapter 16

    Chapter 17

    Chapter 18

    Chapter 19

    Chapter 20

    Under Fire Blurb:

    TUDOR COMPARISON:

    Find W.J. May

    Have You Read the C.o.K Series?

    The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Gabriel

    The Kerrigan Memoirs

    More books by W.J. May

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    Chapter 1

    What we try to hide about ourselves in life is often revealed in death—our nobility, our fears, but most of all our secrets.

    MY MOTHER’S ALIVE, Rae whispered. My mother’s alive, she repeated louder, trying to grasp the unbelievable. In the movies, this would be where the main character would say that they had always felt the truth; that they had believed it, deep down inside, all their lives. Rae had never had that feeling. She had never sensed her mother’s presence, except when she thought of her in the quiet moments. That didn’t mean it couldn’t be true. She stared at Carter, Jennifer, and Devon’s faces only to see disbelief, pity, and sympathy. No shock? Why isn’t anyone saying anything?

    Impossible. Carter shook his head. You can’t use your mother’s tatù. It must have been something else. Someone else’s tatù you mimicked.

    Seriously? Are you still on that? Not the fact that her mom could still be alive? What if they have her? What if they’re torturing her? For twelve years!

    Who’s they? Jennifer, her Botcher, asked.

    You don’t have your mother’s tatù, Carter repeated. You only have your father’s.

    An exasperated breath shot out of Rae’s mouth. They weren’t going to get anywhere until Carter had proof. She lifted her right hand and rubbed her fingers lightly together; a small blue light rose from her palm and turned to a yellow flame at the tips. She held it out so Carter could see it and then turned to show Jennifer and Devon. It’s fire. Not electricity, not a ball of ice... Fire. She clenched her hand into a fist, and the flame disappeared.

    Carter stood, visibly shaken. It can’t be! Think carefully. Have you touched someone with something similar? Did you pick up a new tatù and not realize?

    That’s impossible, she said, directing his favorite word of the day back at him. "I would know if I picked up a new tatù. They don’t just slip in unannounced."

    Maybe you got it from Kraigan. Did you touch him? Carter walked around his large desk, toward her.

    It’s not from Kraigan. She pointed at her ex-boyfriend. Dev, you saw it. I’ve used it before tonight.

    The sympathy on Devon’s face disappeared, replaced by dawning realization as he came over beside Rae. I’ve seen it. She’s had it for a while, but we didn’t realize what it was.

    It can’t be. Carter refused to accept it. When were you with her? I thought I specifically  asked—

    He trailed off, perhaps realizing what he had inadvertently revealed. Rae chose to tuck away her questions about the unspoken part of his statement for later. Making Carter face the truth was more important at the moment. Her mind spun, trying to think of something that he couldn’t argue with. I’ve got it!

    Rae swung around and jerked up her shirt, exposing her tatù. It was larger than any of the other inks she had ever seen. It spread across her lower back, a sensual, delicate fairy with hues of pink, purple, and green on her dress and the wings behind her. In the dimness of Carter’s office, she stretched her arm behind her back and created a small flame so they could all see her tatù in detail.

    It sparkles. Jennifer tilted her head and squinted. I’ve never seen that before.

    Rae glanced at her from the corner of her eye. She had never shown Jennifer her tatù, but had assumed she had seen photos from her file. Carter had taken about a zillion pictures that day in the infirmary. He wasn’t saying a word now, or pulling out his camera. He seemed frozen to the spot. She focused her attention on Jennifer as she lowered her hand. Look at the bottom of the tatù.

    Below the fairy-girl lay an ornate design with Celtic or Gaelic detail.

    Jennifer’s breath caught.

    You see them, don’t you? Rae asked. They’re miniature suns, part of my mom’s tatù.

    A warm finger traced the circles with the wiggly lines. Devon. Rae’s heart sped from the realization that it was his touch.

    He jerked away from her as if he had been burned. Ow! He blew on his finger.

    She turned to see what had happened. Oh, sorry! She had burned him. She swore the flame snuffed when she spun around, but maybe, just maybe, it had grown when her heart had started racing.

    She looked at Carter and waited until she held his gaze. She needed to convince him. She recreated the flame once more. I just burned Devon. She brought the flame toward her face.

    Jennifer caught Rae’s wrist. Don’t.

    Rae glanced at her, trying to read the hidden expression on her face. Did she know something? About her mom? It’s not going to hurt. She reached for Jennifer’s hand with her free one. Jennifer would not let go. Rae let the flame disappear and only then did Jennifer drop her grip on her wrist.

    The minute Jennifer let go Rae rekindled the flame and stepped back, out of her Botcher’s reach. She ran the blaze over the skin of her left forearm.

    No smell of burning flesh, no pain; the flame just continued to flicker. Nothing happened.

    Impossible, Carter whispered, his eyes following Rae’s hand.

    Jennifer released an impatient sigh. It seems like her mother’s ability. She sat on the corner of Carter’s massive desk and set her long boots on the other end.

    Rae shot Devon a look. He seemed just as surprised as she felt. That was a pretty bold move even for Jennifer; her leather-covered derriere on one end with her legs stretched out across the desk of the head of the Privy Council’s. She so hoped she would have that crazy courage when she was Jennifer’s age.

    Ironically, Carter didn’t seem to notice. He began pacing. Cromfield predicted it. There are notes in his journals and references. He mentioned the ability to carry two tatùs, but it was a theory. No one has ever carried two. Your father couldn’t. His parents’ tatùs combined and became one. Like everyone else’s.

    Rae couldn’t see what the big deal was. Her tatù allowed her to carry and mimic hundreds, maybe thousands, of tatù abilities. Her mother’s was just one more she carried.

    Carter leaned over Jennifer and reached for something on the other side of his desk.

    Rae didn’t miss the look that crossed Jennifer’s face. She blinked. She’s in love with him. Rae glanced at Devon to see if he had noticed. She nearly rolled her eyes; he was as oblivious as Carter. The thought crossed her mind. How do you know my dad couldn’t use both of his tatùs?

    Carter tapped the book he was flipping through. Cromfield had a theory... he believed there had to be a matching of bloodlines or abilities. He pored through more pages. I read it a few days ago. He believed, even tested, that mixing tatùs had a negative effect. Every pair he bred created a combined tatù. Never two abilities.

    Rae shrugged. She wanted to talk about finding her mother, not this. Who cares? I already can use other people’s tatùs, what’s one more ability?

    Carter slammed the book closed. Don’t you see? He glared at her, the old Carter coming through, the one Rae remembered from her first year at Guilder. The one she didn’t like.

    She stiffened and then straightened. Nobody sees! Her hands went automatically to her hips. My mother is alive and all you can talk about is a damn theory! You can’t get past some idea that’s already happening. I have more than one ability. It’s not new for me.

    Carter crossed his arms over his chest, both of them forgetting about the presence of others in the room. You are so your father’s daughter! Your mother would never have acted like this.

    Rae fired back. I am NOT my father. I’m not evil or scary. The sins of the father are not the sins of this daughter! I might not be able to undo the past, but I am NOT being punished for who my father was!

    "Selfish child! This isn’t just about you! Kraigan is going to have the same ability! He might already know it. He can use his father’s and his mother’s ability. Did you ever think of that? He might not need to steal other people’s tatùs. That psychopath is out on the loose!"

    And whose fault is that? Rae hissed between clenched jaws.

    You tell me.

    I didn’t let him out of prison. Only an idiot couldn’t have figured he would go straight for me.

    Watch it, Rae. Devon had moved behind her and gently touched her shoulder.

    Rae saw Jennifer standing beside Carter now as well. She jerked her shoulder away from Devon’s touch. Kraigan has always wanted me dead. He needed the journal, so he couldn’t kill me until he had it.

    You had the journal? Carter looked ready to explode.

    Yeah. The cat was out of the bag, and she didn’t care. He gave it to me just before you captured him. I’ve had it ever since. Not that it matters. I never got to read it and then I burned it. She inhaled a slow, long breath through her flared nostrils. Had I known there was a chance I could have my mother’s ability, I might have been a bit more careful. She shot Jennifer an angry look. Or knowing her ability in more detail could have helped as well.

    We didn’t know, Jennifer responded, each word perfectly enunciated. She had her emotions barely in check.

    Really? I find that hard to believe. The high and mighty Privy Council appears to know everything. She couldn’t keep the sarcasm out of her voice. Don’t you think it might have been a good idea to tell me that my mother was still alive? Maybe when I got here? Or after I received my tatù? Or after Lanford tried to kill me?

    Carter tossed the book onto his desk. Your mother is dead! I’m sorry, Rae. No one is sorrier than I am. If we could have saved her, we would have! His eyes begged her to understand, but he revealed more than he realized.

    He loved my mom! Rae stepped back in surprise, bumping into Devon, who caught her before she stumbled and fell. It was all too much to take.

    Carter’s voice softened. Your mother died in the fire.

    Jennifer took a step closer to Rae. Only your mother could have created that fire.

    She still refused to believe it. If she killed my father with her tatù, she would have survived the fire.

    No. Carter shook his head. There were two bodies.

    Rae blinked back the tears of frustration trying to force their way out. It had been one hell of a long day. Her next thought was crazy, but she knew it had to be true. It wasn’t my mom. It was Kraigan’s mother. She died in the fire.

    Kraigan’s? The pity in Carter’s eyes as he stared at her made her want to lash out

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