Welcome to the Chapter Chain - the writing competition... with a twist...

The Chapter 4 Voting is now OPEN 

The chapter receiving the most public votes will go into the final published book.


Chapter One Winner: "THE LETTER"

A period story about a young maid who was cast out of the house she'd worked in with her mother, 
all of her life.   A note left by her mother before she died throws her life into turmoil and sends her 
on a lonely journey into the unknown.   Read the full chapter....

Chapter Two Winner:  "CATHERINE"

The winning Chapter 2 takes us back to the year of Katy's birth and uncovers the hardships
Lady Penderly faced, hiding her pregnancy and finding a home for her child.   Read the full chapter...

Chapter Three Winner:  "ANGER"

Jameson meets Lady Catherine secretly in the garden to tell her that her daughter has returned,
unaware that their emotional interaction has been spied by someone in the Castle. Will they return
to pending danger and what will happen to Katy now?  Read the full chapter....


B141 - "STRANGER"

Reeling from the shock of the attacks, Katy escapes from the house and is taken in by a kindly family, where she looks after their disabled children and teaches them to ride. Eventually, they set up a riding school for the disabled but things threaten to take a nasty turn when a man delivering a couple of new ponies recognises Katy.     Read full chapter here....


B142 - "SUSPECT"

In the aftermath of his Lordship's brutal attacks, Tiggy Carter sets the police after Katy, who hides away in a derelict cottage in the woods, until, that is, a young stable lad discovers her hiding place and decides to use the information to impress his Lordship's daughter. Is our unfortunate Katy going to be found and arrested for a crime she did not commit?   Read full chapter here....

The Artwork competition is also now OPEN

Winner will be used for the book cover


ARTWORK COMPETITION

The story line has now been established through the winning chapters so far - so the competition is now open for Artists to submit their work to be used for the book cover.

All eligible artwork will be published on the Chapter Chain website, where public votes will be invited.

Voting for artwork will continue throughout the whole competition until the closing date for the final chapter.