The hourglass
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Ongoing8m
Last published Sat, Aug 13, 2022
The first piece of the puzzle.
2 characters brought together by a single person's death. They now have to work together to solve to solve the mystery of their disappearance.
But people aren't always as they seem.
Will these two completely different people be able to stick together through thick and thin, or will they fall apart the moment things get hard.
Follow them as they experience pain, hate, sadness, happiness and ... love? Through the hourglass.
This book is the first in the trilogy series I am planning to make.
There may be some errors as this is the first big novel I'm writing so please be patient.
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