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Audiobook Review ~ Cradle to the Grave by Rachel Amphlett

11/11/2019

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I am obsessed with this series!  Rachael Amphlett is a brilliant crime novelist and when she pairs her extraordinary work with the talented Alison Campbell, it is BRILLIANT! Their collaboration delivers an edge of your seat thriller.  I highly recommend you check out this sereis!
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Author: Rachel Amphlett
Narrator: Alison Campbell
Length: 7 hours 56 minutes
Publisher: Saxon Publishing⎮2019
Genre: Mystery, Police Procedural
Series: Detective Kay Hunter, Book 8
Release date: Oct. 15, 2019
 When a faceless body is found floating in the river on a summer's morning, Detective Kay Hunter and her team are tasked with finding out the man's identity and where he came from.
The investigation takes a sinister turn when an abandoned boat is found, covered in blood stains and containing a child's belongings.
Under mounting pressure from a distraught family and an unforgiving media, the police are in a race against time - but they have no leads and no motive for the events that have taken place.
Will Kay be able to find a ruthless killer and a missing child before it's too late?
Cradle to Grave is the eighth book in the Detective Kay Hunter series by USA Today best-selling author Rachel Amphlett and perfect for listeners who love fast-paced murder mysteries.
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​About the Author: Rachel Amphlett
Before turning to writing, Rachel Amphlett played guitar in bands, worked as a TV and film extra, dabbled in radio as a presenter and freelance producer for the BBC, and worked in publishing as a sub-editor and editorial assistant.

She now wields a pen instead of a plectrum and writes crime fiction and spy novels, including the Dan Taylor espionage novels and the Detective Kay Hunter series.

Originally from the UK and currently based in Brisbane, Australia, Rachel cites her writing influences as Michael Connelly, Lee Child, and Robert Ludlum. She’s also a huge fan of Peter James, Val McDermid, Robert Crais, Stuart MacBride, and many more.

She’s a member of International Thriller Writers and the Crime Writers Association, with the Italian foreign rights for her debut novel, White Gold sold to Fanucci Editore's TIMECrime imprint, and the first four books in the Dan Taylor espionage series contracted to Germany’s Luzifer Verlag.

Website⎮Twitter⎮Facebook⎮Goodreads⎮Instagram

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About the Narrator: Allison Campbell
Alison Campbell is an actress based in Bristol, U.K. She has lent her voice to 50+ audiobooks, cartoons, documentaries and dramas. She can be found treading the boards across the country, in everything from Shakespeare to hip hop kids adventures. On screen she has appeared in dramas and science documentaries, her most recent co star was a CGI elephant. She can also be found performing the Natural Theatre Company's award-winning surreal brand of interactive comedy around the globe.  
Follow Alison on 
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Happy Release Day Lou Wilham

10/27/2019

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The Curse of the Black Cat 
​By: Lou Wilham 
​Releasing October 27, 2019
Genre: LGBT Fairytale/Urban Fantasy

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As his eighteenth birthday draws near, the young prince Alrik—heir to the throne of Edan—must choose a wife for himself. But when his first kiss with the beautiful princess Amirah leaves him feeling cold, he knows that although it is his duty, he cannot make himself love a woman. In a fit of panic, he seeks out the aid of the witch Gwydion. The witch, however, has other plans. Now—cursed to be a cat, indefinitely—Alrik must learn to accept himself, and who he loves or face the rest of eternity eating mice. Luckily, New York City’s dumpsters are ripe for the picking. With food from around the world to choose from, he finds himself drawn to one restaurant in particular. 
Crystal Tokyo—a restaurant specializing in Japanese food—is Yuuki’s first big job as a chef, and he loves it. So, what happens when Yuuki decides to befriend the black cat hanging out in Crystal Tokyo’s back alley? ​

Meet the Author 

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​Born and raised in a small town near the Chesapeake Bay, Lou Wilham grew up on a steady diet of fiction, arts and crafts, and Old Bay. After years of absorbing everything, there was to absorb of fiction, fantasy, and sci-fi she's left with a serious writing/drawing habit that just won't quit. These days, she spends much of her time writing, drawing, and chasing a very short Basset Hound named Sherlock.
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When not, daydreaming up new characters to write and draw she can be found crocheting, making cute bookmarks, and binge-watching whatever happens to catch her eye.


Author Social Media
IG: https://www.instagram.com/lou.wilham/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/LouWilham/
GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18522130.Lou_Wilham
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lou-Wilham/e/B07JCJGZ9Z/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_7

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Author Spotlight ~ Elexis Bell

10/22/2019

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​A new dragon has risen. Impossible, but true.
When the marks of the Soul Bearer burn themselves into Aurisye’s flesh, none can deny what she is. Illegitimate daughter of the hero who died nearly thirty years ago after killing the last dragon. The only person who can truly kill the dragon that terrorizes them, now. But Soul Bearers have always been human, and Aurisye is...not. Part Orc, oppression is her oldest friend.
Yet, her companion is chosen wisely. Now, Rafnor, a tolerant soldier sent by the Human monarchs, must teach her all things combat. But time is limited, and her sarcastic defenses try even his patience.
Amidst political strife with the Elves and all-out war with the Orcs, they must come together to prevent the merciless destruction of all three realms…Even as the Elven royals plot to tear them apart to secure an Elven heir to the Soul Bearer blood.
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MEET THE AUTHOR 

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​As an active nerd, I enjoy a lot of hobbies, archery, shower-singing, and gaming included. I’ve been an introvert from birth, so most of my hobbies are solitary. I specialize in sarcasm, and since I typically have a flat affect and an expressionless face, it slips past people. A lot. Yet, to me, it always feels like a drunken pirate has fallen out of my mouth, only to go cursing and bumbling about. When I write though, words come easily. So, in a world constantly trying to numb us, I want to write stories that make people feel something.


Stalker Links - - 
http://www.elexisbell.com/ (blog and newsletter signup are on my website)
Instagram: @elexis_bell
https://www.instagram.com/elexis_bell/ 

Twitter: @bell_elexis
https://www.facebook.com/Elexis-Bell-877360839111331/    

amazon.com/author/elexis_bell  

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Preorder The Curse of the Black Cat by Lou Wilham

10/21/2019

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The Curse of the Black Cat 
​By: Lou Wilham 
​Releasing October 27, 2019
Genre: LGBT Fairytale/Urban Fantasy

As his eighteenth birthday draws near, the young prince Alrik—heir to the throne of Edan—must choose a wife for himself. But when his first kiss with the beautiful princess Amirah leaves him feeling cold, he knows that although it is his duty, he cannot make himself love a woman. In a fit of panic, he seeks out the aid of the witch Gwydion. The witch, however, has other plans. Now—cursed to be a cat, indefinitely—Alrik must learn to accept himself, and who he loves or face the rest of eternity eating mice. Luckily, New York City’s dumpsters are ripe for the picking. With food from around the world to choose from, he finds himself drawn to one restaurant in particular. 
Crystal Tokyo—a restaurant specializing in Japanese food—is Yuuki’s first big job as a chef, and he loves it. So, what happens when Yuuki decides to befriend the black cat hanging out in Crystal Tokyo’s back alley? ​
Preorder Here

Meet the Author 

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​Born and raised in a small town near the Chesapeake Bay, Lou Wilham grew up on a steady diet of fiction, arts and crafts, and Old Bay. After years of absorbing everything, there was to absorb of fiction, fantasy, and sci-fi she's left with a serious writing/drawing habit that just won't quit. These days, she spends much of her time writing, drawing, and chasing a very short Basset Hound named Sherlock.
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When not, daydreaming up new characters to write and draw she can be found crocheting, making cute bookmarks, and binge-watching whatever happens to catch her eye.


Author Social Media
IG: https://www.instagram.com/lou.wilham/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/LouWilham/
GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18522130.Lou_Wilham
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lou-Wilham/e/B07JCJGZ9Z/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_7

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Author Spotlight on Mats Vederhus

10/16/2019

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By: Mats Vederhus
Publisher:
 Terminal Velocity Books - A Next Chapter Imprint
 Publication Date: November 13, 2019

​Kurt Hammer ends up in Lima, Peru to escape his demons and put an end to his alcoholism.
The holiday soon takes a sinister turn though, when Kurt witnesses the brutal murder of an old friend.
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Facing the most difficult case of his life, can Kurt find the killer - and avoid succumbing to his demons?
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New to the series? Check out Book 1. 

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Kurt Hammer's life is falling apart. His family has been found murdered, and his personal life is a shambles.
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While Kurt tries to leave his past behind and turn a new page, a serial killer is loose in the city of Trondheim, Norway.

Meet The Author 

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Mats Vederhus is a journalist and author from Norway, born in 1988.
He's written several books, and has interviewed many of Norway's greatest stars such as Nicholai Cleve Broch, Jonas Alaska, Vebjørn Sand, Unni Wilhelmsen and Mathias Eick.

For essays, interviews and blog posts, check out on his website and stalk him on Facebook. 

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Author Spotlight ~ Angela Gray

10/8/2019

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She gave up her dream, he didn’t.

Jolie survived the stalker. The man who kidnapper her, not only damaged her physically, he wrenched away the dream she worked toward for most of her childhood. Broken and terrified of men, her mother takes Jolie to live with her father, president of a motorcycle club. They never caught the monster, with the club around her Jolie should be safe.
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He‘s seen nothing like her before. Hunter understands Jolie is too young, and he has his own dream to chase. How can he resist the blonde with the face of an angel? He must or the prez might kill him. Kissing Jolie might be the biggest mistake of his life. 
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MEET THE AUTHOR 

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​Angela Gray is a Canadian writer born in Saskatoon Saskatchewan. Before meeting her high-school sweetheart she lived in Surrey, British Columbia; Together with her husband she moved to Kelowna, British Columbia and now lives in Regina, Saskatchewan where she manages a fashion boutique. Angela has felt compelled to write since she was a child and has now developed into a romance enthusiast with stories to tell.




​STALKER LINKS!
https://www.bookbub.com/profile/angela-gray
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1428542.Angela_Gray
https://www.facebook.com/AngelaGrayAuthor/

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Author Spotlight on Scott Shinberg's Confessions of Eden

8/16/2019

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Confessions of Eden 
(A Michelle Reagan Novel)
by Scott Shinberg
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: May 6, 2019

​Michelle Reagan—code name Eden—is the CIA Special Activities Division's newest covert action operator, an assassin, who struggles between wanting to succeed in her new profession for herself and her charismatic boss, and the moral quandaries of what she must do to innocent people who are simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Although she faces seemingly intractable decisions as she executes her missions across the globe, the adversary most difficult to overcome may very well be her own conscience.
Through it all, only one man has ever called her an 'assassin' to her face. Someday, if she has her way, she'll marry him—if she lives that long.

BUY LINKS:

​Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Eden-Riveting-Thriller-Michelle-ebook/dp/B07PTPHTXS/
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/confessions-of-eden-scott-shinberg/1131293571?ean=9781622536658
Publisher’s website: https://evolvedpub.com/books/confessions-of-eden/#mbt-book-purchase-anchor
​Google: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=bImNDwAAQBAJ

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​Scott Shinberg has served in leadership positions across the US Government and industry for over twenty-five years. He has worked in and with the US Air Force, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and most “Three-Letter Agencies.” While in government service, he served as an Air Force Intelligence Operations Officer and a Special Agent with the FBI. He lives in Virginia with his wife and sons.
 

Stalk Scott:
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/Author_Scott
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScottShinbergAuthor/
  • GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19091868.Scott_Shinberg
  • BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/scott-shinberg

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Author Spotlight ~ Insanity by Kira Moericke

8/16/2019

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Insanity by Kira Moericke sounds like my kind read!  And it's free on KU! #oneclick
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Insanity 
By Kira Moericke
Genre: Y/A paranormal/mystery/romance

For the past five years, Em Knightly has had the same reoccurring nightmare that leaves her gasping for air. No doctors have been able to help her with these nightmares without leaving her numb or unlike herself...except for one, one that sends her to Brier Hall, an old Victorian manor that is now a place for troubled teens.

But there is something peculiar about Brier Hall, something not right. There is a terrible legend about the manor - a legend of true love, death, and magic. A legend of witches and ghosts. But Em doesn't believe in ghosts...at least not until she meets Casey, a mysterious boy who seems to know something about her that even she doesn't know. And Em plans on finding out what exactly that something is.
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Kira Moericke grew up in a small city in Wisconsin where her love for reading blossomed. She’s currently attending UW Oshkosh to work on earning a degree in Journalism.

Author Social Media Links:

https://www.facebook.com/Author-Kira-Moericke-1646817562041522/
Kira Moericke (@kiramoericke) • Instagram photos and videos

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Author Spotlight: Gumshoe & the Mysterious Mushrooms by Laura Hawks

6/16/2019

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​Mia Thomas just turned 15. On her special day, her teacher needs to speak with her parents, her father gets arrested and a stray cat starts talking to her. So much for a Happy Birthday!
With the help from her new familiar, Gumshoe, Mia sets out to clear her family's name and save them from financial ruin.
Will her snooping cause her own death or will her coffee-drinking, wise-cracking, booze-desiring familiar come to her rescue?

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​Unsure of what else to do, Mia grabbed some tuna fish and a plate and headed out to the back. She set the plate down, then moved across the alleyway to sit on the stoop of the opposite building.
“Poisonous mushrooms?” Mia talked to herself in disbelief. “I made the soup. I cut up the mushrooms and put them in the soup. Somehow this is my fault. I served them. What have I done?”
“You didn’t do anything. You didn’t pick them out, so this isn’t your fault.”
The voice rang in her head, her ears heard faint meows. She looked up and around, trying to see who was talking to her. The only thing she saw was the Siamese cat she’d been feeding the past week. She shook her head to clear it of cobwebs she was sure were there.
She watched the feline move towards the food she’d left for him. He sniffed it, but then skirted around it to go behind the dumpster. Odd, she thought at his bypassing the food.
She watched the cat move around, almost searching for something, though she couldn’t imagine what. “Meow. Meow. Mew. Meep. Eep. Meoooow.” The Siamese sat regally on top of the dumpster, staring at her.
However, she heard something more than just the sounds made from a feline creature. Wonderful. I turn fifteen and I get to go bonkers. I swear I heard him in my head and it actually made sense. I’m hallucinating, or so lit I’ve lost it.
“Darn it. I forgot you can’t understand me.” The cat seemed to grumble and jump off the dumpster, wandering down the alleyway.
Mia rubbed her forehead. “This just can’t be possible. Cats don’t speak English.”
The Siamese stopped and stared at her. “Meow, meep?”
Mia heard, “Do you understand me, kitten?”
She gasped, standing quickly and taking a step back only to trip on the stoop and fall back down on her rump. The cat moved cautiously closer to her. “Mew?” {How?}
Mia shrugged in answer to the question, but covered her mouth to stop herself from screaming at the same time. She had no clue what was going on, but if she wasn’t totally crazy, she was understanding what this cat said to her. Great. Now I’m Doctor Doolittle, she thought to herself. “Zoe’s right. I’ve gone off the deep end and am Cray-Cray with a capital C.”
The Siamese tilted his head, watching her with large, blue, unblinking eyes. “Meow, meow, mew, mew, meow, mew.” {If you really understand me, look behind the dumpster.}
“I’m insane. I’m really in looneyland. I’m talking to myself and being answered by a cat that I can understand. This is so wrong on so many levels.” Breathlessly, cautiously, Mia stood and skirted around the small cat as if he would attack, even though part of her was sure he wouldn’t. She didn’t know why she was following his instructions, she just knew she had to. Using all the strength she had, she pulled the heavy dumpster away from the brick wall to look behind it. On the ground was a partially bloodied glove. At first, she didn’t know why it mattered, but then she noticed there was something rotting and mushy on the outside. Whatever it was seemed stuck on the plastic glove, and they had handled it after they had cut themselves. Could it be the remnants of a mushroom? Mia was sure she was the only one who handled the mushrooms after they got back from the farmers’ market. Then she remembered she had Henry clean and dry them.
She went inside and called for the remaining officer who was standing in the kitchen like some sentinel. Grudgingly, he followed her after he told the rest to remain where they were. Once outside, Kevin looked around. “What’d’ya want to show me?”
“Behind the dumpster. I’m not sure if it’s anything, but to me it looks like one of our gloves with a touch of blood inside and what looks like a rotten mushroom outside. I thought it might be evidence.”
Giving her a doubting look, he peered behind the heavy metal container and spotted what she was referring to. “Did you touch it?”
“No.”
“Don’t. I’ll get an evidence bag from the car and be right back.” He quickly hastened down the alleyway towards the street.
Mia turned to the cat and stared. She felt like she was going insane. Or maybe she just imagined it all. Moments later, Officer Easton returned with a plastic bag marked evidence in bright red letters across it. Using the inside of the bag, he picked up the discarded glove, turned the bag back and sealed it. “Good work,” he mumbled, then headed back into the kitchen.
The cat moved over to sit beside Mia. Without a word, she stared at him in confusion.
“Meow, meow?” {You can really hear me?}
“Yes. I don’t know how, but I can. How can you even be talking to me so that I understand what you’re saying? I’m dreaming, right? I’ve turned fifteen and am now having a nervous breakdown. Or those cupcakes got me lit on something higher than chocolate.”
Eve walked out then. “Mia? Who are you talking to?” The older woman moved to sit next to her daughter.
“No one, Mom. Just flipping my lid is all.”
“What do you mean? And who is your cute little friend?”
Mia shrugged. “I don’t know. He’s been coming around since opening night and I have been giving him some scraps of food.” She didn’t want to tell her mom why she suddenly felt the need to see a shrink and get some happy pills. Maybe she was on some TV show, like Punk’d or Impractical Jokers, and wondered when the hidden cameras were going to pop up.
“Were you talking to him?”
Mia gave her a puzzled look. “Sure. Why not? I was talking to the cat.”
Eve tilted her head slightly as she looked the animal over. “And is he talking to you?”
“What?”
“Is the cat talking to you?” Eve was dead serious, but Mia felt like she entered the Twilight Zone.

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Ms. Hawks has always been interested in writing in some form or other, including writing for a local newspaper. Deciding to become more knowledgeable, she headed back to school and received her Master's Degree in Ancient Civilizations, Native American History and United States History.

It was at this time she got involved in role playing on FaceBook, which gave her ample opportunities to grow and hone her writing ability. 

She lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her four companions, all males... cats. She travels as much as she can to various Author/Reader conventions and loves to meet established fans and make new ones, some of which she considers friends more than fans. 

Stalk Laura 

Website: https://authorlaurahawks.com/
Twitter: AuthorLHawks
FB Author Page https://www.facebook.com/AuthorLauraHawks/
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Laura-Hawks/e/B00ES5U35A
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Author Spotlight ~ LC Miller

6/9/2019

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Love the cover on this one! ~ Lynn
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​Genre: YA Fantasy
Amazon link: https://goo.gl/Bvcvsq

As the product of a forbidden alliance between the elemental Mystics and the wand carrying Wielders—two distinct, often feuding, magical realms—acceptance is something fourteen-year-old Abby has fought with for the last four years. When an alliance is formed between the Mystic Dancers and the Wielder’s, Abby is given the chance to live with a Wielder’s family and attend Wielders Academy of Magical Arts. 

In order to do so, she first has make three promises to the Mystic Dancers leader … Tell no one she's half Mystic, that her father is a Wielder who is also a wanted criminal, or that she can transform into anything she wants. Her day-to-day life of secrets, school work, and dancing is interrupted when her mother’s murder case goes to trial. The Mystics believe they finally caught the killer, who happens to be the father of one of Abby’s new friends. Abby has a choice to make – reveal her secrets, or let a man she knows is innocent go to prison.  

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​I have loved reading since I was old enough to do it. I started writing in my down time in 2006 and have been doing it ever since.

Reading, writing, and hanging out with my family are some of my favorite things - along with hot chocolate and pizza (not together, of course).

With a bachelors in Accounting, writing has been a great way to unwind and let my imagination fly.

Stalk LC Miller 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LCMillerBooks/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/l.c.miller/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LCMiller04

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