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Elsbeth Druin

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Romance, Fantasy

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November 2010

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Today, my debut novel is officially available on Amazon. I wasn’t sure I’d ever be ready to put my own fiction out there into the world, but now that I have, I’m a bit relieved. I won’t be a bore and recount all the details of my journey to this point. Instead, I will tell you that I’m excited get reader feedback, that I’m incredibly proud of what I’ve created, and that I hope

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Elegy For Darkness

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Dead Run (Monkeewrench, #3)

by P.J. Tracy (Goodreads Author)

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The Black Joy Project

by Kleaver Cruz

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Translation State

by Ann Leckie (Goodreads Author)

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