In The Ruins
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Last published Mon, Dec 2, 2024
The world is in flames...
When eighteen year old, Nora Jenkins wakes up in the burning ruins of what used to be New York, she is asking questions. Nora has no clue what has happened to her once beautiful home or even to her family and fiance Lawrence. The only thing she really can figure out is that a group of dangerous people have taken over the land, people who will kill any survivors remaining...
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