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Celtic Cross | #ONC2019

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Votes 572
Parts 13
Time 1h 36m

|| ONC 2019 OVERALL THIRD PLACE WINNER || 

Every card has a meaning, but not all are pleasant.

Siobhan Brady is a Tarot reader, a profession that called to her ever since she was young. So when the same card begins to repeatedly present itself during her daily personal readings, her intuition tells her there's something greater at play than just a random draw.

But when the mysterious MacKenzie Stewart crosses her path, Siobhan realizes the cards weren't lying, and soon finds herself in the middle of a deadly spread where not even Fate can determine the outcome.

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Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2019
Suspense Fiction Prompt #6 - Tarot
ONC Round One Qualifier - 02.12.19
ONC Round Two Qualifier - 03.13.19
ONC Round Three Qualifier (Long List) - 04.18.19
ONC Short List - 04.28.19
ONC Overall Third Place Winner - 07.03.19

Cover by Lucy Rhodes

©2019 M.Dalto
Published to Wattpad 01.01.19
Completed 04.02.19All Rights Reserved

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