The Witch Queen

Alexandria Arden

Chapters (64)

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The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred.

Book Cover by Selkkie Designs

Illustrations by Whitney Law of New Ink Book Services

First Edition: May 2025

Dedication

For all the women who had to shoulder too much at an early age —

I see you.

And you are not alone.

Playlist

The Witch Queen has a playlist to accompany your reading experience, if you'd like. Each chapter has it's own song, with one bonus song at the end. Song choices were made with extreme and careful consideration by me, and the songs either give you more insight into the character, match the vibes of the chapter, or might even give you an easter egg for future books.

If you'd like to list, you can find it on Spotify, at this link:

Content & Trigger Warnings

The Witch Queen is an adult fantasy romance book, intended for audiences 18+. The violence and romance are often incredibly explicit. The content and trigger warnings below are intended to prepare readers for what they will experience. Some of these trigger warnings may provide minor spoilers for the book.

Parental loss
Explicit sexual activity
Mention of sexual assault/ sexual harassment (not on the page)
Very close call with sexual assault (but it is stopped before it happens)
Brief reference to past suicidal ideation
Mature language and cursing
Violence – this is a fantasy book about war
Explicit/ Gory Torture
Depiction of a panic attack
Death of loved ones
Sexist/ patriarchal culture – none of the MCs share these beliefs
Homophobic culture – none of the MCs share these beliefs

Please read responsibly. If you have any questions about these content and trigger warnings, please don't hesitate to contact me via email or social media.

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@alexandriaardenauthor (I am most active on Instagram and TikTok)

Glossary

People

Laurel Elestren (lau-rel eh-less-tren) — Queen of Thayaria; The Witch Queen

Hawthorne Vicant (haa-thorn vie-kant) — Prince of Velmara; The Shining Prince

Mazus Vicant (ma-zes vie-kant) — King of Velmara; The Golden King

Nemesia Nestern (neh-me-see-uh nes-turn) — Chair of the Council of Advisors of Thayaria; former General of Thayaria

Silene Kalmeera (si-leen cal-meer-uh) — betrothed and best friend of Prince Hawthorne

Fionn Solanum (fee-on soh-lan-um) — best friend and guard of Prince Hawthorne

Carex Callaway (care-ux cal-uh-way) — captain of the Thayarian Royal Guard; former lover of Queen Laurel

Admon (ad-mohn) — advisor to Queen Laurel

Krantz (crants) — leader of the Sons and Daughters of Thayaria

Lobelia (lo-bee-lee-uh) - Queen of Delsar