The Crusader
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Complete, First published Jan 19, 2020
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Looking up at the man about to kill me, I finally realized the truth. I wasn't the hero in this story; I was the villain.

So I did it. Let go. Dropped my hand to my side; let his sword fall...

And I died.

The Crusader is a short, quick novel set in medieval Europe. Using minimal dialogue and detail, it allows the imagination to complete the framework of the story in a way that makes it unique to each reader.
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