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NICOLA BURNS
The Blackwood Shadow: The Beginning
Copyright © 2026 by Nicola Burns
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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.
Nicola Burns asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
This second edition has been revisited and expanded. Scenes have been rewritten, new chapters added, and moments throughout the story given greater depth, detail, and emotion.
Second edition
