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Read free: Willow Smoke by Adriana Kraft @adrianakraft #FreeBookFriday #Read
It’s #FreeBook Friday on RLFblog! Join us for a collection of free reads and downloads. All genres and heat levels. This week’s featured book is Willow Smoke by Adriana Kraft. Bookmark this site so you don’t miss a thing.Welcome to FreeBook Friday
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Willow Smoke (Riders Up #3) by Adriana Kraft
When the chips are down, there’s nobody there. Willowy blond Daisy Matthews has survived the Chicago streets with this mantra but is unprepared for the much older Nick Underwood’s urgent pursuit. The wealthy businessman receives a thoroughbred in payment for a bad debt and is thrust into Daisy’s world.
She teaches him about horse racing; he teaches her about love. When Daisy’s seamy brother-in-law threatens Nick’s safety, she doggedly tries to stop him by herself, but flees to the familiar streets when he attacks. Can Nick find her in time – and if he does, will she still want him?
Celebrate the upcoming Kentucky Derby with a free horse racing romantic suspense from Adriana Kraft – FREE on Amazon April 27-29 only.
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His Innocent Bride by Kryssie Fortune
Going about her mundane life in a small fishing village, Alethea never dreamed she would end up with a man like the Earl of Deanswood, yet when she caught the handsome gentleman’s eye he wasted no time in making her his wife. Unbeknownst to Alethea, however, her conniving mother has convinced Deanswood that she has no interest in the marital bed. Devastated by his seeming disinterest, Alethea searches for someone to instruct her in the ways of enticing a man.
When a friend informs Deanswood of Alethea’s plans, he decides to train his new bride himself. Soon enough, Alethea finds herself naked, blindfolded, and helplessly bound as she is thoroughly spanked and then brought to one blushing, quivering climax after another. But when Alethea’s life is threatened by her mother’s vicious scheming, can Deanswood protect his innocent bride?
Publisher’s Note: His Innocent Bride is a stand-alone novel which shares the Regency-era setting of Wickedly Used. It includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this book.Download your free book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GLQR2M2
Free on KindleUnlimited
Barbary Lion by Holly BargoOnce a king and now a police detective and always a hunter, Atlas Leonidus dreamed of his mate and knew the instant her foot touched the soil of his country. In order to secure her cooperation, he drugs, kidnaps, and imprisons his mate who had come to Italy for a once-in-a-lifetime vacation. He’s handsome and charming and utterly ruthless: a man who’s 1,600 years old doesn’t thrive for centuries without believing himself superior to everyone else and doing pretty much as he pleases.
Chloe cannot believe what her captor says, though the changes wrought in her own body give evidence to his wild words. Isolated, she becomes depressed. Rebellious, she breaks beneath his autocratic rule. But Chloe’s smart and she’s no doormat. Beneath the veil of meek obedience, she plots and schemes: all it takes is one mistake, one moment of inattention, to escape.
Upon discovering her escape, Atlas realizes what his cruelty has cost. He sends a hunter after her when he fails to find her. Dmitry, the hunter, has been searching for a mate for 800 years; he’s lonely, too. Atlas hopes that Dmitry never learns that he did not complete the bonding ritual and that Chloe can still be claimed.
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Free on KindleUnlimitedBedazzled by Madison Michael
A Chance Encounter Can Change Everything… Keeli Larsen is second-guessing her decision to support herself as an independent jewelry designer. She has no money, no friends, but she knows she has talent. Leaving her job, she rides the elevator one last time with the sexy man from the penthouse office. That ride and a well placed hand are about to change her life.
Millionaire and hot hunk Wyatt Lyons Howe IV is trapped by generations of family loyalty and tradition until a moment in an elevator rocks his staid world. Wyatt is captivated by Keeli’s beauty and fiery spirit, choosing to pursue her and his dreams. He just needs to rid himself of a scheming fiancé, defy his family, conquer his doubts, extricate himself from his traditional life and, of course, find the elusive Keeli again. Is she Wyatt’s ticket to freedom or is Keeli an opportunist looking for a bankroll? Unsure of her motives, but unable to stay away, Wyatt is bedazzled.
Fans of steamy romances will fall in love with this contemporary retelling of Cinderella, a smart, sexy story, set within the splendor of Chicago’s elite society.Download your free book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EUJBPZA/
Free on KindleUnlimitedChaos, Illustrated Quotes of Pietas by Kayelle Allen
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As king of the immortal Ultras, Pietas ap Lorectic rules his people with an iron fist and a heart of stone. Or so he would have you believe. The man behind the myth is a scientist, deep thinker, brilliant strategist, and passionate lover. He has shared his thoughts on chaos with few. This book is a collection of quotes on the concept by the man known to other immortals as the Bringer of Chaos.
Thirty beautifully illustrated quotes.
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Living with Cancer. Keyword: Living @liviaquinn Livia Quinn #AttackingCancer #Cancer
Livia Quinn shares good news — and statistics that can help.One third or all men and women in the US will develop cancer of some kind. Every year I hear more positive experiences about cancer, people living longer, going into remission or the diagnosis itself making them face difficult decisions that improve their lives and health.
Living with cancer. According to the American Cancer Society “Today, more than 15 million people alive in the United States have had some type of cancer. Some of these people are cancer-free; others still have it.”
And still the main problem seems to be convincing people, particularly women, to be tested. Here are some of the things you may not be aware of about cutting your risks of getting cancer. (Some are still controversial with doctors, like mine who is on the side a one glass of red wine a day. Nevertheless, these are some things you can do to reduce your risk.) We need to face some hard truths about our habits.
1. Obesity is the largest risk factor that is preventable.
2. Get mammograms or tests for your genetic risk factors.
3. Risks increase with age so all the more reason to get other risks factors in check.
4. Don’t stick your head in the sand. Self check. Report ANY changes to your doctor.
5. Breast cancer isn’t always hereditary and around 90% of lumps aren’t cancerous. But that leaves 10%. EARLY DETECTION is imperative.
6. Any alcohol, according to research, increases your risk, even wine.
7. Breast cancer is no longer a death sentence. And one thing about the recent Obamacare laws was to make one mammogram a year and health exam is covered by your insurance. Check to make sure this is still true with yours but for many there is no monetary reason to avoid mammograms.
8. Other risk factors, tobacco, sun bathing in any form, lack of exercise.
Uh,boy. I need to up my game…
This Tuesday my book At Long Last Love releases. Talk about overcoming hereditary challenges and accepting help from your loved ones…At Long Last Love by Livia Quinn
Genre Contemporary Small-town Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13
Love happens…when you least expect it! And sometimes it brings a long-awaited second chance.
Madison Hart has been in love with Beau Larue for most of her life. When he comes home unexpectedly, Maddie’s traitorous heart leaps at the thought of a second chance. But an accident Beau’s Hollywood movie set has sent him home a changed man, in more ways than one.
Maddie makes a sacrifice that pushes Beau even farther away. Will her love be strong enough for both of them to finally find their happily ever-after?
A series with so much love and heart you’ll be cheering for each couple to get their happily ever after.
Preorder AtLong Last Love and book 6 until release day for $0.99 as well. (7 books in the series)Where to buy At Long Last Love
Publisher Campbell Hill Publishing
Books 2 Read https://books2read.com/atlonglast
Amazon US https://kdp.amazon.com/dp/B07H9M33TB
Amazon CA https://kdp.amazon.ca/dp/B07H9M33TB
Amazon UK https://kdp.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07H9M33TB
Amazon AU https://kdp.amazon.com.au/dp/B07H9M33TB
Ibooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1436189314
Nook https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/at-long-last-love-livia-quinn/1129533824
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/at-long-last-love-7
It will also be available on Walmart.com
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41962625Livia Quinn Social Media
Livia Quinn is a DC native who lives by the bayou in Louisiana with her husband and Cajun husky, Dusty. She gets her inspiration from the state’s fascinating culture and weather. She loves stories with emotion, family and love of community so you’ll find small towns, humor, quirky characters and lots of love in her stories. She has published twelve books, both paranormal and contemporary romance.
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Fighting Cancer: The Road We Traveled @vickibatman Vicki Batman #AttackingCancer #Cancer
The Road We TraveledThanks for joining me over the past years for Cancer Week on Romance Lives Forever (hugs for Kayelle!) as I delve into Handsome’s journey with esophageal cancer and reconstructive plastic surgery.
This past January, a small scabby hole appeared on Handsome’s lower left jaw where the skin was thin. The doctor had stitched it closed after the reconstructive surgery last summer; however, we crossed our fingers and prayed the area would stay healed. We were hopeful for a long while. When the spot appeared to grow larger, I asked Handsome if I could touch it, and indeed, I felt the titanium plate. This scenario wasn’t ideal as infections could set in and destroy all the surgeries he’d undergone. We sent photos to the doctor who insisted we come in immediately.
“Coming in immediately” meant driving to Houston which wasn’t a bad trip. Mostly, we were tired of the drive. Tired of the whole thing.
The doctor confirmed the thin skin issue and prepared us for adding another graft plus an artery. The surgery would take place in the middle of February. Handsome would stay in the hospital for about five days. Easily doable.
The surgery went well. Every day, the doctor and the fellow checked for pulse and the color of the graft. Handsome healed so quickly, they said he would be released the following Saturday. Great rejoicing! But on Friday, the fellow checked the pulse. Good near his heart; not good on the graft. In fact, the graft looked like bad chicken skin, all pale yellow-ish and wrinkly. The doctor wanted to see if the graft could be saved and rolled him straight into surgery. The team worked for hours. Afterwards, the doctor said it was a “maybe” and would look at him the next morning. Because of the awkwardness in intubating Handsome, he was kept under sedation in ICU.
Early the next morning, the fellow determined the graft would not survive, and they would be redoing the surgery with two arteries for more blood supply. That was when I got panicky. During all of Handsome’s surgeries, I had been cool. I kept busy with reading, writing, and stitching, but this one got to me. #2 son phoned and asked if he should drive down. For the first time, the need for handholding swamped me. I said, “Yes.”
The 3 x 4 inch grafted tissue came from Handsome’s left wrist area. The arteries from his leg. He stayed another five days with no problems. Obviously, he had grown weaker from having had a second surgery. The progress he’d made with swallowing and neck strength all dissolved. His speech was compromised. Fatigue took over.
To date, Handsome has had ten surgeries in two years, fifteen feet of stitches. The belly tube would stay for another five months. He underwent lymphedema therapy in Houston and ultimately, moved it to a hospital closer to us, which he continues.
Nothing about his surgeries have been easy. Handsome has healed and the doctors are very pleased. VERY. He (laughingly) whined the other day about being tired of the whole thing and wanted our old normal back. He’s allowed to feel this way. I want our normal back too—in every aspect of our relationship. A huge goal to swallow is front and center so he can eat when we cruise the Adriatic Sea in 2019. Even though he has a long haul ahead, we are very hopeful.
How did he get cancer? No one has figured it out. Acid reflux? Maybe. Alcohol? Probably not. HPV? No. Smoking an occasional cigar? Doubtful. Parents smoking? Who knows. Working in oil fields? Possible.
What we do know is this: if you don’t want esophageal cancer, be healthy. Eat right. Drink moderately. Don’t smoke. Exercise.
But the truth is Handsome did all those things. Does this mean not take care of oneself? Absolutely not! If he had not been as healthy as he was, surgery and recovery would have been harder or impossible.
For those of you undergoing cancer treatment, I’m with you. You are some of the strongest people I know, fighting a horrible disease.
We often say a path had been put in front of us and that was the road we had to travel. And no whining.
The Great Fruitcake Bake-off: When five-time champion Samantha Greene teams up with her new neighbor, Dixon Roberts, for The Great Fruitcake Bake-off, they discover baking a prize-winning entry is complicated, bad guys are plotting to take the crown, and first prize isn’t just about a ribbon.Where to buy Whispers of Winter
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GVNX2LZ/
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/whispers-of-winter-nicole-morgan/1129416841
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/whispers-of-winter-2/Vicki Batman Social Media
Vicki Batman has sold many romantic comedy works to magazines, several publishers, and most recently, two humorous romantic mysteries. Along the way, she has picked up some awards and bestsellers. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Women’s Fiction Writers Association, and several writing groups. Avid Jazzerciser. Handbag lover. Mahjong player. Yoga practitioner. Movie fan. Book devourer. Chocaholic. Best Mom ever. And adores Handsome Hubby. Most days begin with her hands set to the keyboard and thinking “What if?”
Website http://vickibatman.blogspot.com/p/more-about-me.html/
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Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4814608.Vicki_Batman/Image credits: road photo by the author
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Claire Marti’s Fighting Cancer Story @clairepmarti #AttackingCancer #Cancer
Claire Marti shares a wonderful story about not just her battle with cancer. And it’s a story of victory.
Claire Marti’s Fighting Cancer Story
As a yoga teacher, I’d always known of the incredible benefits of yoga for the body, mind, and spirit. Until I was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer, however, I had no idea how much yoga would help me weather the toughest time of my life. I credit teaching and practicing yoga as vital components in my journey back to radiant health.
In January 2010, I truly felt that I was living my dream. I had exited corporate America the year prior and was happily balancing teaching yoga full-time with a blossoming writing career. I was in a relationship with the man of my dreams, living close to the ocean. To put it simply, I was happy.
Out of the blue, I found a lump in my breast. I was shocked and devastated, especially because I had a clear mammogram three months earlier. I was healthy, fit and felt invincible.
Over the course of that year, I endured three surgeries, six rounds of aggressive chemotherapy and almost two months of daily radiation. I balanced out this assault on my body with a primarily plant-based diet filled with anti-oxidants, daily exercise, acupuncture and most importantly, yoga. My doctors often commented that I was their “superwoman patient” because I never got really nauseous through chemo and seemed to maintain a comparatively high level of energy during treatment.
Don’t get me wrong: many days I was exhausted and despondent. Despite the fluctuations in my energy levels, I continued to teach most of my yoga classes and got certified to teach Yoga for Cancer Therapy while undergoing chemotherapy myself.
Cancer attacks your body, but it also attacks your mental well-being. Conventional medicine is aimed at destroying the physical symptoms of the cancer, but can fail to address the significant effects cancer has on the mind and spirit. Yoga addresses the entire person.
Now I offer specialized yoga for cancer recovery classes designed to empower my students to help themselves. Primary benefits include learning to handle side-effects of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, boosting energy, improving mood, learning relaxation and breathing techniques to combat fatigue, stress and pain, restoring flexibility, strength, and range of motion, and enhancing lymphatic flow, digestion and circulation. I am passionate about sharing this gift with others going through any type of cancer to help others on this journey.
When I’m not teaching yoga, I write romance. My latest book, Sunset in Laguna, features a strong, compassionate heroine and the tall, dark, and handsome PTSD suffering veteran with whom she falls in love. Here’s a bit about the book.Sunset in Laguna by Claire Marti
Sunset in Laguna is a satisfying, fulfilling read that’s full of angst, second chances, humor and a hero and heroine overcoming obstacles to find their HEA.
Genre Contemporary Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13Returning to Laguna Beach after four tours in the Middle East, Christian Wolfe leaves the military behind and buys a wine bar, vowing to keep his life simple. He fights to keep his devastating PTSD a secret and refuses to burden anyone else with his baggage. When stunning Kelly Prescott and her red stilettos saunter into town, she drives him past the bonds of his self-control.
Successful in her father’s stuffy law firm, Kelly’s too compassionate to survive in the cutthroat world of corporate litigation. Leaving behind both family and courtroom drama, she moves to Laguna to become general counsel for a nonprofit veterans’ organization.
She didn’t bargain on a gorgeous modern-day Heathcliff, and in Christian, she sees another kind of challenge—one she can’t resist.Where to buy Sunset in Laguna
Publisher https://bit.ly/2KENE0i
Amazon https://amzn.to/2Nr8JIf
Barnes and Noble https://bit.ly/2NAsbmu
iBooks https://apple.co/2O5XDtL
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/sunset-in-lagunaClaire Marti Social Media
Claire Marti started writing stories as soon as she was old enough to pick up pencil and paper. After graduating from the University of Virginia with a BA in English Literature, Claire was sidetracked by other careers, including practicing law, selling software for legal publishers, and managing a non-profit animal rescue for a Hollywood actress.
Finally, Claire followed her heart and now focuses on two of her true passions: writing romance and teaching yoga. Sunset in Laguna is the third book in her Finding Forever in Laguna series from The Wild Rose Press.
Website https://www.clairemarti.com
Ocean Soul Yoga – Survive Cancer with Claire https://www.oceansoulyoga.com/shop.html
Twitter https://twitter.com/clairepmarti
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Is It True: A Prickly Christmas Kiss by Allyson R Abbott @AllysonRAbbott #RLFblog Sweet Small Town Holiday #Romance
Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Let’s play Is It True with today’s guest, Allyson R Abbott, author of A Prickly Christmas Kiss, a Sweet Small Town Holiday Romance. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.A Prickly Christmas Kiss by Allyson R Abbott
Genre: Sweet Small Town Holiday Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG
A Prickly Christmas Kiss
By #1 International Bestselling and Award Winning Author Allyson R Abbott
Finalist in OKRWA ‘Contemporary Short’ Book Awards
Christmas Kiss: Book 1
A Sweet Holiday Romance and Small Town Romance
Emma Louise Fallon, aka Elf, is stranded alone in a cold isolated cabin, when her girlfriend is forced to bail out on their vacation plans.
The solo rustic life is becoming all too much for her. She’s convinced that a stray cat, who has decided to keep her company, has magical powers, that the local shop owners are secretly Mr. and Mrs. Claus, and nothing can stop her from laughing when the hot local Martian-come-cop come-veterinarian introduces himself as Rudi.
A teen or young adult book. Humorous fiction for women. Romance with funny Christmas story. Humorous fiction bestseller. New Adult Romance with a sweet and happy ending. A Christmas RomanceIs it true:
this is your first book?
no
this book is part of a series?
yes
you lost sleep while writing this book?
no
you did research for this book?
yes
some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)
yes
this book has more than one genre?
yes
you speak more than one language?
no, but I am trying to learn Spanish
you grew up where you live now?
no
you love to read?
yes
you are never late?
no
you love pizza?
yes
you love sushi?
no
you have a pet?
noWhere to buy A Prickly Christmas Kiss
US http://www.amazon.com/dp/B075RVN19N
UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075RVN19N
CA http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B075RVN19N
AU http://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B075RVN19N
Also available in KindleUnlimitedAllyson R Abbott Social Media
#1 International Bestselling and Award-Winning Author (fiction and non-fiction) A Blooming Boomer who loves life on the road, making new friends and meeting great people. Enjoying life in the slow lane whenever possible!
After a few full-on years of travelling, which included a year and a half checking out New Zealand, a few Pacific islands, Australia and South Africa, 15months driving around the USA in a motorhome, some quick few weeks visit to Canada, Mexico, Cuba and Spain, Allyson and her husband have now decided to pull over onto the hard shoulder for a while and have settled on the Valencian Province in Spain. Life is rich, according to Allyson, but the pocket is empty and needed time to focus on her writing. It is very easy to get distracted when you see so many beautiful places while on the road, she admitted.
The last twelve months have seen three new nonfiction books; all helping authors write, publish and promote their books, thirteen short sexy reads penned as Cyra May, three new Sweet Christmas stories (all to be published before December 2018); and a Holiday Hunks book which will be included in an anthology with other author.
Candy Apple Pink, a brand new short story, is also to be included in the ‘Pink’ anthology 2018, which raises fund for Breast Cancer Research.
Living in Spain is great. Of course being locked in a room and chained to a desk, did not help top up her sun tan, but at least Allyson was very productive.
Website http://www.AllysonRAbbott.com
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Four Real by Alyssa Turner @alyturn #RLFblog #ReverseHarem
Alyssa Turner, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about your book.Four Real by Alyssa Turner
Genre: MMFM Menage
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Lead singer of the start-up band Four Real, Tricia Donahue left her hometown with one question. How can you love three men at once? She’s convinced herself that it can’t be done—not without living up to her family’s infamous reputation. Now, years later, lead guitarist Michael Hill is touring with world famous TRE, far removed from the small town band he once called his family. Home will never be the same until he makes things right. Keyboarder, Pete Morello and drummer, Marty Pierce were always close, but when the one girl they ever loved disappeared from their life, their casual threesomes and life’s hard knocks revealed the feelings they share for each other. Reunion time for four best friends with unfinished business means they will finally face the music. Fantasy…meet reality.
A twist on second chances.
As a ménage author, I’m always looking for a different perspective on the tropes very often found in the genre. Four Real is a rock star romance as much as a friends to lovers story and also a second chance drama. Taking a different angle on the rock star trope, I did not set Four Real against the backdrop of superstardom and the glitz and glam of that life. I took my superstar, Michael Hill and put back in his hometown with the people who know him best, the people who humble him. I wanted to take a close look and the person behind the stardom. I wanted the reader to fall in love with the man and all his flaws, without the grandeur of his fame to influence that connection. It’s a twist, and not the only one.
It’s not a secret that the romance readership is mostly women. I also don’t think it’s a stretch to imagine that women (myself included) like to be right. The proverbial dog house is usually reserved for the guy in the relationship. Enter twist number two. Tricia Donahue might come off tough and independent, but the fact is, she’s scared. Her fears aren’t typical, because her upbringing wasn’t either. She’s the daughter of an addict and the fear of representing ever bad decision she witnessed growing up has kept her from the good she’s meant to find. Her fears also had casualties that stretched further than her own dreams of happiness. She hurt the men that only ever wanted to love her. I’m not easy on Tricia and neither are her guys. They hold her accountable, because it’s what she needs to find the strength to face her demons. Love is tough. Trusting in that love is even tougher. But when you get a second chance at HEA, there’s only one way to play it…just be real.
Four Real will be released in dynamic Duet format audio for Audible.com, narrated by Vivianna Marlowe, Curt Bonnem and Erin Bateman. If you have not experienced audiobook romance with side by side narration of male and female characters, check out my huge free preview of Polished (MMF ménage) available to stream or download on Clypit. http://bit.ly/PolishedAudioPreviewWhere to buy Four Real
Publisher : Alyssa Turner
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HZk3cT
Audible : Coming SoonAlyssa Turner Social Media
Alyssa believes that when characters speak to you, you’ve got to listen. She’s been all ears and writing stories in all lengths since childhood.
She writes erotic romance in all lengths, having been featured in the notable anthologies of Best Women’s Erotica, edited by Violet Blue and several from Rachel Kramer Bussel. With her proclivity for the ménage genre, Alyssa is often recognized for weaving complexity and emotional depth into her characters and plots.
Alyssa has more than several full length novels under her belt and no two stories are the same. For Alyssa, it’s much more fun to try something new. Read more about Alyssa Turner and preview her published works on her blog.
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