Hazel: A Short Story in the Network Series

The Network #story

by Katie Cross

“You are a mighty little thing, Hazel.”

Hazel Monroe knows one thing: she wants to be a gardener.

Fingers in the soil, canopy overhead. That’s all she needs. Except the High Priestess Evelyn’s dark reign threatens to destroy even that simple desire.

If she can just get through the Network school system.

If she can just live out the Resistance that threatens to overthrow their insane leader.

If she can just . . . survive.

When the final battle at Chatham Castle begins, Hazel finds herself unexpectedly in the middle of an entirely different war. One between the vile Miss Mabel and her nefarious grandmother, May.

One that threatens to change the course of her quiet life beneath the trees that she so deeply longs for.

Until Hazel is discovered, and May’s wrath unfurls.


Fans of the Network Series can’t afford to miss this companion novella to the Network Series—covering the exact moment that launched the beloved story of Bianca Monroe.

Genres: Fantasy

ebook

First published November 5, 2020

About the author

My world revolves around my husband (who is a major hottie), my precious kids, my Vizsla’s who act like children, and the mountains.

I wear hiking boots instead of heels when I need to feel powerful, and on a bad day, I love a weightlifting workout. Actually, I love it on a good day.

I don’t eat bread because my thyroid doesn’t like it, although there are days I miss it. Especially ciabatta. Sweet potatoes are kind of my thing. Cookies too.

I write because I never stopped.

Author of The Network Series, The Dragonmaster Trilogy, and The Coffee Shop Series.

Email me at kcrosswriting@gmail.com

Reviews

[Kim Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great novella to give the background of Hazel, Bianca’s grandmother. And how she received the inheritance curse. Interesting side note that the family’s paths will cross in future books.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice look through Hazel's eyes of the Resistance. This short story is just long enough for us to understand the fear of regular folk at this time and a sense of Hazel's personality during her school years. I would read this after the Network Series and collection of short stories, or at least after Mildred's Resistance.

[Dana Harding · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm loving all the Katie Cross books. I might have read this as part of the network collection, but can't remember.

[Lynn Leach · Rating 3 out of 5]

I always enjoy more background stories of the Network Series.

[Sandra Hagan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great bridge between Mildred's Resistance and Miss Mabel's School for Girls. This book explains Bianca's curse in better detail.