Chantress Alchemy (32 page)
Authors: Amy Butler Greenfield
My editor, Karen Wojtyla, championed Lucy from the first, and I’m grateful to her for editing this book with skill and insight. I’m also fortunate to work with assistant editor Annie Nybo and a whole host of fine people at Simon & Schuster, including Justin Chanda, Paul Crichton, Siena Koncsol, Bridget Madsen, Clare McGlade, Ebony LaDelle, and Bernadette Cruz. My thanks also go out to Michael McCartney and Ali Smith for the beautiful covers, and to Alison Velea for terrific copyediting.
My agent Julie Just continues to amaze me with her kindness, tact, and savvy; I’m so glad to work with her. I am also deeply grateful to Michael
Steger at Janklow & Nesbit for handling negotiations with aplomb, and to the fabulous team who have welcomed me at Pippin Properties: Holly McGhee, Elena Giovinazzo, and Michael Steiner.
My parents, in-laws, and extended family have been a tremendous support, as always. Mom, Dad, Pat, Bert, Steve, Sabine, Jonathan, Valerie, Sofia, Carlo, Vivian, Stephen, Sarah, Ruth, and Grace—my heartfelt thanks to you!
Above all, I want to thank my daughter, who reminds me every day of what matters most, and my husband, who listens, reads, and loves me through everything. I am so lucky to be able to share my life—and my stories—with you.
AMY BUTLER GREENFIELD
was on her way to a history PhD when she gave in to temptation and became a writer. Since then she’s become an awardwinning author. She made her YA debut with
Chantress,
followed by its sequel,
Chantress Alchemy.
An American, she lives with her family in England, where she writes, bakes cake, and plots mischief. You can visit her at
AmyButlerGreenfield.com.
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. † The text for this book is set in Granjon LT. † Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data † Greenfield, Amy Butler, 1968– † Chantress alchemy / Amy Butler Greenfield.—First edition. † p. cm † Summary: “Lucy, a chantress who works magic by singing, is called to court to find a lost instrument of Alchemy. But her magic isn’t working properly”—Provided by publisher. † ISBN 978-1-4424-5707-2 (hardcover) — ISBN 978-1-4424-5710-2 (ebook) † [1. Supernatural—Fiction. 2. Magic—Fiction. 3. Singing—Fiction. 4. Great Britain—History—Stuarts, 1603-1714—Fiction.] I. Title. † PZ7.G8445Chd 2014 † [Fic]—dc23 2013021193
Chapter One:
A Song From The Sea
Chapter Three:
The King’s Command
Chapter Six:
Friends And Enemies
Chapter Seven:
The Golden Crucible
Chapter Eight:
Moonbriar Madness
Chapter Fourteen:
Hearts And Flowers
Chapter Fifteen:
An Audience With The King
Chapter Eighteen:
A Valentine’s Visit
Chapter Twenty:
Flamel’s Secrets
Chapter Twenty-Two:
The Banquet
Chapter Twenty-Three:
A Question Of Trust
Chapter Twenty-Four:
A Terrible Embrace
Chapter Twenty-Five:
An Attack And A Lie
Chapter Twenty-Seven:
Every Inch A Chantress
Chapter Twenty-Eight:
Out Of Thin Air
Chapter Twenty-Nine:
Red-Handed
Chapter Thirty-Two:
A Powerful Woman
Chapter Thirty-Four:
Surrounded
Chapter Thirty-Five:
The Great Work
Chapter Thirty-Seven:
The Elixir
Chapter Thirty-Nine:
Realities And Dreams
