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The Hourglass Painting
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Ongoing, First published Jan 11, 2020
1920sactionchicklitdramaedwardianhistoricalfictionhistorylovenewadultromanceshortstory
'An old book on his nightstand. A leaking ink pen. An hourglass painting on the wall between two large windows. These were all the things he had purchased on auctions - memories that belonged to other lives, other people...'

A collection of short stories, most of them historical fiction.
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