The Man in the Mirror
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Last published Mon, Jul 12, 2021
I had a normal life. A full course-load at my local college, good friends, a boyfriend, hobbies, a roof over my head... albeit in my parents' house, but they were rarely home anyway. I was more of a live-in house sitter. Everything in my life was normal; perfect, even.
And then he came through the mirror, and everything changed.
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"The one who lives within the mirror will come, and a treasure he will take. A world of monsters and wonder awaits her, if she be a worthy companion. Beware the broken glass, for if it breaks, the tether between worlds will be severed - forever."
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A thrilling novel by Sydney Bray, author of the Royal Extravaganza series, and full time photographer and plant mom. Follow in the footsteps of Aria Halloway, college student in a small, out-of-the-way town in northern Canada, where the trees are tall and the night is dark.
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