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  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Content Warning
  6. Map of Cordova
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  35. Author’s Note
  36. About the Author
  37. Back Cover

I think this is the journey we are all on as women now. Some of us are waking up and others are asleep—either is okay. Trauma lives in our blood and crosses lifetimes. I think every day we wake up and live this life is progress toward healing.

Last, I want to talk about Isolde—my unapologetic queen. I hope I have given my readers, especially my BIPOC readers, a female character who makes them feel empowered and determined. Isolde is the character through which I have had to face the very complicated relationship I have with my heritage. As a “white” presenting member of the Muscogee Nation, I never quite feel Native American enough, and this is exasperated when others question my heritage.

Which happens all the time even in professional settings. I will never forget hearing that someone asked my team if “they are sure I’m really native.” I don’t know how else to say that we all look different—we are as diverse as our relationships with our tribes. Being Native American in 2022 looks different for every citizen, and that is the fault of our colonization—but it should not divide us.

I know my experiences apply to so many of you, and I wanted to confront those feelings with Isolde who, I feel, is a woman I aspire to be—she never apologizes for who she is; she doesn’t bow to the will of men; she refuses to conform to society’s standards.

She has had to survive like so many of us—I can’t wait to see her conquer.

About the Author

USA Today and international bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and the author of the Hades X Persephone Saga, the Hades Saga, King of Battle & Blood, and When Stars Come Out.

She has a master’s degree in library science and information studies and a bachelor’s in English writing. She is obsessed with Greek Mythology, murder mysteries, and the afterlife. For information on books, tour dates, and content, please visit scarlettstclair.com.

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