DeVigne: War in the Between
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Natalie DeVigne is NOT a medium. She is, however, part of a small portion of the population who can see into the realm, that all souls must pass through, known as the Between. All her life she's been told that she was born to do something big, but after eighteen years of waiting for her moment, she had begun to doubt. That is until she and her three best friends, one of which has been dead for 104 years, are called upon to help save the world from the dark forces breaking into the, otherwise peaceful, realm of the afterlife. Can they adjust to being pulled into a new realm while also fighting a war? Will Natalie be able to save the bridge between the living realm and the afterlife, or will her big prophesized moment prove to be too much for her?
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