Black Heart of Jamaica

Black Heart of Jamaica

Notice to the
Public of Jamaica

Due to the threat of a rebellion by the slaves of this island, be it therefore enacted that from this day, 1st July 1792, all persons report any suspicions of revolutionary plots immediately!

Black heart of jamaica book cover

By Order of the Governor

Presenting the fifth adventure from the spirited Cat Royal in which she joins a travelling theatre, turns pirate, undertakes a Caribbean Cruise and gets mixed up in a slave revolt.

With a guest appearance from
Mr Billy Shepherd
(Formerly of Covent Garden.)

Prepare to swash your buckle in Cat's most outrageous adventure yet!

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aisha wrote on 05 December 2009:

i meant black heart (In that case, Pedro. J)

aisha wrote on 03 December 2009:

will syd, frank, or pedro be in this book the most? (Which book do you mean? Cat)

Minny wrote on 26 November 2009:

Is this the next book after Cat O` Nine Tails? (Yes. J)

Linda wrote on 23 November 2009:

Hi Ms. Julia! :) I love your Cat Royal series. Cat is funyn and stubborn and very street witty. I wish she was real haha. I just finished Tails and I love how you ended it when her saying that Johnny and Elizabeth are perfect parents and she's gotta teach her how to no behave! Lol. I can't wait for your new book!! I was so desperately hoping that there waa going to be one~ :) Oh, and two more things. PLEEAASSEE MAKE FRANK AND HER KISS! LOL I mean, she's ok with Syd, but Frank and her are so much better! Haha. And questoin for Frank -- Ever think about marrying Cat? (Frank is not available for questioning, I'm afraid. J)

donna wrote on 22 November 2009:

Hi, have you ever thought about making a movie for the cat books (Would be fun wouldn't it? But I'd need a film maker to take it on because I don't have the skills for that. Julia)

Jayde wrote on 20 November 2009:

Hello there! I just finished all of the books that are out in the US-- in two days, might I had. I really, really, really love these books and I absolutely cannot wait until Black Heart of Jamaica comes out. Something that I especially appreciated in this series was a good female lead. Most girls in books end up falling, eh, short of my need of logic and cunning. I actually like her most out of all the characters (Right next to Frank. He reminds me of one of my good friends!). Thank you for writing these-- and I look forward to the next release (unless I get impatient, and get it over the net, that is).

danielle wrote on 10 November 2009:

hey julia! i love the books. but i live in the US and i wanna read the black heart won, do you know if you can order it from the uk to the us? thanks. love. (It's not available in the US yet but I imagine you can get the UK edition on Amazon. Canada has the UK edition too. Julia

SAM wrote on 07 November 2009:

I LOVE the Cat Royal series!!! They are amazing books but the publisher needs to hurry up and release them in the US!!

MADmaddi wrote on 01 November 2009:

when will this book com out in US? i want 2 read it sooo badly (That depends on the US publisher. They haven't asked for it yet having only just done Tails. Julia)

Suzy wrote on 30 October 2009:

Heyyy just seen the new Cat Royal book Cat's Cradle on Amazon can't wait to read it has a date been set for when its meant ot come out??? I love the cover illlustration!!! (See FAQs for date - afraid that's just a place holder image and was rejected by the publishers for the new look. Julia)

jenna wrote on 11 October 2009:

you people are all romance crazed fools. i enjoy a bit of romance myself, but all this "get cat and syd together plz!!!!!" stuff is annoying the heck out of me. just calm down. if ms. golding wants to write about a romance then she will. it is up to her who cat ends up with, so just keep the crazy fan girl talk to a minimum, please. i love the books because they have adventure, which a lot of young adult books don't have. they are all romances with no plot. love, jenna

Annette wrote on 09 October 2009:

Hi Julia, I just finished the cat o' nine tails book which came out last week here in the US. I loved it!!!! Now I can't wait for black heart of jamaica to come out. When are you planning on a U.S. release for it? Have you ever thought about making it into a movie, or are the cat royal books not well-known enough yet? Who do you think cat fancies the most, syd, frank, pedro or billy? And I loved that you had her and billy in the story, it made it a lot more realistic. Cn't wait for the next book!!!! Annette (Hi Annette, I'm glad you loved the book. I'm not sure what the US publisher is going to do about BH yet but when I know I'll post on this site. Sadly I'm not a movie maker but a film would be fun if someone wanted to take on the project. Cat's feelings are something for the books rather than to be revealed here. Julia)

Lily wrote on 04 October 2009:

Hey Julia! I just finiesed cat o' nine tails and want to get black hart of jamacia, but I live in the US so it's not out yet. Any ideas? Also, when is cats cradel coming out ? Also, do u prefer Cat and frank or Cat and syd? Thanks!!!' -lily (Hi Lily, not available in the States as yet. Same for CC. And probably Cat. J)

Lucy wrote on 04 October 2009:

I'm curious...I live in the U.S. but I can get to Canada very easily so is this available in Canada at all? I hope so! (Yes, the UK version is there. J)

chermaine wrote on 26 September 2009:

i Juila. i really luv all your series so for. But...i am sad that Pedro had to stay in SD with the war. will cat ever see him agian in Cats Cradle of perhas in any of the other series that ,ay come out? i think it be a shame if he didn't. oh and Is Billy Turning into a softie? any i thinku r a fab author and plz plz plz bring Pedro bk. 1 more thing..(soz) could u not use the new covers? i think it dstorys that image of cat that we have in our head/ also i like the other ones better (haaaa) r n# fan Chermaine (Hi Chermaine - covers are up to the publisher not the author, strange though that may seem. Julia)

Suzi wrote on 23 September 2009:

Can't wait for Cats cradle here comes Cat 2010!!! xxx

DON wrote on 07 September 2009:

WOAH. Dont worry there is definitly another book coming. I believe it shall be called cats cradle and it shall be out in the uk in 2010!:) I CANT WAIT.

Gemma wrote on 07 September 2009:

It's got to be Cat and Frank. I agree with Maaike...please make them kiss...

Maaike wrote on 01 September 2009:

Are you going to make a new Book i hope you Do if You Do plz Make Cat And Frank Kisss PLLLZZZ (New book next year. J)

Suzy wrote on 31 August 2009:

The Cat Royal series have been refered to a the Cta o' nine live series. Does that mean that there will only be 9 books on the life and adventures of Miss Cat Royal? (Has it?)

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