Heart of Stone
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Last published Fri, Oct 26, 2018
A beautiful young woman holds a horrible curse. Medusa lives alone, isolated from a world that's labeled her a monster. Hunters come from all over the world seeking to take her life, all of which have failed. She never wanted to live like this. A lonely life is never one that she asked for, but who could learn to love someone like her?
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