A BEGGAR’S KINGDOM
The second novel in the End of Forever saga
Paullina Simons
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First published by HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd in 2019
This edition in Great Britain 2019
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Cover images: Hands by Mark Owen / Trevillion Images; Icebergs on the water by Jason Hynes / Getty Images
Part title illustrations by Paullina Simons
Author photo by Paullina Simons
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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Source ISBN: 9780007441679
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Version: 2019-07-09
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“Simons handles her characters and setting with skill, slowly peeling away deceptions to reveal denial, cowardice and chilling indifference … an engrossing story.”
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Road to Paradise
“One of our most exciting writers … Paullina Simons presents the perfect mix of page-turning plot and characters.”
Woman and Home
A Song in the Daylight
“Simons shows the frailties of families and of human nature, and demonstrates that there’s so much more to life, such as honesty and loyalty.”
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Bellagrand
“Another epic saga from Simons, full of the emotion and heartache of the original trilogy. Summer reading at its finest.”
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Lone Star
“Another epic love story—perfect reading for a long, lazy day in bed.”
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To Kevin,
I can do all things through you who strengthens me.
“Guess I was kidding myself into believing that I had a choice in this thing, huh?”
Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider
Contents
Copyright
Praise for Paullina Simons
Dedication
Epigraph
Prologue: Real Artifacts from Imaginary Places
Part One: The Master of the Mint
Chapter 1. Fighter’s Club
Chapter 2. Oxygen for Julian
Chapter 3. Silver Cross
Chapter 4. Keeper of the Brothel
Chapter 5. Lord Fabian
Chapter 6. Infelice
Chapter 7. Dead Queen, Revisited